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Telangana: Support state textile and handloom sector, KTR writes to Piyush Goyal
Hyderabad: Telangana Industries minister K T Rama Rao sought the Central government’s support for the textile and handloom sector. In a letter addressed to the Union minister of textiles Piyush Goyal on…
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Vice prez election: Counting begins; NDA’s Dhankar likely to win
New Delhi: The counting of votes for the vice presidential election began Saturday evening after nearly 93 per cent of the members of Parliament cast their ballots. Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is most…
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Tayseer Al-Jabari: The man killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
Israeli occupation on Friday afternoon assassinated Tayseer Al-Jabari, one of the most prominent leaders of Saraya al-Quds (the military arm of the Islamic Jihad movement) by bombing a residential tower in Gaza.…
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KCR to skip Niti Aayog meet to protest Centre’s ‘discrimination’
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) on Saturday said that he will skip the Niti Aayog’s 7th Governing Council meeting to protest against discrimination of states by the Centre. In…
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Hyderabad: IMD issues red alert; heavy rains in store until Tuesday
Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday announced a red alert in the Hyderabad region for Sunday, August 7. Very heavy rains are likely to continue on Monday and Tuesday. According…
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LG’s changed stand on Delhi liquor policy caused major losses: AAP
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused former lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Saturday of changing his stand over opening liquor vends in unauthorised areas and claimed that it led…
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Karnataka: Another arrest made in BJP youth leader murder case
Dakshina Kannada: The Karnataka police has arrested from Kerala a man who allegedly harboured BJP youth wing leader Praveen Kumar Nettaru‘s killers, police sources said on Saturday. According to the sources, the…
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Polling to elect next Vice President begins; PM Modi casts vote
New Delhi: Polling to elect the next Vice President of India began at 10 am, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being among the first ones to cast vote. The polling will continue…
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Google launches ‘India Ki Udaan’ to mark 75 years of independence
New Delhi: Capturing the milestones the country has achieved in its 75-year journey since independence, software major Google has unveiled an online project, drawing from rich archives and featuring artistic illustrations to tell…
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CUET-UG: Technical glitches continue, NTA postpones test at 50 centres
New Delhi: Technical glitches marred the second day of the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) on Friday, forcing the National Testing Agency (NTA) to postpone the exam at 50 centres across the…
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Jail term certain for Sonia, Rahul in National Herald case: Subramanian Swamy
New Delhi: Slamming interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi over the National Herald case, former Union minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy accused the…
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Saudi Arabia: Six jailed for desecrating Masjid-e-Nabawi by hurling abuses at Pak PM
Islamabad: A Saudi Court on Thursday convicted six Pakistanis over desecrating the holy place Masjid-e-Nabawi by raising slogans against Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation. Some protesters, allegedly belonging to…
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Delhi Police release all Congress MPs after six hours of detention
New Delhi: Delhi Police have released all the Congress Parliamentarians who were detained earlier on Friday during Congress’ protest march in the national capital. The Congress MPs were released after being detained…
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 8 people, 40 injured
Gaza City: Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza on Friday, killing at least eight people, including a senior militant, and wounding another 40, according to Palestinian officials. Israel said it…
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WazirX’s funds frozen by ED for ‘assisting’ in money laundering
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has frozen Rs 64.67 crore worth bank deposits of one of India’s prominent crypto currency exchanges WazirX as part of an ongoing…