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National Herald case: Rahul Gandhi to appear before ED today
New Delhi: As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday for the fourth round of questioning in a money laundering case linked to the…
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Kiswah of Kaaba raised to mark the beginning of Haj season
Riyadh: In preparation for Haj 1443/2022, the authorities in Makkah on Sunday raised the Kiswah (Ghilaf e Kaaba), the cloth that drapes the Kaaba by three metres, and covered the raised part…
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Army coaching centres suspected in Secunderabad’s Agnipath protests; 46 held
Hyderabad: As many as 46 people have been arrested in connection with the arson and violence that took place in the Secunderabad Railway Station on June 17 and the involvement of the…
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KTR questions Centre’s move to sell PSU lands in states
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Industries and Information Technology Minister K.T. Rama Rao has questioned the Centre’s move to sell the lands allotted by the state government, along with the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). In…
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Asaduddin Owaisi demands immediate rollback of ‘Agnipath’ scheme
Hyderabad: AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday appealed to the Central government to immediately rollback defence services recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’. Reacting to the government’s statement ruling out a rollback, the Hyderabad MP…
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Telangana: Active cases zoom past 2,000-mark with 236 fresh infections
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday reported 236 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 7,96,055 even as active cases breached the 2,000 mark. Of the fresh cases, Hyderabad saw the highest number of…
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Will prefer Agniveer as security guard, says BJP leader, clarifies later
Indore’s BJP National General Secretary and former Mayor Kailash Vijayvargiya, speaking to reporters on Sunday, said that he would always prefer to have an Agniveer as a security guard as people have…
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Ujjal Bhuyan appointed as new Chief Justice of Telangana HC
Hyderabad: The Central government on Sunday announced the appointment of senior judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan as the new Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. Telangana High Court’s current Chief Justice, Satish…
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Haj 2022: New booking system failures frustrate western Muslims
With just over two weeks to go for annual Haj pilgrimage 2022 to kickstart, several Muslims from Europe, United States and Australia have been left frustrated with the government’s online portal Motawif…
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Agnipath applicants must pledge non-participation in protests: Army officer
New Delhi: A top military officer in a press conference on Sunday said that aspiring Indian army personnel (through the Agnipath scheme) need to produce certificates of verification, to prove that they…
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Congress holds ‘Satyagraha’ at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in support of Agnipath protests
New Delhi: Congress MPs and leaders sat on a ‘Satyagraha’ at Jantar Mantar here on Sunday in solidarity with the youths protesting the Centre’s newly announced Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed…
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PM Modi forced youth to walk on ‘Agnipath’ of unemployment: Rahul
New Delhi: Amid widespread protests against the new military recruitment scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said by repeatedly giving false…
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Bihar: Agnipath protests trigger fresh friction between allies BJP, JD (U)
Patna: The protests against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme that envisages recruitment of soldiers on a short-term contractual basis, triggered a fresh war of words between the two ruling allies – the BJP…
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HC issues notice to govt over demolition of Khusro Manzil
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Saturday issued notices to the principal secretary of municipal administration, GHMC, HMDA, and police authorities over the demolition of Khusro Manzil. Asking the reason behind the demolition…
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Presidential polls: Cong not to field its candidate, to back opposition’s choice
New Delhi: The Congress has taken a step back for the sake of opposition unity in the presidential polls as the opposition parties will meet on June 21 to discuss the candidate for…
