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Maha: Fadnavis bags key ministries as Shinde allocates portfolios
Mumbai: After recent political turbulence and with 18 ministers taking oath recently in Maharashtra, the western state’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday announced the allocation of portfolios to newly appointed ministers…
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Sack Telangana minister for firing in air, demands BJP
Hyderabad: The opposition BJP in Telangana has demanded that Prohibition and Excise Minister V. Srinivas Goud be dropped from the state Cabinet for firing in the air from a service weapon belonging…
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Imran Khan praises India’s foreign policy, plays Jaishankar’s clip at Lahore rally
Islamabad: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again commended India for its independent foreign policy as he slammed the West for being critical of India for buying Russian oil. Addressing…
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Karnataka: Couple stopped by right-wing activists, handed over to police
Mangaluru: Hindu right-wing activists halted the journey of a man and his girlfriend belonging to different communities who were on their way to Subramanya after they did not get accommodation in Dharmasthala in…
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Tragedy of partition can’t be misused to fuel hate: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked the BJP for ‘using’ the tragedy of partition for political goals. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that the real intent of the Prime Minister to…
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Liz Truss leads the race for UK’s next PM by 22 points: Survey
London: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has gained as many as a 22-point lead over former chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race for becoming the next Prime Minister, according to the latest…
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Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passes away
Mumbai: Ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, often referred to as India’s own Warren Buffet passed away at the age of 62. He was not keeping well for the past few days…
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Rajasthan: Dalit student thrashed for touching teacher’s water bottle dies
Jaipur: A third standard Dalit student, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Ahmedabad after being beaten up at a school in Rajasthan’s Jalore district for touching a water container, died on…
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Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator
Washington: Author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and will be able to talk, a day after he was stabbed in western New York State on Friday morning during a lecture.…
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Three top leaders of MVA become inmates in Mumbai’s Arthur jail
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik and Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who have been arrested in money laundering cases by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), are now lodged…
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Telangana: TSRTC transports record 45 lakh passengers on Raksha Bandhan
Hyderabad: The Telangana Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) declared that it transported a record 45 lakh passengers on the eve of Raksha Bandhan, i.e., on August 11 (Thursday). The Corporation has operated 1230…
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Salman Rushdie attacker faces charges of attempted murder and assault
New York: A 24-year-old New Jersey man who stabbed Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie at a literary event in New York state is facing charges of attempted murder and assault, police said on…
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Taliban fire shots, beat women protesters in Kabul
Islamabad: Security forces in Kabul fired shots in the air and beat up women protesting Taliban rule on Saturday, as dozens demanded the right to education, work, and political participation on the eve…
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Delhi: Man wanted in Jahangirpuri violence case arrested
New Delhi: A 38-year-old man wanted in the Jahangirpuri violence case was arrested in northwest Delhi on Saturday, police said. Sheikh Sikandar, a resident of Jahangirpuri, was absconding since the violence in…
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Telangana: TRS minister shoots in air to launch freedom rally
Hyderabad: A Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) minister on Saturday opened fire in the air to inaugurate a freedom rally as part of the ongoing celebrations to mark 75 years of India’s Independence. Excise,…