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No cap on airfare from now, air ticket prices may go up during festive season
New Delhi: There will be no cap on air ticket prices from August 31, and airlines will have flexibility in fixing the airfares. However, experts said that high competition among the airlines…
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At times, I feel I would have quit politics: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister and All-India Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that at times she feels that she would have quit politics. “I joined politics to serve the…
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GDP grows at 13.5 pc in April-June quarter
New Delhi: India’s economy grew by 13.5 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal, mainly due to the base effect, official data showed on Wednesday. The gross domestic product…
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Telangana CM KCR meets Nitish Kumar in Bihar; calls for ‘BJP mukt Bharat’
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government in the Centre and criticised its excessive prachaar-prasaar (publicity) besides its alleged lack of sensitivity towards the needs…
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Gujarat: Man gets death penalty for raping, murdering toddler
Dahod: A local court here on Wednesday awarded capital punishment to a man under the POCSO Act for raping and killing his two-and-a-half-year-old neice in this district of Gujarat. While handing down…
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Telangana: 4 women dead, 30 hospitalised after family planning surgery
Hyderabad: After the death of four women after undergoing Double Puncture Laparoscopy (DPL) at a family planning surgery camp at Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district, authorities have shifted remaining 30 women to hospitals…
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Karnataka: Ganesh idol installed at Idgah Maidan in Hubballi
Hubballi: Lord Ganpati idol was installed at Idgah Maidan in Hubballi-Dharwad on Wednesday after the Karnataka High Court upheld authorities’ decision to allow the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi at the ground. The…
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Jharkhand: Man pours acid on woman for refusing to speak to him
In yet another incident of stalking reported from Jharkhand, a man on Monday poured acid on a woman as she allegedly refused to speak to him. The incident occurred in the Chatra…
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Visually impaired techie bags Rs 47 lakh salary package from Microsoft
Indore: A 25-year-old visually impaired software engineer from Madhya Pradesh has received a job offer from IT giant Microsoft with a salary package of Rs 47 lakh, an official said on Tuesday.…
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Suspended BJP leader Seema Patra arrested for allegedly torturing tribal help
Ranchi: Jharkhand police on Wednesday arrested suspended BJP leader Seema Patra, wife of a retired IAS officer, on allegations of torturing her 29-year-old tribal help Sunita, police sources said. Acting on a…
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Bengaluru Idgah Maidan turns police fortress after SC’s no to Ganeshotsav
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police on Wednesday deployed about 1,500 police personnel in the premises of the Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru following the Supreme Court’s order not to allow Ganeshotsav celebrations in the controversial…
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Hyderabad: ‘Don’t want Muslim delivery person’, writes Swiggy customer
Hyderabad: An instruction mentioned by a Swiggy customer in Hyderabad once again raises the question, ‘does food have a religion?’. Recently, the food aggregator customer mentioned that his order should not be…
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Shah Faesal selected for appointment in Union Culture Ministry
New Delhi: IAS officer Shah Faesal has been selected for an appointment in the Union Culture Ministry, an official order said on Tuesday. A office memorandum issued by the Department of Personnel…
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Karnataka HC allows Ganesh Puja at Hubballi’s Idgah Maidan
Karnataka High Court on Tuesday night refused to interfere with authorities’ decision to allow Ganesh Chaturthi to be celebrated at the Hubbali’s Idgah Maidan in Karnataka. At 10 p.m., Justice Ashok S…
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Delhi court issues fresh summon to ‘Kaali’ filmmaker Leena Manimekalai
New Delhi: A Delhi court has issued a fresh summon to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in a suit filed against the depiction of Hindu goddess Kaali in the poster of her controversial film…
