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Haryana: Class 9 textbook credits RSS for freedom struggle
A new history book for Class 9 published by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Haryana has sparked controversy for crediting the country’s freedom struggle to the…
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Sri Lanka crisis: President to appoint a new PM this week
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday declared that he will soon appoint a new prime minister and a young cabinet by the end of this week. In a televised address…
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Petition seeking to open 22 closed doors in Taj Mahal to be heard today
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High court will hear a petition today seeking to open 22 closed rooms in the Taj Mahal. The plea was filed by Rajneesh Singh, a BJP youth media in-charge,…
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Supply-demand mismatch pushes up chicken prices in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Chicken prices are skyrocketing in Hyderabad due to a supply-demand mismatch. The prices started their upwards movement a few days before Eid-ul-Fitr in the city. The price of skinless chicken which…
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Court cites verses from Quran, Gita, sentences BJP MLA to jail in gambling case
Godhra: A court at Halol in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district on Wednesday sentenced a sitting BJP MLA and 25 others to two-year imprisonment in a gambling case. Citing the verses from Quran and…
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Congress leaders to pitch for Rahul Gandhi as party president
New Delhi: Congress is going to hold a ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Udaipur under the leadership of its interim President Sonia Gandhi to hold discussions on party organization, and to formulate a strategy…
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Delhi: Will bulldozers come to halt once three civic bodies cease to exist?
New Delhi: The fate of bulldozer politics in the national capital will hang in balance once the three municipal corporations cease to exist from next week. Since the elections to the three…
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White House strongly condemns killing of Al Jazeera reporter in Israel
Washington: The United States strongly condemns the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during an Israeli raid on the West Bank and calls for a thorough investigation into the circumstances…
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UAE jobs: Emirates, flydubai are hiring; here’s how to apply
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) based airlines— Emirates and flydubai are hiring in full swing, as air travel demand improved with a pick-up in economic activity. With the reopening of the…
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Nitish assured caste census will be conducted in Bihar: Tejashwi
Patna: A day after giving the Bihar government a 72 hours ultimatum to spell its stand on the caste census, Leader of Opposition in Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday met Chief Minister…
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Hyderabad: TRS govt allots itself land for new office in Banjara Hills
Hyderabad: The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government has allotted itself a plot of government land in Banjara Hills for the establishment of a new office for Hyderabad district. According to a…
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Pakistan decides to resume trade with India – A difficult decision?
Islamabad: The Pakistan government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to resume trade with India, designating a trade minister for the task. Though the decision is being seen as a major…
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SSC leak case: AP minister admits to wire-tapping phones
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh energy minister and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy on Tuesday said that evidences against ex-minister P Narayana in the exam paper leak case were…
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Supreme Court to hear Azam Khan’s plea next Tuesday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will hear Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s plea on Tuesday after it was apprised that he has been arrested in another matter.…
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Anti Hindu incidents rising in AP, intervention needed: BJP to Governor
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Andhra Pradesh unit on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Biswabhusan Harichandan, Governor of the state, expressing that Hindus in AP were “victims” and that their interests…
