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Medaram Jatara: Telangana celebrates largest tribal festival with devotion
Mulugu (Telangana): The four-day ‘Maha Jathara’ of tribal goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma, dubbed as one of the largest Adivasi spiritual congregations in the world, got underway at Medaram. An estimated three crore…
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Musalmaan hai, maaro: Kashmiri teen attacked with iron rod in Uttarakhand
A 17-year-old Kashmiri boy was attacked by a shopkeeper in Uttarakhand‘s Dehradun district, with the teenager suffering serious injuries after being hit on the head with an iron rod. According to reports,…
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Economic Survey says govt on course to achieve 4.4 pc fiscal deficit target
New Delhi: The government is well on track to meet the fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent of GDP estimated for the current financial year based on broad trends, the Economic…
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Harass ‘miyas’, pay them less, Assam Police will protect you: Himanta
Gauhati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma triggered outrage once again after he went on an unhinged tirade, suggesting that people torment “miyas” – a derogatory term used for Bangali-speaking Muslims –…
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Vague and can be misused: SC stays 2026 UGC regulations
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, January 29, stayed a recent University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation after various pleas were filed contending that the Commission adopted a “non-inclusionary” definition of caste-based…
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Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar cremated with full state honours
Baramati: The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, killed in a plane crash, were held with full state honours on Thursday, January 29, at Baramati in Pune district. Union…
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Ajit Dada Amar Rahe: Slogans, tears as villagers mourn Pawar at his home
Baramati: Hundreds of mourners thronged the residence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at his native village Katewadi near Baramati in Maharashtra on Thursday morning, January 29, to pay their last…
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TGSPDCL crackdown: 60 engineers get notice over illegal power connection
Hyderabad: Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL), in a massive crackdown on illegal constructions, issued show-cause notices to approximately 60 engineers for authorising electricity connections to buildings that did not have…
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Hyderabad-Vijayawada bus meets with accident in Telangana
Hyderabad: A Telangana Road Transport Corporation(TGSRTC) bus heading from Hyderabad to Vijayawada met with an accident on Thursday, January 29, in Nalgonda district. The accident occurred on a national highway in Kattanguru…
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Telangana HC warns Centre over credit report data privacy
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has given a final warning to the Union Finance Ministry on the sharing of personal data through credit reports. As a Public Interest Litigation is pending for…
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SIR in TN: Voter enrollment deadline ends on January 30
Chennai: The extended deadline for inclusion of names in the electoral roll in Tamil Nadu will end on Friday (January 30), the Election Commission has reiterated, urging all eligible voters to complete…
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Rubio details how Trump administration will control Venezuela’s oil money
Washington: The Trump administration soon will allow Venezuela to sell oil now subject to US sanctions, with the revenue initially dedicated to basic government services such as policing and health care and…
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Telangana municipal polls: 902 nominations filed on first day
Hyderabad: A total of 902 nominations were filed on Wednesday, the first day for next month’s municipal elections in Telangana. According to State Election Commission (SEC), 890 candidates, including 55 independents, filed…
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Delivery agents transporting drugs will face strict action: Sajjanar
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar on Wednesday, January 28, warned against the misuse of e-commerce and courier services to deliver marijuana and other banned substances and said enablers will face…
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This govt works for liquor companies, neglects farmers: Harish Rao lashes out
Hyderabad: In a fresh attack on the ruling Congress government, former minister and senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Harish Rao said the administration had “opened the doors to fresh corruption” in…
