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Row erupts over DMK MP’s ‘Bihar, UP workers clean toilets’ remark
Chennai: A video clip of an alleged derogatory remark made months ago by DMK Lok Sabha MP Dayanidhi Maran on workers hailing from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar was widely circulated on social…
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AP elections: BJP in sweet spot as YSRCP, TDP seek its support
New Delhi: For a party that fetched less than one percent of votes in Andhra Pradesh in the last Lok Sabha polls, the BJP finds itself in a rather sweet spot in…
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AFSPA in Kashmir emboldens custodial violence, torture: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday, December 24, said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir is emboldening custodial violence and torture. He made the remarks in the…
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List of countries with powerful passports: Know where India stands
The list of the top 10 countries with powerful passports includes nations from Europe, with Spain securing the top spot. In the compilation of countries with powerful passports by VisaGuide, India ranks…
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Hyderabad artists to commemorate Mohammad Rafi on his birth anniversary
Hyderabad: Millions of admirers of ‘Rafi Saab’ will be celebrating the birth anniversary of the singer with a golden voice on Sunday. Mohammed Rafi was born on December 24, 1924, in Kotla…
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Curly Tales’ Kamiya Jani’s Odisha trip snowballs into ‘beef’ controversy
Bhubaneswar: After her recent visit to Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri snowballed into a controversy, social media influencer Kamiya Jani on Sunday issued a clarification claiming that she is a Hindu and…
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Gold rates in Hyderabad near lifetime highs
Hyderabad: The gold rates in Hyderabad have reached near all-time highs due to the expectation of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve early next year. The price of 10 grams…
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Ahead of LS polls, Deepa Dasmunsi made Congress Telangana incharge
Hyderabad: The All India Congress Committee has instated former Union minister Deepa Dasmunsi as its party’s charge for the state of Telangana, replacing senior leader Manikrao Thakare in that role. She will…
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Navy investigating drone attack on merchant ship off Indian coast: Officials
New Delhi: Indian Navy warship INS Mormugao reached MV Chem Pluto, the India-bound merchant vessel, which was ‘attacked’ by an Iranian drone, on Saturday night and ascertained details of the attack, officials…
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Applications for new ration cards in Telangana soon to be available online
Hyderabad: The Telangana government may soon launch online applications for new ration cards, with the facility expected to be available on the MeeSeva website. Currently, applicants are required to visit nearby MeeSeva…
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Karnataka hijab politics back on frontburner
Bengaluru: Hijab politics in Karnataka, which threatened to divide the student community on communal lines and law and order situation in the state during the BJP rule last year has come to…
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Amit Shah asks BJP leaders to ensure ‘big win’ in LS polls
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the second day of the two-day BJP office bearers’ meeting in the national capital on Saturday called on party leaders to ensure that the…
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IIT-K professor dies of cardiac arrest while delivering speech on stage
Kanpur: Dean of Students Welfare and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at IIT-Kanpur, Professor Sameer Khandekar, died of cardiac arrest while delivering a speech, ironically on a health-related topic, at an…
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Suicide drone hits India-bound vessel with Israel links; crew safe
Signaling the spread of attacks on the maritime traffic beyond the Red Sea, an India-bound commercial vessel belonging to a firm managed by Israeli businessman was attacked in the Arabian sea, around…
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Manipur: Tribals blocked roads after govt resume bus services
Imphal: In what can be seen as an initiative to de-escalate the ongoing ethnic tension in violence-hit Manipur, the state government took a pivotal step for resuming Manipur State Transport’s (MST) inter-district…