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SIR in West Bengal: CM Mamata to move court on Jan 6
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she would move court against the EC’s SIR of electoral rolls, alleging that fear, harassment and administrative arbitrariness linked to the exercise…
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After 12 years, Saurabh Dwivedi resigns from Lallantop
Senior journalist and Editor of Lallantop and India Today Hindi, Saurabh Dwivedi, called it quits on Monday, January 5, bringing an end of his 12-year association with the group. He announced the…
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Man breaks into JD Vance’s home in Ohio, detained
Cincinnati: A man who broke windows at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home and caused other property damage was detained early Monday, the US Secret Service said. The man was detained shortly…
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Disasters in the making: A lookback at major accidents of 2025
From the holy Maha Kumbh where devotees were seeking blessings, to the jubilant streets of Bengaluru celebrating an iconic win, to the catastrophic ending for people going on a foreign holiday, to…
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Telangana Assembly Day 4: BRS absent, Kavitha formally resigns
Hyderabad: The Winter Session of the Telangana Legislative Assembly entered its fourth day on Monday, January 5, with Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs skipping the proceedings after their request to show…
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Hyderabad woman’s murder: Ex-roommate held in India after fleeing US
Twenty-six-year-old Arjun Sharma was reportedly arrested in Tamil Nadu on Monday, January 5, allegedly fleeing the US after he was charged with murdering his former roommate, Hyderabad native Nikitha Godishala, in Columbia.…
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Material shows Khalid, Imam’s involvement in planning Delhi riots: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, January 5, said prosecution material suggests that activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam were involved in “planning, mobilisation and strategic direction” of the 2020 Delhi…
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Construction of ramp to reach Pahadi Shareef dargah in Hyderabad resumes
Hyderabad: The construction of the ramp to reach the Dargah Hazrath Baba Sharfuddin at Pahadi Shareef in Hyderabad resumed on Monday, January 5, after a long delay, even as it is close…
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Fire at ONGC well in Andhra’s Konaseema after gas leak, no casualties
Mori: A gas pipeline leakage at a well in Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district, operated by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) production contractor Deep Industries Ltd, caught fire on Monday, January…
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Israeli tech company to turn ‘burdensome’ rubble into profit
Amid the rubble in Gaza due to the over two-year-long Israeli military action, a new tech company has come to the fore promising to turn construction waste from a “discarded liability” into…
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Telangana: Consumer forum asks Byju’s to pay Rs 71000 for not holding classes
Hyderabad: The Rangareddy District Dispute Reddressal forum has asked education platform Byju’s to pay Rs 71,000 to a student as compensation after it did not conduct online classes. Byju’s has been asked…
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Indian-American Pulkit Desai sworn in as New Jersey City mayor
Washington: Pulkit Desai, a US Marine veteran and technology professional, has been sworn in as mayor of Parsippany, New Jersey, becoming the township’s first Indian American mayor after a razor-thin election victory.…
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Bengal SIR: CEO office finds 14 voters holding Bangladeshi passports
Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has received information about 14 voters who are holding Indian EPIC cards and Bangladeshi…
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Three minors detained for stone pelting on procession: Karnataka minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police have taken three minors into custody on Monday in connection with an incident of stone-pelting targeting Om Shakti devotees reported from the JJ Nagar police station limits in Bengaluru.…
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Brace for 8 days of intense winter in Hyderabad, IMD predicts foggy conditions
Hyderabad: Residents of Hyderabad may once again need to get ready for eight days of intense winter, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting with foggy conditions. Apart from the city, other…
