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Bihar SIR: EC gets about 2 lakh pleas for removal of names from voters’ list
New Delhi: The month-long period to demand inclusion or deletion of names from the electoral rolls of Bihar ends on Monday, with more than 33,000 electors filing pleas to add their names…
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British PM vows to detain, send back illegal migrants
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to detain and send back illegal migrants as the government faces mounting pressure to tackle Channel crossings and the issue of asylum hotels. “I am…
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Telangana rains: Several trains from Kacheguda, Secunderabad cancelled
Hyderabad: Several train services beginning from Kacheguda and Secunderabad stations have been affected due to heavy floods at Godavari Bridge No. 434 located between Basar and Navipet. The Indian Railways announced that,…
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Traffic resumes on Ramban–Banihal highway; LMVs and HMVs cleared after floods
Jammu: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has successfully restored traffic movement of both Light Motor vehicles and heavy motor vehicles along the Ramban-Banihal section of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after…
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SCBA flags low representation of women judges in higher courts
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has flagged a resolution passed on Saturday, August 30, voicing deep concern over the unequally low representation of women in the higher judiciary, urging the Collegium…
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Temple worker beaten to death over prasadam row in Delhi’s Kalkaji
A 35-year-old temple worker at Kalkaji temple was beaten to death on Friday, August 29, following an argument over prasadam. CCTV footage reviewed by police shows the victim, Yogendra Singh, being pinned…
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Bank employees in Kerala protest against beef ban in canteen
A Canara Bank branch in Kerala’s Kochi city organised a beef protest by eating meat in public, after the newly appointed regional manager allegedly imposed a ban in the canteen. The protest…
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Signature campaign against Amit Shah inappropriate: Union min Kiren Rijiju
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on Saturday, described the signature campaign initiated by retired Supreme Court judges against Union Home Minister Amit Shah as “inappropriate”. Speaking at a…
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LJP-RV MP says party will contest all 243 seats in Bihar polls
Patna: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Arun Bharti, on Saturday at a press conference in Patna, claimed his party is preparing to contest all 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly…
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Rains in Telangana: Basar in Nirmal submerged as Godavari river full
Hyderabad: Crops in thousands of acres of land in Basar village of Mudhole mandal in Nirmal district have been submerged in flood waters due to the Godavari river swelling to dangerous proportions…
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Bike theft gang arrested in Hyderabad, 22 bikes recovered
Hyderabad: Five individuals from a bike theft gang were apprehended by Jagadgirigutta police on Saturday, August 30, and 22 bikes were seized. The accused have been identified as Gollapally Sridhar Lingaiah, 26,…
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Four decades on, Falaknuma govt boys junior college still awaits its own building
Hyderabad: It has been nearly four decades, yet the government junior college for boys at Falaknuma still awaits a building of its own. This college started functioning in 1985, one of the…
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Telangana cabinet clears Azharuddin, Kodandaram for MLC posts
Hyderabad: In a surprising decision, the Telangana cabinet has reportedly cleared the names of Congress leader and ex-cricketer Mohd Azharuddin along with that of Prof M Kodandaram for MLC posts under the…
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Modi arrives in China after 7 years, meeting with Prez Xi amid US tariff row
Tianjin: After a gap of over seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China on Saturday on a keenly watched visit that assumed greater significance in view of sudden downturn in…
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SC to hear RJD, AIMIM pleas to extend Bihar SIR filing deadline
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on September 1 the RJD and AIMIM’s pleas for extending the deadline to file claims and objections in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral…
