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17 pc dearness allowance for 71,000 Telangana power employees, says Dy CM
Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu on Monday, December 23, said Power Department employees will receive a dearness allowance (DA) of 17 per cent, benefitting over 71,000 people. Bhatti Vikramarka approved the…
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Bihar CM Niqab row: Officials confirm Nusrat Parveen did not join duty
Patna: Nusrat Parveen, the young Muslim doctor, whose niqab was pulled by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar during an appointment letter distribution programme earlier this week, did not join duty on Saturday,…
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Govt to release new series of retail inflation, GDP data from Feb next year, IIP from May
New Delhi: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday said that it will release a new series of macroeconomic data with a changed base year for retail inflation as well…
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After Osman Hadi, another student leader shot in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot in the head Motaleb Shikder, a second leader of Bangladesh’s violent student-led 2024 uprising. The attack took place in southwestern Khulna city, days after the killing…
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Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir announces new political party
Kolkata: Humayun Kabir, the suspended Trinamool Congress legislator from Bharatpur Assembly Constituency in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, on Monday announced his political party, christened the Janata Unnayan Party. According to Kabir,…
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‘I’m on unpaid leave’: Thousands of H-1B visa holders stranded in India share their woes
Thousands of Indian H-1B holders are left stranded in India after US consulates abruptly cancelled or postponed their renewal appointments, with many of them sharing their ordeal online. The disruptions follow the…
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India sees 16 pc growth in IT hiring in 2025: Report
Mumbai: India’s IT sector showed signs of recovery in 2025, with total job demand touching 1.8 million roles, marking a 16 percent increase over the previous year and highlighting renewed momentum in…
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Two ‘namoone’ flee the country during crisis, Yogi slams Rahul, Akhilesh
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, without taking names, took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying there are “two namoone”…
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Protests against Imran Khan’s 17-year sentence magnify across Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers are holding rallies in various parts of the country, in protest against the court’s verdict sentencing PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for 17…
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Telangana announces special Mahalakshmi cards for women bus passengers
Hyderabad: The Telangana government will now start providing Special Mahalakshmi cards to every woman bus passenger across the state, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka said on Monday, December 22. Speaking alongside Transport…
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Three killed after lorry rams into stationary Bolero in Mancherial
Hyderabad: Three people were killed and 10 injured after a lorry rammed into a stationary Bolero near Jaipur village of Mancherial district, Telangana, in the early hours of Monday, December 22. According…
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Quran with bullet holes found outside Sweden’s Stockholm mosque
A defaced copy of the Quran with six bullet holes and chained to the railings of the stairs of the Stockholm Mosque in Sweden, was found at its premises. Calling it a…
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Rise of deepfake cyberbullying poses growing problem for schools
Washington: Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes. The fallout from the spread of the manipulated photos…
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Hyderabad man stabbed by friends following row over girl
Hyderabad: A 20-year-old man was stabbed by his friends following a row between them, allegedly over an issue involving a girl at Balapur on Sunday night. The man who is identified as…
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Air India flight returns to Delhi after take-off due to tech issue
New Delhi: Air India on Monday said a Mumbai-bound flight returned to Delhi shortly after take-off due to a technical issue. The aircraft landed safely at Delhi and the passengers and crew…
