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Medigadda barrage flagged as highest risk irrigation project by NDSA
Hyderabad: The Medigadda barrage, which is a major part of Telangana’s Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), has been identified by the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) as the irrigation project with the…
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Flight from Bangladesh lands in Pakistan for first time in 14 years
Lahore/Karachi: A flight from Bangladesh capital Dhaka landed at the Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan’s Karachi on Thursday, restoring non-stop air connectivity between the two countries after 14 years. According to the…
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Trump launches Great American Recovery plan
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order launching what he called the Great American Recovery Initiative, a national effort aimed at combating addiction and substance abuse by coordinating federal,…
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Gaurav Gogoi, his wife are Pakistani agents, claims Assam CM
Jorhat: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, January 29, alleged that state Congress Gaurav Gogoi and his British wife are “Pakistani agents”, and dared the opposition leader to file a…
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EU lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organisation
Brussels: The European Union has listed Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation in the aftermath of Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc’s top diplomat said in a post…
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Kashmiri teenager attack: Main accused held after CM Omar’s intervention
Jammu: After the arrest of the prime accused in the attack on an 18-year-old Kashmiri youth in Uttarakhand, an official statement issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s intervention…
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Andhra govt to implement free power for weavers from Apr 1
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday, January 29, approved free power for weavers, an initiative which will be implemented from April 1 at a cost of nearly Rs 85 crore per…
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45 govt students fall ill after consuming midday meals in Sangareddy
Hyderabad: A suspected case of food poisoning was reported in a government primary school in Telangana’s Venkatapur village of Sangareddy district when 45 students fell ill after consuming mid-day meals on Thursday,…
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Telangana plans air-quality portal, special teams for complaints in GHMC
Hyderabad: The Telangana government will soon launch a publicly accessible air quality dashboard and pilot special response teams to address pollution complaints in two Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) zones, Deputy Chief Minister…
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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…
