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Job stress drives 31-year-old techie to suicide in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A software engineer allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday as he was unable to cope with the requirements of his job, police said. The 31-year-old techie ended his life by hanging…
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NCW forms panel to probe sexual assault on minor girl during Medaram Jatara
Hyderabad: The National Commission for Women has constituted an inquiry committee to inquire into the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl during the recent Sammakka Saralamma Jatara festival at Medaram in…
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In mass firing, Washington Post lays off bureau chiefs, including Delhi
The iconic American daily, The Washington Post, on Wednesday, February 4, laid off about one in three employees across the company, delivering another major blow to a newsroom already under strain and…
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Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes, victim names despite redaction
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. All of these things appeared in the mountain of documents released publicly by…
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Allahabad HC acquits nearly 100-year-old man over four decades
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a nearly 100-year-old murder accused, noting more than four decades have passed since he challenged his life term sentence and observing that social consequences suffered by…
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Nuclear arms control pact ends today, Russia signals freedom to act
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that it assumes parties to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between Russia and the United States are no longer bound by any…
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Telangana does away with distance-based electricity charges
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission has introduced fixed charges for new electricity connections, doing away with the earlier practice where consumers were charged based on distance from poles and lines.…
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World’s largest handwritten Quran on display in Makkah museum
A magnificent handwritten copy of the Holy Quran measuring 312 by 220 centimetres and comprising 700 pages, which is recognised as the world’s largest Quran by the Guinness World Records, is being…
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IndiGo flight cancellations impacted over 9 lakh passengers in Dec: DGCA
New Delhi: More than 10.4 lakh passengers were affected by flight cancellations in December, with over 93 per cent of the total passengers getting impacted by IndiGo cancellations. Latest data shared by…
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Congress, BRS same same: BJP President Nitin Nabin on maiden visit to Telangana
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday, February 4, alleged that Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy reached the peak of “appeasement politics” and also suppressed the Telugu language…
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Dalit groom assaulted with swords for riding a horse in Gujarat
Patan: A wedding procession of a young Dalit man was abruptly disrupted in the Paran district of Gujarat after members from the upper caste objected to the groom riding a horse, using…
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Unable to stay away from phone, 3 sisters fall to death in Ghaziabad
Social media addiction has claimed the lives of three sisters, all aged below 16 years, when they jumped off their balcony on the ninth floor, one by one, on an early Wednesday…
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Revanth backed KLSR Infratech despite insolvency, claims KTR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Wednesday, February 4, alleged that Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was involved in irregularities associated with the insolvent KLSR Infratech…
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Yumnam Khemchand Singh new Manipur CM, President’s Rule withdrawn
Imphal: Yumnam Khemchand Singh took oath as Manipur’s new Chief Minister on Wednesday, February 4, almost a year after President’s rule was imposed in the northeastern state over violence between the majority…
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Silver soars to hit near Rs 3L per kg, gold jumps to Rs 1.65L per 10g
New Delhi: Precious metals extended their sharp rally for the second straight day in the national capital on Wednesday, February 4, with silver prices surging to Rs 2.98 lakh per kg and…
