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China-bound flight diverts to kolkata after Iraqi girl falls ill, later dies
Kolkata: An Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Guangzhou in China made a medical emergency landing at the Kolkata airport after a passenger on board suddenly fell ill, officials said on Thursday.…
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BJP/RSS used Adivasis as pawns in Jainoor: Telangana social activists
Hyderabad: Alleging a political conspiracy behind the attack on the houses, shops and vehicles belonging to the Muslims in Jainoor mandal headquarters of Komuram-Bheem Asifabad district on September 4, social activists said…
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Hindus will continue to use DJs during processions: BJP MLA Raja Singh
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh said that Hindus will continue to use DJ system during festivals and that there was “no need for anyone to tell” how…
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Half the irrigation dept will be empty if Kaleshwaram engineers face action: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy said that during the depositions before the commission of inquiry on the Kaleshwaram project, the blame would go all the way up the hierarchy—from assistant engineers…
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Telangana: KTR demands clarity on Hyderabad Pharma City project
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) has alleged that behind the cancellation of the prestigious Hyderabad Pharma City project stands a land scam worth thousands of crores…
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Israel PM orders ‘full force’ amid calls for ceasefire in Lebanon
Beirut: Amid calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in a statement denied that the country has agreed to a ceasefire with Hezbollah. “It is…
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Biased, being misused: Karnataka govt curbs CBI powers in the state
Bengaluru: In a major development, the Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday, September 26, decided to withdraw the act which empowered the CBI to investigate freely in the state. “The provision was enabled by…
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37 children among 46 who drowned in Bihar during ‘Jivitputrika’ festival
Patna: At least 46 people, including 37 children, drowned and several others went missing while taking holy dips in rivers and ponds in separate incidents during the ‘Jivitputrika’ festival in Bihar, the…
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Oscar nominated Australian filmmaker deported from India
Chennai: Two-time Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker from Australia, David Bradbury, who was travelling to India with his two children was stopped from entering the country at the Chennai Airport. Although his son…
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Nothing to do with UP: HP min Vikramaditya retracts remark over ID display
A day after Himachal Pradesh public works department and urban development minister Vikramaditya Singh’s statements on the display of mandatory ID cards in business establishments in the state, the minister stressed that…
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Qatar becomes first Arab nation to join US Visa waiver program
In a significant development, Qatar has officially become the second Muslim-majority country and the first Arab nation to join the United States Visa Waiver Program list, which permits citizens of the country…
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Maharashtra: Defamation case against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Thursday, September 26, sentenced Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut to 15 days simple imprisonment in a defamation complaint filed against him by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s…
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Indian-origin author Lahiri declines Noguchi Museum award over kaffiyeh ban
New York: Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian-origin writer Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from the Noguchi Museum in Queens in protest of its ban on political dress for its staff after…
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Telangana: Illegal building constructed in lake blown up in Sangareddy
Hyderabad: In a continuing drive against illegal constructions to save water bodies, Telangana’s Sangareddy district authorities demolished a multi-storeyed building constructed in a lake with a controlled explosion on Thursday. The four-storeyed…
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List of top 10 powerful countries on Asia Power Index
The Sydney-based Lowy Institute has released the Asia Power Index, with the list of the top 10 powerful countries led by the United States. The institute ranked 27 countries and territories in…
