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US will send Indian astronaut to International Space Station by year-end: Envoy
Mumbai: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has said America will send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station by the end of this year. The NISAR project, a joint Earth-observing…
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Low pressure over Bay of Bengal
Bhubaneshwar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted the creation of a depression in the Bay of Bengal due to the low-pressure area formation and flagged the possibility of its intensification. The…
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US confirms another human H5 bird flu case tied to dairy cow outbreak
Los Angeles: A new human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5 bird flu) virus infection in the US has been identified, health authorities said. The case, identified in the…
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Watch: Kiswah of Holy Kaaba raised to mark start of Haj 2024
Riyadh: In preparation for the start of Haj 1445 AH-2024, the authorities in Makkah, Saudi Arabia raised the Kiswah (Ghilaf e Kaaba) on Wednesday, May 22 after Isha prayers. The Kiswah was…
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Telangana: Bhainsa Municipal commissioner arrested over Rs 30k bribe
Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials caught the Municipal Commissioner of Bhainsa when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs. 30,000 through his subordinate for doing official work. The Bhainsa official,…
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Brutal heat in large parts of India; temperatures set to rise further, says IMD
New Delhi: The blistering heat sweeping across large swathes of India continued unabated on Wednesday, with the mercury surging to 48 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Barmer, the highest temperature recorded in the…
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Telangana govt appoints new CEOs for WE Hub and T-Works
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday, May 22, has appointed Sita Pallacholla, founder and CEO of The Angel Hub, as the new CEO of WE Hub. Sita pursued her Bachelor of Engineering…
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Verify voters in burqa, face masks: BJP to Delhi CEO
New Delhi: A delegation of the Delhi BJP on Wednesday met the Chief Electoral officer (CEO) here demanding proper verification of women voters wearing ‘burqa’ or face masks with the help of…
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LinkedIn, Satya Nadella, 8 others fined for companies law violations
New Delhi: The corporate affairs ministry on Wednesday slapped fines on Microsoft-owned LinkedIn India, Satya Nadella and eight other individuals for violation of the significant beneficial owner norms under the companies law.…
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Raids on Hyderabad restaurants continue, lack of hygiene prevails
Hyderabad: Raids by the Food Safety Department, Telangana on food joints and restaurants continue in Hyderabad and officials found questionable standards of hygiene and violation of safety norms. In Uppal On Monday,…
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8,360 candidates in fray in 2024 LS polls, highest since 1996
New Delhi: A total of 8,360 candidates are contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the highest since 1996, according to an analysis of official data. In the 2019 polls, there were 8,039…
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VP Dhankhar reaches Iran to attend President Ebrahim Raisi’s funeral
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar reached Iran on Wednesday, May 22, to attend the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, May 19. Taking to X,…
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AP police teams on hunt for YSRCP MLA who damaged EVM
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena on Wednesday said police teams have been formed to look for ‘absconding’ YSRCP MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy who vandalised an electronic voting…
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Hike rentals or hired vehicle services for govt in Telangana will stop: TFDWA
Hyderabad: The Telangana Four Wheeler Driver’s Association (TFWDA) has asked the state government to clear pending bills of hired vehicles immediately. The organisation said that the bills from departments like Excise, Panchayat…
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Karnataka minister slams Modi over remarks on free bus for women
Bengaluru: Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has said that Metro Rail ridership has increased by 30 per cent in the past one year, despite the ‘Shakti’ guarantee offering free rides to Karnataka…
