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Telangana government declares holiday for Shab-e-Meraj
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has announced a holiday for Shab-e-Meraj, observed on the 27th of the Islamic month of Rajab. Although the state government, in its calendar, announced a holiday for Shab-e-Meraj…
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‘Varanasi court judgement is violation of Places of Worship Act’: Asaduddin Owaisi
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi said that the judgement by the Varanasi court to allow Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the ‘Vyas Ka Tekhana’ area inside…
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All set for Budget 2024, last under PM Modi’s second term
New Delhi: On Thursday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the interim budget before the country heads for Lok Sabha polls later this year. This will be her sixth Budget as…
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Halting funds to UN Palestinian refugee agency will be catastrophic: WHO
Geneva: The head of the WHO has warned that cutting funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) would have “catastrophic consequences” for…
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Delhi airport: 100 flights delayed, 5 diverted due to bad weather on Wed
New Delhi: Flight operations were significantly impacted at the Delhi airport on Wednesday as around 100 flights were delayed, at least five were diverted and many were cancelled due to bad weather.…
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IYC, NSUI slam BJP over UGC’s ‘attempt to de-reserve’ posts for SC & ST
Panaji: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) and the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) have criticised the alleged attempt of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to ‘de-reserve’ the posts of SC, ST…
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Target LS polls: Congress, BRS and BJP working on strategies to win Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana State is witnessing an unusual war of words between ruling Congress and Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi. Congress, which ousted BRS after two terms in power through “Marpu” (change) slogan, is…
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VHP leader slams Telangana govt for celebrating Gaddar’s legacy
Hyderabad: The Joint Secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)-Telangana, Ravinuthula Shashidhar, strongly opposed the state government’s recent move to celebrate the birth anniversary of late revolutionary activist-poet Gummadi Vittal Rao, popularly…
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Delhi authorities raze 600-year-old mosque without prior notice
Before the first light of dawn on Tuesday, January 30, a team Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials accompanied by police, reached Mehrauli area in the South Delhi district to demolish a 600-year-old…
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Will fill 2 lakh govt job vacancies by Dec 2024: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy promised to fill 2 lakh government job vacancies by December 2024. “We are committed to our promise to unemployed youth,” he said, addressing the event…
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Discounts on traffic challan: Telangana govt extends deadline once again
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has once again extended the last date for discounts on traffic challans to February 15, owing to heavy rush and to ease the financial burden on the general…
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RBI stops Paytm Payments Bank from accepting deposits after Feb 29
Mumbai: The RBI on Wednesday barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting deposits or top-ups in any customer account, prepaid instruments, wallets, and FASTags, among others after February 29, 2024. The Reserve…
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Centuries-old desire of Ram temple now a reality: President Murmu
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said the centuries-old desire to build the Ram temple in Ayodhya has been fulfilled, as she lauded the work done by the Modi government in…
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10K Indian construction workers to reach Israel starting next week
Jerusalem: With Israel’s construction sector suffering a severe manpower crisis post the October 7 conflict with Hamas, some 10,000 workers from India are to make their way here starting next week, industry…
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Hyderabad police commissioner transfers 85 Punjagutta cops; here’s why
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner of Police Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy on January 30 transferred the entire staff of 85 members of the Punjagutta police station and attached them to the CAR headquarters. Inspectors…
