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JIH condemns voter suppression of Muslims, minorities in India
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has condemned the disturbing incidents of voter suppression targeting Muslims and other marginalised communities during the recent elections in India. In an official statement, JIH Vice President Malik Moatasim…
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‘I am not anti-Muslim’: PM Modi opens up after ‘infiltrators’ remark
Weeks after saying that Congress will take wealth of the citizens and distribute it among Muslims during an election rally in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday claimed that he never…
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Excise policy case: Kavitha’s judicial remand extended till May 20
New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday extended till May 20 the judicial remand of Bharat Rashta Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, who was arrested in Delhi liquor policy case on March 15.The court…
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Disasters triggered over half million internal displacements in India in 2023: Report
New Delhi: India experienced over half a million internal displacements due to floods, storms, earthquakes, and other disasters in 2023, a sharp dip from around 2.5 million displacements in 2022, according to…
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Former Indian Army officer killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
A former Indian army officer, serving as a UN security officer, lost his life in an Israeli strike on a vehicle displaying UN flags in Rafah, en route to a hospital in…
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3 killed in firing, teargas shelling by security forces in PoK
Islamabad: At least three people were killed and six others injured when security forces opened fire on protesters who attacked paramilitary Rangers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which has been rocked by protests against…
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People have not accepted Centre’s decision: Mehbooba Mufti after Srinagar polls
Srinagar: Reacting to the voter turnout in the Monday polling at the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, while DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad remarked that the figures are not high enough to know…
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Have Owaisi, AIMIM finally mended ties with Congress in Telangana?
Hyderabad: Undoubtedly, the biggest surprise in this Lok Sabha elections in Telangana was AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi asking Muslims to vote for Congress candidates. On the final of campaigning on May 11,…
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Post-study visa route dominated by Indians should stay, finds UK review
London: A post-study visa route dominated by Indian graduates is helping the universities in the UK make up for financial losses on the domestic front and expanding the country’s research landscape, a…
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Not allowed to file nomination from PM Modi’s Varanasi seat: Shyam Rangeela
India on paper is at least a democratic nation, with rules that are supposed to apply equally to everyone. However, comedian Shyam Rangeela, who planned to contest from the Varanasi Lok Sabha…
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After Mumbai billboard collapse, BMC to take down remaining hoardings
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will on Tuesday start taking down the remaining hoardings on Government Railway Police (GRP) land at Chheda Nagar in the eastern part of Mumbai, where 14…
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Indigo flight stuck on runway at Hyderabad Airport
Hyderabad: Indigo flight 6E 6707 from Hyderabad to Cochin was stuck on the runway at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) due to a technical glitch. It remained on the runway for almost…
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Hyderabad voter turnout remains low – Check trend since 2009
Hyderabad: In the Lok Sabha polls held in Telangana yesterday, Hyderabad continued to maintain the lowest voter turnout. At 46.08 percent, the city recorded the lowest polling in Telangana. The voter turnout…
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Polling continued till midnight in few places in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Voting in few places in Andhra Pradesh continued till midnight in simultaneous polls to the state Assembly and Lok Sabha while the final voter turnout figure is likely to cross 80…
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Huge traffic jam on Vijayawada to Hyderabad highway as voters return from AP
Hyderabad: A huge traffic jam was witnessed on the Vijayawada to Hyderabad highway as Andhra Pradesh voters settled in Hyderabad are returning to the city after casting their votes in their native…
