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Farmers intensify stir, call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ tomorrow

To intensify their agitation over various demands, farmers’ unions have called for a ‘Gramin Bharat Bandh’ or nationwide strike on Friday, February 16. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has urged all farmers’…
Explained: What are electoral bonds and why BJP wanted them under veil

In a constitutional verdict, the Supreme Court of India, on Thursday, February 15, struck down the Central Government’s electoral bonds scheme, invalidating it as ‘unconstitutional’ and an infringement on freedom of speech…

TSRTC’s new seating arrangement on buses makes room for 25 more

Hyderabad: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is changing the RTC bus seating arrangement from ‘front-facing seats’ on either side of the aisle to metro-like side-facing seats to increase aisle space, making…
Delhi Chalo: Farmers use kites against drones dropping tear gas shells

A few young farmers taking part in the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, on Thursday, February 15, took to flying kites to crash government-deployed drones. https://twitter.com/HateDetectors/status/1757710216165310861 Haryana Police are using these drones to drop…
CAG smells a rat as Kaleshwaram project cost exceeds by 80%

Hyderabad: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) performance audit on the Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project Corporation Limited (KIPCL) Project on Thursday, February 15, has revealed that the project’s costs could exceed Rs 1,47,427.41…
List of world’s top 10 countries by GDP after drop in Japan’s ranking

Japan has slipped from the third to the fourth position in the list of top 10 countries by GDP. According to data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the current GDP of…
BJP demands change in names of Hyderabad, 3 other Telangana cities

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP MLA Dhanpal Suryanarayana reiterated the saffron party’s demand to rename Telangana’s capital city, Hyderabad along with the names of Nizamabad, Adilabad, and Warangal. The BJP MLA from Nizamabad Urban…

Schools in Hyderabad implement steep hike in fees

Hyderabad: Several schools in Hyderabad have implemented a steep hike in fees for the next academic year. Some of them increased the fees by as much as 65 percent. According to a…
Allahabad HC reserves order on plea against puja in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea challenging the Varanasi district court’s decision to allow Hindu prayers in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque. Justice Rohit…
Hyderabad is new Valentine capital? Simpl report says so

Hyderabad: In a surprise, Ahmedabad, Pune and even Hyderabad, have become the new valentine capitals with our city taking the lead. All three cities recorded over a 100 percent growth in online…
South India’s tallest skyscraper comes up in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-based company, SAS Infra, has begun constructing South India’s tallest skyscraper at Kokapet. The building, SAS Crown, is 57-storied with a height of 235 meters. Construction is underway and expected…
Kavitha objects to Rajiv Gandhi’s proposed statue at Telangana Secretariat

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha wrote a letter to the chairman of the Telangana Legislative Council expressing concerns over the proposed installation of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s statue…
Rahul Gandhi launches fresh attack on PM Modi amid farmers protest

New Delhi: From “doubling the farmer’s income” to “bring back black money”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the PM of failing to provide…
Three men caught on camera robbing jewellery store in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: In a case of robbery, three masked men attacked the son of a jewelry store owner and stole gold worth over Rs 15 lakh at Akbar Bagh in Hyderabad. The robbers…
Immigrants increasingly leaving Canada for ‘greener pastures’: Report

Ontario: As per the recent study conducted by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and the Conference Board of Canada, immigrants are increasingly departing from Canada in pursuit of “greener pastures,” sparking concerns…