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Gujarat polls: Workers, leaders unhappy with selection of BJP candidates
Gandhinagar: A section of BJP workers and leaders are unhappy with the leadership’s selection of candidates for the two-phase elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly polls with some of them announcing to…
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Uttarakhand: Baba Ramdev’s Divya Pharmacy asked to stop production of 5 medicines
Following reports that Uttarakhand authorities had asked Yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Divya Pharmacy to halt the production of five of its products, the company denied receiving any notice of such and…
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US: 82 Muslims win in midterm elections
As many as 82 Muslims won the midterm elections that took place a few days back. While 21 Muslims including Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Andre Carson…
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Hyderabad: Govt orders 50% hostel allotment to UG female students in Nizam college
Hyderabad: The Nizam College and Osmania University (OU) authorities have been ordered by the Commissionerate of Collegiate Education (CEC) to provide 50 percent of the UG female students and 50 percent of…
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC orders release of convicts Nalini Sriharan, RP Ravichandran
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the premature release of six convicts, including Nalini Sriharan and R P Ravichandran, serving life sentence in the assassination case of former Prime Minister…
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Attack on Owaisi in UP: SC quashes HC order granting bail to two accused
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed an Allahabad High Court order granting bail to two men accused of firing at AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi’s vehicle in February this year and…
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Cough syrup deaths: SC dismisses J-K’s plea against NHRC order on compensation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration against an order of the National Human Rights Commission to pay compensation of Rs 3…
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US student visa interview likely to be waived for these applicants
Hyderabad: The United States is likely to remove the mandatory US student visa interview requirement for certain categories of applicants. A few other categories of visas are also likely to be exempted…
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Telangana Education minister meets governor amid row over Bill
Hyderabad: Amid the ongoing row over pending Bills, Telangana Education Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy on Thursday met Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to clarify her doubts on the Common Recruitment Board Bill. Accompanied…
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Student ‘traumatised’ after cartoon of Prophet Mohammed shown at Australian school
In an incident that left a Muslim student ‘traumatised’, a teacher played a blasphemous cartoon of Prophet Mohammed at a school located in Melbourne. Though the incident took place last month, the…
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CAA takes into account historical context, current ground realities: India to UNHRC
United Nations/Geneva: India on Thursday told the UN Human Rights Council that its Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is a limited and focused legislation that reaffirms the country’s commitment to the welfare of…
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Jio launches 5G in Bengaluru, Hyderabad
Mumbai: After the beta launch of Jio True-5G services in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Varanasi and Nathdwara, Jio on Thursday announced that it extended Jio True-5G’s reach across two more cities, namely…
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Gujarat Assembly polls: Congress releases second list of 46 candidates
New Delhi: Congress released its second list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat on Thursday, which consisted of 46 candidates. The party had announced its first list on November…
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Modi could become prime minister because Congress saved Constitution: Kharge
Aurangabad: Narendra Modi could become prime minister of the country because the Congress “saved” the Constitution, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday. He was speaking at a rally during Congress leader…
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Students clash in JNU over personal issue, some injured
New Delhi: Two groups of students in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Thursday evening clashed near Narmada Hostel over a personal issue, said an official. Police said that they are enquiring the…