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Telangana government to regulate school fees

Hyderabad: The Telangana State government has announced plans to establish a school fee regulatory committee that aims to bring a systematic approach to regulating school fees and ensuring that quality education remains…
Temperature may rise as IMD Hyderabad predicts pause in rainfall

Hyderabad: Hyderabad is likely to witness a rise in temperatures as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has forecasted a pause in rainfall in the city. According to the weather department, Hyderabad…

Iran’s Cabinet holds emergency session after President Raisi’s helicopter crash

Tehran: The Iranian Cabinet has convened for an emergency meeting in light of the helicopter accident involving President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian, state media reported. The first Vice-President, Mohammad…
Voting begins in fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls, several bigwigs in fray

New Delhi: Voters in 49 Lok Sabha seats in eight states/UTs, spanning Ladakh to Odisha, and UP’s Awadh and Bundelkhand to bustling Mumbai and its surroundings, began heading to polling stations on…
RR finish third after rain plays spoilsport in their IPL game against KKR

Guwahati: Rajasthan Royals paid the price for their shoddy show during the business end as a washout of their final IPL league game against table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday pushed…
Kejriwal should stop theatrics, break silence on Maliwal assault case: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should not indulge in theatrics and instead break his “silence” on the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal by…
Congress, RJD were not at Ram temple ceremony for ‘ghuspathiye’ vote bank: Shah

Bettiah: Launching a scathing on INDIA bloc leaders, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress and RJD leaders of not attending the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya due…

Helicopter carrying Iran President Raisi ‘crashes’, frantic rescue ops undeway

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi experienced a “hard landing” on Sunday, according to reports by Iranian state television, as cited by the Associated Press. Iranian state-run news agencies provided limited…
After EC nod, Telangana cabinet meeting to be held tomorrow

Hyderabad: After being deferred earlier, the Telangana Cabinet meeting will now take place on Monday, May 20, 2024, at the BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat in Hyderabad. This decision follows the Election…
Youngster votes for BJP ‘8 times’ in UP; Akhilesh hits out at EC

In a blatant violation of the Lok Sabha elections, a youngster allegedly voted eight times for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from different polling booths in Uttar Pradesh. In a video that…
CCTV DVR seized from Kejriwal home, attempt to tarnish party’s image: AAP

New Delhi: AAP on Sunday, May 19, said the Delhi Police has seized the DVR of CCTV cameras installed inside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in connection with its probe into the…
Israel continues Rafah operation; 80k Palestinians leave city

Gaza/Tel Aviv: Israel continued its military operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip over the weekend, with Israeli army radio reporting on Sunday that troops had found several smuggling tunnels in…
10 years later, issues including Hyderabad remain unresolved between AP, Telangana

Hyderabad: It has been ten long years since bifurcation, but several issues such as division of assets, power bill dues, are still unresolved between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana even as Hyderabad would…
3,300 CISF contingent to take full charge of Parliament security from May 20

New Delhi: More than 3,300 CISF personnel will take over the complete counterterrorism and anti-sabotage security duties at the Parliament complex from Monday following the withdrawal of over 1,400 CRPF staff from…
Congress provided quotas to minorities but not on basis of religion: Jairam Ramesh

Patna: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday asserted that reservations have been provided to certain sections of minority communities, in states ruled by it, “on the ground of social and economic backwardness”.…