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Telangana junior doctors call off strike as govt issues orders to meet demands
Hyderabad: After a three-day struggle, the Telangana Junior Doctors’ Association (T-JUDA) called off their strike on Wednesday, June 26, after the government issued orders to meet their demands. The junior doctors had…
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Indian worker’s arm severed in Italy, dies as employer abandons him; India urges action
London: A 31-year-old Indian worker died after he was dumped on the road without medical assistance by his employer after his arm was severed by heavy farm machinery. Following the incident, India…
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Telangana Congress may be forced to go slow on ‘poaching’ BRS MLAs
Hyderabad: The furore triggered by the defection of a BRS MLA may force Telangana’s ruling Congress to go slow on poaching opposition legislators. After senior Congress leader T. Jeevan Reddy openly voiced…
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Speaker recognises Rahul Gandhi as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla recognised Rahul Gandhi as the leader of opposition on Wednesday, a day after the Congress communicated its decision to name him for the position to…
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List of Lok Sabha Speakers from South India
Lok Sabha MPs today elected NDA nominee Om Birla as the Speaker of the lower house of Parliament. Out of the list of 17 Lok Sabha Speakers elected since independence, four were…
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LS Speaker’s resolution on Emergency triggers opposition protests
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday read out a resolution condemning the imposition of Emergency and termed the decision by then prime minister Indira Gandhi an attack on the…
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Standard deduction for income tax payers may increase in Budget 2024
The standard deduction available for salaried income tax payers and pensioners is likely to increase in the upcoming Budget 2024. It has become the default option unless opted out of. Standard deduction…
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BJP MP Om Birla elected as Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) MP from Rajasthan’s Kota, Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha after a voice vote held in the house on Wednesday, June…
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Videos: Hyderabad police frisk people in Old City
Hyderabad: To curb the rising criminal activities in the Old City of Hyderabad, police have increased night patrolling and are frisking people to check for weapons. On social media, many videos are…
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Telangana: Dalit boy tied up, beaten for plucking pomegranate in Kesaram
Hyderabad: A 14-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly tied up and beaten by a man on the outskirts of Hyderabad for plucking a pomegranate from his house, police said on Wednesday. The incident…
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Complainants demand that President disqualifies Asaduddin Owaisi
New Delhi: Several complaints have been filed before President Droupadi Murmu seeking immediate disqualification of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi who raised a slogan in favour of Palestine during…
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IMD Hyderabad forecasts two days of heavy rainfall, issues yellow alert
Hyderabad: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has forecasted heavy rainfall for two days across various districts of Telangana. It has also issued a yellow alert in view of the anticipated rains in…
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WikiLeaks founder Assange walks out of court as a ‘free man’
Washington: A US federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, on Wednesday ordered that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who pleaded guilty to a single felony count of violating…
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Lok Sabha to witness Speaker election today
New Delhi: For the first time in decades, an election for the Lok Sabha Speaker’s post will take place on Wednesday due to the inability of the BJP’s ruling NDA government and…
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Houthis claim attack on ‘Israeli’ ship in Arabian Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed responsibility for launching a missile attack against an “Israeli” ship in the Arabian Sea. “The (Houthi) naval forces carried out a qualitative military operation targeting the…
