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LS Speaker nominates Rahul Gandhi to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence

New Delhi: Days after reinstating as the Member of Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was nominated to the parliamentary standing committee on defence. Before being disqualified in March, Gandhi was a member…
CBI sends 53 officers to probe Manipur violence cases; 29 women among them

New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday deputed 53 officers, including 29 women officers, from different ranks to probe Manipur violence cases, officials said. Three Deputy Inspector General ranked officers, who include women…

Chandrayaan-3 completes last manoeuvre, gears up for propulsion

Bengaluru: India’s ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission hit another mark on Wednesday when its spacecraft successfully underwent a fifth and final lunar-bound orbit manoeuvre, which brings it even closer to the surface of the…
MP: Dalit sarpanch says was not invited to hoist flag at school; probe on

Vidisha: A Dalit sarpanch has alleged that he was not invited to hoist the Tricolour in their village school on Independence Day and accused the principal of making casteist remarks against him…
Congress slams Modi for changing name of Nehru Memorial Museum

New Delhi: With the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) officially renamed as the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society, the Congress on Wednesday alleged PM Narendra Modi has had a…
MP: Cong won’t ban Bajrang Dal if elected to power, says Digvijaya Singh

Bhopal: Congress veteran and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said his party, if it gets elected to power, will not ban Bajrang Dal, but “goons” and rioters will…
Telangana polls: Is Congress taking Muslim voters for granted?

Hyderabad: Muslim leaders in the Telangana Congress Pradesh Committee (TPCC) are miffed with the party’s top brass over ‘a lack of planning to attract Muslim voters’ in the upcoming state elections. Many…

Hyderabad: 70000 2BHK houses to be handed over to beneficiaries soon

Hyderabad: Telangana Municipal Administration & Urban Development (MA&UD) minister K T Rama Rao said that under the GHMC, 70000 double-bedroom houses (2BHK) which are ready to go will be handed over to…
Hyderabad: AIMIM leader among 4 held for Bawazir’s murder

Hyderabad: Four suspects, including AIMIM leader and Jalpally municipal council chairman Abdullah Saadi, have been arrested in the murder case of Shaik Sayeed Bawazir, Bandlaguda police said on Wednesday, August 16. Other…
Haryana: VHP disassociates itself from Bittu Bajrangi post arrest

New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Wednesday disassociated itself from cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi arrested in connection with the communal clashes in Haryana’s Nuh district. “Raj Kumar alias Bittu Bajrangi, who…
‘Will respond at right time’: Naidu on TDP rejoining BJP-led NDA

Visakhapatnam: As there is a buzz about the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) joining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) once again, Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and the party President Chandrababu Naidu…
Mumbai: Mob beats Muslim man seen with Hindu girl at Bandra Terminus

Mumbai: In a shocker for cosmopolitan Mumbai, a Muslim man was beaten up by a so-called ‘moral police’ mob for allegedly being seen and talking with a Hindu girl at the Bandra…
HMDA set to auction open plots in various parts of Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is all set to conduct an e-auction of 26 open plots located in various parts of the city on August 18, 2023. To participate in…
BJP Central Election Committee to meet to discuss state poll preparations

New Delhi: The BJP’s Central Election Committee, whose members include Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders, will meet on Wednesday evening to hold deliberations on the upcoming state assembly polls,…
Asaduddin Owaisi questions PM on China border row

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi why the Centre was not demanding a return to the status quo ante of May 2020 on the India-China border. Reacting…