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NIA scaled up crackdown on terror networks in 2023

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) scaled up its crackdown against terror networks this year, conducting over 1000 raids after registering 68 cases and arresting 625 accused across the country, an…
Mehbooba demands Rs 50 lakh compensation, jobs for kin of civilians killed in Poonch

Poonch: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Sunday demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh, a government job and a residential plot for the families of three civilians who were found dead a day…

UP: Dalit woman thrown into hot cauldron for resisting molestation

Baghpat: A young Dalit woman was allegedly thrown into a hot cauldron of a jaggery-making unit for protesting against molestation in the Budaun district, police said on Sunday. The 18-year-old woman, who…
Karnataka: BJP MP Pratap Simha’s brother arrested for felling 126 trees

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mysuru MP Pratap Simha’s brother Vikram Simha was arrested by the officials of the Bengaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) on Saturday, December 30 for the alleged chopping of…
Curbs imposed in Hyderabad in view of New Year celebrations

Hyderabad: Police in and around Hyderabad have imposed curbs on vehicular traffic and certain restrictions for hotels, restaurants and bars in view of New Year celebrations. Roads around Hussain Sagar lake in…
Indian Navy responds to drone attacks on merchant ships

New Delhi: After recent attacks on merchant vessels off the Indian coast, the Navy has deployed task groups comprising ‘destroyers’ and ‘frigates’ to have a complete maritime domain awareness in the region,…
Schools in Hyderabad declare holiday on Monday

Hyderabad: Schools in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana have declared a holiday on Monday, January 1, in view of New Year’s Day. Earlier, the Telangana government released a list of holidays,…

Fall and rise of shares of Adani Enterprises, group’s other firms in 2023

The share of Adani Enterprises, which was at Rs 3436.35 on January 23, fell to Rs 1017.45 by February 27 following the release of the Hindenburg report against the Adani group on…
Rahul shares Vinesh Phogat’s award wapsi video, calls PM Modi ‘cruel’

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over wrestler Vinesh Phogat leaving her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award on the national capital’s Kartavya Path, saying the…
KTR takes jibe at Congress, says ‘should have set up 32 YouTube channels’

Hyderabad: BRS working president and former Telangana minister K T Rama Rao on Sunday, December 31 said that of all the observations and feedback he received post the Assembly polls, the best…
Gold rates in Hyderabad likely to touch Rs 70 thousand in 2024

Hyderabad: The gold rates in Hyderabad are expected to reach the Rs 70,000 mark per 10 grams in 2024, driven by a stable rupee, geopolitical uncertainties, and slowing global economic growth. This…
Hyderabad students’ struggle in US: From starvation to mass shooting victim

Hyderabad: Hyderabad sends the highest number of students to the US compared to other Indian cities. However, some face significant difficulties abroad. In 2023, a student was found starving on the streets…
UCC will soon be implemented in Uttarakhand: CM Dhami

Mathura: The Uniform Civil Code will soon be implemented in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said. The bill for its implementation will be tabled in the assembly soon, Dhami said…
Ahead of New Year’s eve in Hyderabad, IMD issues fog alert

Hyderabad: Ahead of New Year’s eve in Hyderabad, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert anticipating fog in the city in the early morning of January 1, 2024. Foggy weather…
‘Pulwama was projected in 2019 to get votes, and now Lord Ram’

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Planning and Statistics, D. Sudhakar on Saturday said that “to get votes in the last Lok Sabha elections, the BJP government projected the Pulwama terror attack, and this…