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‘Uniform Civil Code, state capital region’: BJP’s manifesto for Karnataka polls

Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Monday released the party’s manifesto or vision document for the Karnataka Assembly elections in Bengaluru. Claiming that they had touched every section…
Are banks in Hyderabad closed today? Know list of holidays in May

Hyderabad: As May 1 is celebrated as Maharashtra Day and International Labour Day, banks across Hyderabad and several other Indian cities will remain closed. In addition to this, the Reserve Bank of…

Go to Jantar Mantar, listen to wrestler’s ‘mann ki baat’: Kapil Sibal to Modi

Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to go to Jantar Mantar and listen to the “mann ki baat” of protesting women wrestlers, saying that such…
Commercial LPG cylinder prices slashed

New Delhi: Petroleum and oil marketing companies have slashed the price of Commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 171.50 with immediate effect, according to sources on Monday. After the move, the latest retail…
India emerging as key aviation market: IATA report

Singapore: India is fast emerging as a key global aviation market, according to the latest market analysis report of the International Air Transport Association ( ATA). India’s domestic air travel has continued…
Karnataka assembly polls: JP Nadda to release BJP election manifesto today

Bengaluru: Ahead of the Karnataka elections slated to be held on May 10, the Bharatiya Janta Party is expected to release its election manifesto today, as per sources. The manifesto will be…
Heavy rains with lightning hit Hyderabad once again

Hyderabad: The city receives another bout of massive rains on Sunday night coupled with thunder and lightning. The rains have caused traffic jams and water logging in many parts of the city.…

Video: Security breach at PM Modi’s rally, mobile thrown at him

The security breach occurred at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow with a mobile phone thrown at the PM’s open top vehicle. The PM was inches away from the phone that was hurled…
Photo of Hyderabad grave falsely reported as being from Pakistan

Hyderabad: A photograph of a padlocked grave has gone viral on Saturday. It was connected to increased instances of ‘necrophilia’ in Pakistan in media reports and social media posts, with the assertion…
Telangana regularises over 5,000 contract employees

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Sunday issued orders for the regularisation of over 5,000 contract employees in various departments. The orders were issued after Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao approved the file…
Owaisi slams ‘Maqbara lag raha hai’ remark over Telangana secretariat

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi responded to ‘Maqbara lag raha hai’ remarks on the new Telangana secretariat and said that the Prime Minister ‘could…
Netanyahu likely to visit India by end of 2023: Envoy

New Delhi: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may visit India by the end of this year, the country’s envoy Naor Gilon said on Sunday. “We can expect the Prime Minister of Israel…
What makes Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh ‘invincible’ in the BJP?

Lucknow: The “shield of invincibility” he wears comes from the influence he enjoys in half a dozen Lok Sabha constituencies, while Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s strong links with the saints and his…
CPI (M) MP John Brittas summoned by Vice prez over ‘anti-Amit Shah’ article

A show-cause notice has been served to Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas by the Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday over an article criticizing…
‘The Kerala Story’ is Sangh Parivar’s ‘love jihad’ propaganda..: CM Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday slammed the makers of ‘The Kerala Story’ film, saying they were taking up the Sangh Parivar propaganda of projecting the state as a centre…