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Congress likely to induct Azhar into Telangana Cabinet

HYDERABAD: Ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll, former cricketer and Congress leader Mohammad Azharuddin is likely to be inducted into the Telangana Cabinet on...

Delhi HC refuses urgent hearing on plea against release of ‘The Taj Story’ movie

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant an urgent hearing of a PIL filed against the upcoming Paresh Rawal-starrer 'The...

‘EC has lost credibility’: Opposition calls SIR ‘challenge to democracy’ ahead of polls

NEW DELHI: The Opposition on Tuesday called the Election Commission’s second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls a democratic farce...

Kangana Ranaut walks out on bail after apologising for ‘available for Rs 100’ tweet

NEW DELHI: BJP MP and Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut was granted bail on Monday in Bathinda after appearing in court in a defamation case...

Monsoon turns menace: Heavy rains ruin crops, may halve India’s farm growth

NEW DELHI: Indian farmers' hopes for bumper crops following this year's abundant monsoon rains were dashed by heavy downpours just before harvest that damaged...

Cyclone Montha: How states have prepared to deal with severe cyclonic storm

NEW DELHI: Cyclonic storm ‘Montha’ is most likely to make landfall Tuesday night on the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam. The cyclone over...

 Shoe-hurling incident : SC declines contempt action; to frame guidelines against social media glorification

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to initiate criminal contempt proceeding against 71-year-old lawyer Rakesh Kishore in connection with the shoe-hurling incident....

PM Modi urges Nation to join ‘Run for Unity’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on citizens to participate in the “Run for Unity” on October 31 to mark the...

 Bihar polls  : Real contest is NDA vs Jan Suraaj? Prashant Kishor claims ‘Mahagathbandhan’ at third spot

NEW DELHI: Poll strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor on Monday asserted that the main electoral contest in Bihar will be between the...

SC to next hear bail pleas of Umar Khalid, others on Friday

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday reminded Delhi police that the accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case have spent five years...

MSME optimism eases marginally in Q2Fy26, future outlook bright: Survey

NEW DELHI: Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSEs) in India continue to demonstrate resilience even as overall business optimism moderated during the July to...

Bihar elections: Tejashwi Yadav promises more pay, pensions for Panchayat leaders

PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said allowances of the representatives of Bihar’s panchayati raj system will be doubled if the INDIA bloc...

LIC denies Washington Post report on $3.9 bn Adani link, reaffirms all investments made with integrity

Congress alleges systematic misuse of LIC funds to benefit Adani group NEW DELHI: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Saturday denied reports by The...

Bihar polls : Shah exhorts voters to choose ‘development’ under NDA over Mahagathbandhan’s ‘jungle raj’

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday addressed a public gathering in Khagaria and reiterated the election pledge to...

TMC questions BJP’s ‘silence’ on woman doctor’s suicide in Maharashtra

KOLKATA: Slamming the BJP for its “silence” over the death by suicide of a woman doctor in Maharashtra after alleged rape, the Trinamool Congress...

Lalu criticises Centre over inadequate Bihar-bound trains during Chhath Puja

PATNA: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Saturday accused the Centre of not running adequate Bihar-bound trains to facilitate passengers to come to their native...

Veteran actor Satish Shah, known for iconic series ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, passes away at 74

MUMBAI: Veteran actor Satish Shah passed away on Saturday at the age of 74. Widely celebrated for his iconic role in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai,...

We don’t do deals with a gun on our head’: Goyal on trade pact with US

NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing negotiations over a trade agreement with the United States, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday made it clear that India...

20 dead in Andhra Pradesh bus fire incident

Passengers describe horrific scenes NEW DELHI: Survivors of the Kaveri Travels bus fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district on Friday recounted the horrifying moment when...

PM Modi says Bihar will choose NDA again, praises Karpoori Thakur’s legacy

SAMASTIPUR (BIHAR): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the people of Bihar have made up their minds to bring back the NDA...

Bihar polls: Tejashwi named as INDIA bloc’s CM candidate

PATNA: The opposition INDIA bloc on Thursday declared RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav its chief ministerial candidate for Bihar assembly polls, in what is being...

PM Modi spotlights India’s waterways revival, USD 8 bn Maritime push for ‘Viksit Bharat’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday highlighted a visionary write-up by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, underscoring the transformative potential of India’s rivers and...

Punjab CM’s viral video ‘completely fake’, says AAP; BJP questions his silence

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said that the purported video of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that has been going viral...

While Modi conceals, Trump reveals: Congress after US Prez repeats Russian oil claims

NEW DELHI:The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at the government after US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that India is "not going...

Helicopter carrying Prez Murmu gets stuck in newly laid helipad in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu, who was on her way to the famed Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, got stuck at the helipad on...

‘People are fed up with Nitish-led NDA govt’: TejashwiYadav

Urges Bihar people to vote for change PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has intensified his attack on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar, urging...

Belgian court clears extradition of Mehul Choksi to India

NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the Antwerp Court of Appeal in Belgium has dismissed fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi’s appeal and upheld a decision...

India upheld righteousness, avenged injustice with Op Sindoor: PM Modi in letter to citizens

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday penned a letter to the citizens of the country on Deepavali, highlighting the successes of Operation...

Police Commemoration Day : PM, other leaders pay heartfelt tributes to police personnel

NEW DELHI: On the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day on Tuesday, October 21, leaders from across the country paid heartfelt tributes to police...

Delhi post-Diwali: ‘Very Poor’ AQI, thick smog; residents complain of breathing issues

Rival politicians blame each other NEW DELHI: As the national capital Delhi woke up to thick smog and ‘very poor’ air quality index (AQI) levels,...

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