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Hyderabad: Telangana Retired Engineers Association (TREA) here on Thursday requested the State government to take necessary steps to ensure that the Central government immediately refer the complaint under Section 3 of Interstate River Water Disputes (ISRWDT)-1956 of Telangana to the existing Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II). Association president D Damodhar Reddy and Secretary M Shyam […]

Hyderabad: Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur launched Azadi Quest, a series of online educational mobile games developed in collaboration with gaming company Zynga India to commemorate the country’s freedom struggle. The Azadi Quest games can be accessed on Android and iOS devices in English, and Hindi and will be available across the […]

New Delhi/Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who is facing threat of disqualification as an MLA for holding an office of profit, on Thursday blamed the opposition BJP for the controversy as sources indicated that the Election Commission has submitted its report to Governor Ramesh Bais. Soren said that “it seems BJP leaders and their […]

Chennai: Actor Kushboo Sundar’s tweet against the release of men involved in rape has set off a series of reactions and debate and her party the BJP on Thursday maintained that the release of 11 convicts by Gujarat in the Bilkis Bano case was as per law and there was absolutely no politics involved. A […]

Hyderabad: Telangana state BJP president Bandi Sanjay on Thursday alleged that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) have conspired to create law and order problems in the state. He said it was unfortunate that the chief minister, who should ensure peace and law and order, is trying to create law […]

Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in November 2020 had banned its promoters from accessing the securities market, and further prohibiting buying, selling, or otherwise dealing in securities, directly or indirectly, or being associated with the securities market in any manner whatsoever for a period of two years, NDTV said […]

New Delhi: The Division bench of the Delhi High Court dismissed the petitions of Whatsapp and Facebook challenging a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order calling for an investigation into the messaging apps new privacy policy. The bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad on Thursday while dismissing both appeals moved by […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a detailed reply from the Centre on a group of pleas against Agnipath scheme while refusing to pass any interim order on the newly-launched scheme for the Armed Forces of the country. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma granted four weeks to […]

New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra Committee, inquiring into the security lapses in the Prime Minister’s convoy in Punjab in January, informed the top court that there should be an oversight committee for periodic revision of ‘Blue Book’ and indicted Ferozepur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for not taking steps in connection […]

Mumbai: The bull has sadly left the sand pit before his time, very much at the peak of his prowess. Putting an end to all speculation, legal fraternity sources have revealed that top stockbroker and Big Bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has left a will which will provide direction and intent on his heirs and the handling of […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and the Gujarat government on a plea challenging the remission granted to 11 life convicts in the case of Bilkis Bano’s gangrape and murder of her family members. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana issued notice to the Centre and […]

New Delhi: The Pegasus panel in its report submitted in the Supreme Court said the presence of controversial Israeli spyware Pegasus was not conclusively established in 29 mobile phones examined, and also the Government of India did not cooperate in the probe. The top court-appointed panel said five out of 29 mobile phones were possibly […]

New Delhi: Approval from market regulator Sebi is “necessary” for Adani group firm Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Ltd to acquire interests in NDTV’s promoter entity RRPR Ltd against an unpaid loan, a regulator filing said on Thursday. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on November 27, 2020, restrained the founder-promoters Prannoy and Radhika Roy […]

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 79.80 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, tracking its Asian peers and a positive trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 79.80 against the dollar, registering a gain of 6 paise over its previous close. On Wednesday, the […]

New Delhi: India reported 10,725 fresh Covid cases and 36 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. On Wednesday, the country had recorded 10,649 Covid cases. With 36 more Covid deaths, the nationwide toll has reached 5,27,488. The active caseload of the country has come down to 94,047 cases, […]

Shamli: In a perfect case of tit-for-tat, a lineman cut off power supply to the Thana Bhawan police station after the police handed him a fine for Rs 6,000 for not wearing a helmet. A video of the man, Mohd Mehtab, disconnecting the power line went viral on social media. “My monthly salary is Rs 5,000, […]

Tumakuru: Nine labourers were killed and 12 others injured when a cruiser they were travelling in hit a lorry early on Thursday in this district of the state. According to police, the injured are undergoing treatment at the Tumakuru district hospital where the condition of four is stated to be critical. The accident took place […]

Lucknow: More than 5,000 cattle have been affected by the lumpy skin disease virus while 30 have died due to this so far in eight districts of Uttar Pradesh including Meerut, Baghpat, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, and Bijnor. Farmers have been told to keep affected animals away from healthy ones and to ensure fogging in […]

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has said that her Fixed Deposits (FDs), which the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached in connection with the Rs 200 crore PMLA case involving multi-millionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, are her hard-earned money and not proceeds of crime. Jacqueline in her reply furnished before the concerned authority said that she […]

Hyderabad: Congress MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Wednesday left for New Delhi to hold consultations with the high command in connection with the internal dissidence after resignation of his brother and MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy. He will take part in a meeting with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi. After resigning from the Congress and as an […]

Hyderabad: Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, Secretary (CPV & OIA), Ministry of External Affairs, along with Bramha Kumar, Joint Secretary (OE) & Protector General of Emigrants, and other MEA officials on Wednesday visited the TOMCOM Pre-departure Orientation Training (Pdot) centre here. TOMCOM Pdot centres are located in Hyderabad, Karimnagar and Nizamabad. These centres are providing training since […]

Hyderabad: One of India’s most ambitious governance projects, one that aims at making Indian passports tamper-proof by issuing e-passports, is likely to be rolled out within a few months. Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa & Overseas Indian Affairs) Ausaf Saeed told a press conference here on Wednesday that e-passports were ‘close to […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said its YouTube channel has been deleted and it is investigating whether a technical glitch or sabotage had caused this. “Our YouTube channel – ‘Indian National Congress’ has been deleted. We are fixing it and have been in touch with Google/YouTube teams,” the party said on its official Twitter […]

Panaji: BJP leader Sonali Phogat’s brother has filed a formal complaint with the Goa Police, claiming she was murdered by two of her associates. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the state police were conducting a detailed investigation into the death of Phogat. Considering the opinion of doctors and Goa Director General of Police (DGP) […]