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UP polls: Aparna Yadav, Sanghmitra Maurya new BJP poster girls
Lucknow: Hours after Aparna Yadav joined the BJP, the party has come up with a new poster focusing on women security. The poster titled ‘Suraksha Chakra’ features Aparna Yadav and BJP MP…
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Study reveals 30 pc people lose vaccine-acquired immunity after 6 months
Hyderabad: Amid rising cases of Covid infection, even after record vaccination rate, a new study on Wednesday showed that about one in three individuals lose immunity post six months of taking the…
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UP Assembly polls: AIMIM announces third list of candidates
Lucknow: Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Wednesday released the third list of candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The list has the names of…
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SC agrees to list PIL seeking use of ballot papers, instead of EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a PIL against the validity of a provision of the Representation of People Act, which led to the use of electronic voting…
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Demolition of illegal buildings continues around Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Continuing their drive against unauthorised constructions in the municipalities surrounding Hyderabad, the authorities on Wednesday razed 10 more structures. The District Task Force and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) intensified the…
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Telangana sees 3,557 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths
Hyderabad: Continuing its rise, the daily COVID-19 caseload in Telangana crossed the 3,000-mark on Wednesday with 3,557 infections, and took the tally to 7,18,196 while the death toll rose to 4,065 with…
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UK police asked to probe Amit Shah, Army chief Naravane’s role in Kashmir
London: A London-based law firm filed an application with British police Tuesday seeking the arrest of India’s army chief and the Union Home Minister over their alleged roles in war crimes in…
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‘He may even go to inaugurate this’: Rahul attacks PM Modi over China’s illegal bridge
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that China was building a strategic bridge on the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh, and took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying…
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Late CDS Bipin Rawat’s brother joins BJP in Uttarakhand
New Delhi: Vijay Rawat, brother of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat who recently died in a helicopter crash, joined the BJP on Wednesday. The BJP may field him as…
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BJP is endorsing hate speeches, says Justice Rohinton Nariman
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, expressing concerns over the rising hate speech in the country, criticized the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not only for their silence over such…
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Hyderabad emerging as alternative commercial destination to Bengaluru
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is emerging as an alternative commercial destination to Bengaluru as over half of the commercial space in the city is occupied by IT/ITES companies. As per a Real Estate Thematic…
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‘This will be my last season’: Sania Mirza announces retirement from tennis
Melbourne: India’s first women’s tennis superstar, Sania Mirza on Wednesday announced her retirement plans, confirming that the 2022 season will be her last. The Indian tennis player has won six Grand Slams…
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UP polls: BJP leader breaks down after being denied ticket, quits party
Mathura: After being denied a ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run-up to the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Satish Kumar Sharma, who resigned from the party on Tuesday,…
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India extends ban on international commercial flights till Feb 28
New Delhi: Amid rising concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday extended the ban on commercial international passenger flights till February 28. It…
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Alumni of prominent institutions write to Prez, PM over Sulli Deals and Bulli Bai
New Delhi: Alumni of various prominent institutions have written to President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Members of Parliament, drawing their attention to rising incidents of crime against women…