Heavy rain paralyse normal life in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Amidst the sweltering heat, the city finds respite under a deluge of heavy rains, cascading down relentlessly on the Thursday afternoon of May 16. These torrents disrupt the rhythm of urban life, plunging it into a chaotic dance with nature’s tempest. Waterlogging emerges as a ubiquitous woe, infiltrating myriad corners of the cityscape, rendering…
Telangana vehicle state code formally changed from ‘TS’ to ‘TG’
Hyderabad: The transition from the erstwhile ‘TS’ to the freshly minted ‘TG’ as Telangana’s vehicular identifier has now been formally sanctified, marking a pivotal moment as the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways enshrined this alteration through an official gazette publication. Effective henceforth, ‘TG’ assumes the mantle, supplanting ‘TS’ as the quintessential state code adorning…
Stalwart Chhetri announces retirement, WC qualifier on June 6 to be his last game
New Delhi: The iconic Sunil Chhetri on Thursday announced his decision to retire from international football after the FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait on June 6, bringing the curtains down on a career that is unparalleled in Indian football for its longevity and consistency. The long-serving national team captain announced his decision via…
Nearly 67% voter turnout in first 4 phases of Lok Sabha elections: EC
New Delhi: The cumulative turnout in the first four phases of the Lok Sabha elections has been recorded at 66.95 per cent, the Election Commission said on Thursday, adding 45.10 crore of the nearly 97 crore electors have voted so far in the ongoing electoral exercise. In a statement, the poll panel urged electorate to come…
ADR knocks SC doors to direct the EC to release actual voting percentages
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has come under scrutiny for its delayed release of voter turnout data, prompting the Opposition to question the efficacy of the electoral oversight body in the world’s largest democracy. This critique arises amidst allegations of the ECI’s perceived lack of prompt action against BJP leaders accused of…
ED can’t arrest accused under Sec 19 of PMLA after special court takes cognisance: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot arrest an accused under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a special court has taken cognisance of the complaint of money laundering. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said that when an…
Modi accuses SP, Congress of trying to cause riots by spreading lies about CAA
Azamgarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday the country has started granting citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act while the opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress tried to cause riots in the country by spreading lies about the law. Addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in the Lalganj area here, he said, “The work of giving…
SC says ‘no exception made’ in granting interim bail to Kejriwal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday steered clear of the political talk about it having made an exception for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in granting him inerim bail for campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls but said “critical analysis of the judgement is welcome”. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta refused…
PoK will merge with India, ‘Krishna Janmabhoomi’ temple to come up if BJP gets 400 LS seats: Himanta
Ranchi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday asserted that if the BJP wins 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir will be “merged with India”, and a “Krishna Janmabhoomi temple” and “Gyanvapi temple” will be built in Mathura and Kashi, respectively. Addressing an election rally in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh, he said the BJP…
Not doing Hindu-Muslim politics, only exposing Cong plan to create religion-based rift: PM
Nashik/Kalyan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted he has never indulged in Hindu-Muslim politics, but was determined to expose the Congress “game plan of appeasement” and uncover the opposition bloc’s designs to divide people on the basis of religion. He accused the Congress of wanting to allocate 15 per cent of the central government…
