TCA Demands Restoration of Constitutional Order in HCA
Asks Court-appointed SMC to enforce judicial directions and confine HCA operations to Hyderabad Our Correspondent Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Tuesday called upon the Court-appointed Single Member Committee (SMC) to restore constitutional governance in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), enforce accountability and put an end to what it described as an alarming culture…
Cong trying to create atmosphere of anarchy to capture political power: Madhav
Jammu: BJP national vice president Ram Madhav on Tuesday accused the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi of deliberately spreading false propaganda over the SIR issue as they were unable to challenge the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi through democratic elections. The Congress, he charged, was attempting to destabilise the country, undermine democratic institutions…
Dia Mirza’s video deletion a ‘small issue’, HC didn’t reprimand BMC: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday dismissed as a “small issue” the controversy over the BMC deleting actor Dia Mirza’s anti-firecracker video, saying it was not a matter at his level and that the Bombay High Court had not reprimanded the civic body. Mirza’s video for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) eco-friendly Diwali…
Air India will rebalance network, look for more wide-body planes: CEOTewolde Gebremariam
New Delhi: Air India will rebalance its airport hubs and network, reduce costs and look for more wide-body aircraft, its CEO and MD Tewolde Gebremariam said on Tuesday as the airline bets big on growth opportunities. Spelling out the strategy for the loss-making airline, Gebremariam, who officially took charge in October, said Air India wants…
Andhra HPCL fire accident: Occurred in storage tank; controlled, no deaths, injuries
Visakhapatnam: The fire accident at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation’s refinery here late on Monday night occurred at the pitch intermediate storage tank and was brought under control, the oil marketing company officials said on Tuesday. There were no deaths or injuries in the fire incident, an HPCL official confirmed to PTI. Around 10 pm on Monday,…
Bageshwar Dham priest apologises after row over remarks on Lord Krishna
Chhatarpur (MP): Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Shastri has apologised after a controversy over his comments on Lord Krishna, saying he did not intend to insult any deity. In a video message posted on social media from Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, Shastri said he did not intend to draw any distinction between Lord Ram and…
Indian national killed in attack on merchant ship off Oman coast
New Delhi: An Indian sailor was killed in an attack on a commercial vessel near Limah in Oman on Monday evening, triggering strong condemnation by India. The vessel, MSV Al Jusufi, had 14 Indian nationals, 13 of whom have been rescued, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday. “We condemn the attack on…
SC seeks replies from Centre, others on traders’ plea against protest at Ramlila Maidan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea by traders’ organisations seeking a halt to the ongoing protests against the chief election commissioner during the festive season, and said that the protest site cannot be occupied for “all time to come”. A bench comprising Chief Justice…
Actor Stephen McKinley Henderson joins ‘Anglers’
Los Angeles: Actor Stephen McKinley Henderson is set to feature in “Anglers”. Henderson has been in projects such as “Lincoln”, “Dune”, “Fences”, “Civil War” and the television show “The Newsroom”, among others. The film is directed by Zoe Simone and will feature the actor alongside Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens, Bella Samman, Raffi Manjikian, Beau Karnsrithong, Justin…
Indian killed as two helicopters collide in Nepal
Kathmandu: A 47-year-old Indian national was killed and another passenger injured when two helicopters collided while landing on Tuesday in Nepal’s Solukhumbu district, police said. The two helicopters collided while landing at Pheriche in Ward 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district on Tuesday, according to a Nepal Police statement. The helicopters,…
