Srinagar: Drones have been pressed into service to pinpoint the location of terrorists who have taken positions in the forest area on a hilly terrain in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday as the operation to flush out the ultras entered the third day. Additional Director General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar…
Kancheepuram: The DMK government’s flagship Rs 1,000 monthly financial assistance scheme for women was rolled out here on Friday by Chief Minister M K Stalin on the birth anniversary of Dravidian icon C N Annadurai. Stalin launched the scheme here saying it is a recognition of women’s hard work and distributed bank debit cards to several…
Hyderabad: State Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday virtually inaugurated nine new medical colleges at various locations in the state, as part of the government’s stated aim of opening at least one such institution in every district of the state. The new medical colleges are located in the districts of Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kumram…
Hyderabad: The first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee under Mallikarjun Kharge’s presidency will be held here on Saturday during which the party’s top brass will deliberate on evolving a strategy for upcoming assembly polls in five states and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Sources said the Committee is likely to also hold discussions on…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday told the Supreme Court it will extend by 10 days the date of summons issued to BRS leader K Kavitha in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case. The agency had issued the summons asking Kavitha to appear before it on Friday. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday organised a mega event of reading the Constitution’s preamble as part of the ‘International Day of Democracy’ celebrations with tens of lakhs of people participating in the programme from India and abroad at the same time. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah led the celebrations, along with Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar…
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who has been remanded to 14 days in judicial custody for his alleged role in a multi-crore Skill Development Corporation scam, has filed two bail petitions, interim and regular, in a local court. In the interim bail petition, Naidu denied all the allegations levelled against him and…
Gurugram/Chandigarh: Congress MLA Mamman Khan has been arrested in connection with the July 31 Nuh violence case, police said on Friday. The Ferozepur Jhirka legislator, who was named as an accused in an FIR lodge after the communal clashes, was arrested late last night. Satish Kumar, Ferozepur Jhirkha Deputy Superintendent of Police and the head of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted engineers, saying their innovative minds and tireless dedication have been the backbone of our nation’s progress. His tributes to them came on Engineer’s Day, which is held to commemorate pioneering engineer and administrator M Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary. He was born in 1861. “Greetings to…
Colombo: Kusal Mendis produced an outstanding 91 and Charith Asalanka a gutsy unbeaten 49 as defending champions Sri Lanka overcame Pakistan by two wickets in a dramatic Super Four match here on Thursday to set up an Asia Cup final against India. Fifties by Abdullah Shafique (52) and Mohammad Rizwan (86 not out) had led Pakistan…
