New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed western and central parts of India on Sunday while a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir led to the closure of the arterial Srinagar-Leh national highway, cutting off the Kashmir Valley from Ladakh and rendering the Baltal base camp for the Amarnath Yatra inaccessible. Five people died in rain-related incidents in…
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and former IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) extended his best wishes to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Industries and Commerce Minister D Sridhar Babu, who are currently in the USA to attract foreign investments to Telangana. The delegation, led by CM Revanth Reddy, will also visit South…
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over the implementation of the PM-KUSUM initiative, launched in 2019 to increase the agricultural use of solar energy across the country, and said the Modi government cannot persist with such “cavalier” implementation of schemes. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Ministry of New…
Paris: India beat Great Britain 4-2 in penalty shoot-out to enter the semifinals of the men’s hockey event at the Paris Olympics, having played with 10 men for more than 40 minutes here on Sunday. This is their second consecutive semifinal appearance at the Games. India were reduced to 10 men after Amit Rohidas was…
New Delhi: In a move likely to spark heated debates and become a significant political issue for the Opposition, the Modi government is reportedly preparing to introduce a Bill in Parliament proposing 40 amendments to the Waqf Act. The proposed amendments received the NDA-III government’s nod during a late evening meeting of the Union Cabinet…
Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Saturday accused the United States of supporting the attack which it blamed on Israel, state TV reported. The televised statement, which reiterated a call for retaliation, said a rocket with a seven-kilogram (about 15-pound) warhead was used to target the residence of Hamas’ political leader in the capital Tehran on…
Hyderabad: Mega star Chiranjeevi and his actor-son Ram Charan (of ‘RRR’ fame) on Sunday announced contribution of Rs one crore to support the victims of landslides in Wayanad district of Kerala. Chiranjeevi, in a post on X, expressed anguish over the loss of life due to the landslides. ‘Deeply distressed by the devastation and loss…
Ramanagara (Karnataka): Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said he will work together with the leaders and workers of the BJP and JD(S) to bring back an NDA government in the state. There is no question of his party joining hands with the Congress once again, the JD(S) state president said. The JD(S) had…
Thrissur: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday appreciated the valiant efforts of the police and the fire force in the wake of the recent devastating landslides that rocked Wayanad district and said it was the biggest disaster in the history of the state. Addressing the passing out parade of the Kerala police here, Vijayan…
Paris: Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger saved two penalties in the shoot-out and scored the winning kick to knock holders Canada of the Olympic women’s football on Saturday, taking Germany into the semi-finals along with Spain, the United States and Brazil. The quarter-final in Marseille finished 0-0 after extra time before 2016 gold medallists Germany prevailed 4-2…
