Hyderabad: Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday alleged that Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and BRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao have “replaced public debate with foul language,” leaving aside development. Sanjay Kumar’s criticism came in the wake of KCR’s recent remarks that he would “skin” the Congress government, describing the regime as “useless”,…
Bengaluru: The BJP state president, B Y Vijayendra, on Friday said the recent town panchayat election results in Karnataka are a clear indicator of the failure of the Congress government and reflect growing public anger against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s administration. Addressing party workers at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan in Malleswaram, as part of…
Jaipur: Mumbai opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi was rushed to the hospital on Friday after a heavy fall while attempting a difficult catch left him with an injury just below the neck and a concussion during his team’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Uttarakhand here. The 21-year-old has since been discharged and returned to the team hotel…
Bengaluru: Star batters Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant made solid fifties, while Gujarat batters pressed the self-destruction button as Delhi eked out a tight seven-run win in their Elite Group D match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Friday. Player of the match Kohli (77, 61 balls) and Pant (70, 79b) carried Delhi to a…
New Delhi: The 14-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has taken the cricket world by storm with his audacious stroke-play, and seven-year-old chess prodigy Vaka Lakshmi Pragnika were among a host of children who were on Friday conferred with the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by President Droupadi Murmu here. Swimming sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu…
New Delhi: India on Friday said it flagged its concerns to the US over the cancellation of pre-scheduled H1B visa interviews of large numbers of Indian applicants and that both sides are engaged on the issue. The interviews of thousands of H-1B visa applicants scheduled from the middle of this month in India have been…
Hyderabad: A man allegedly burnt his wife to death here, suspecting her fidelity, police said on Friday. He purchased petrol in a bottle and poured it on his wife while she was sleeping, and set her on fire on December 23, they added. The couple got married 10 years ago. The man is a construction…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assurance to appoint an interlocutor to take forward the demand of three tribes of the state for constitutional status for their autonomous councils. A delegation of Rabha, Mising, and Tiwa communities had called on Shah in New Delhi, in the…
New Delhi: Disciples, enthusiasts of Indian classical music, and members of the Smt. Siddheshwari Devi Academy of Indian Music came together here to pay a musical tribute to Thumri exponent Savita Devi on her 6th death anniversary. Known as the “Queen of Thumri”, Devi was remembered at a commemorative evening held recently at Triveni Auditorium for…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday reviewed the arrangements made for the ongoing 359th ‘Prakash Parv’ celebrations, marking the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, in Patna. He took stock of the accommodation facilities and amenities for pilgrims and urged officials to monitor arrangements “at the micro level” so that no devotee faces…
