New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday described Vande Mataram as an immortal hymn that binds the nation together with the sentiment of love for the motherland, and urged everyone to remember that “unity is our strength, sacrifice our path and ‘Mother Bharat’ our soul”. He also asked members to pledge to…
Rajkot: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed he was denied permission to meet the jailed farmers and party workers in Rajkot and accused the Gujarat government of being “more oppressive” than the British. Kejriwal said he had sought prior permission to meet the jailed farmers. Police had arrested 88 farmers and AAP…
Special Correspondent For a cricket ecosystem long accustomed to controversy, the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s U-14 selections at the Secunderabad Gymkhana grounds have unexpectedly offered a refreshing counter-narrative. What initially appeared — through a few viral social media clips — as yet another episode of confusion soon began to reveal a more nuanced and encouraging story…
Kolkata: Donations for the proposed Babri Masjid-style mosque announced by suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in West Bengal’s Murshidabad have reached nearly Rs 3 crore, the leader’s aides claimed on Tuesday. Kabir laid the foundation stone of the mosque at Rejinagar in Murshidabad district on Saturday. According to Kabir, 12 donation boxes were placed…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said the inspiration from Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s vision would guide the party rule in the state. Speaking after virtually inaugurating the statues of ‘Telangana Thalli’ (Mother Telangana) in district Collectors’ offices from here, he said people of the state…
Srinagar: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches in the forest area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and CRPF, brought along…
Mumbai: Traded to the Mumbai Indians from the Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 2 crore ahead of IPL 2026, Indian pacer Shardul Thakur says former captain Rohit Sharma allowed him to express himself. The 34-year-old pacer, who featured in India’s Test tour of England earlier this year, is hoping to again experience the good old…
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has issued an order increasing the number of wards in GHMC to 300 from 150. The number of wards rose following the merger of 27 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on the periphery of Hyderabad with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). The state government treats the GHMC, including the 27 ULBs,…
Thiruvananthapuram: Voters in seven districts of Kerala began casting ballots on Tuesday in the first phase of crucial local elections, viewed by many as a key indicator ahead of next year’s state legislative assembly contest. Voting began at 7 am for the local bodies in seven districts–Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam and…
Bengaluru: Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Monday said that the State Government is addressing farmers’ issues in North Karnataka but reminded the Centre that it too has a responsibility to solve the issues in the region. He said the state government has already taken a ‘costly’ step to address issues facing sugarcane and maize farmers.’…
