- Bangalore
Karnataka mins reject BJP’s charges of fundraising for Bihar polls
Bengaluru: Karnataka Ministers on Tuesday hit out at the opposition BJP for alleging that the ruling Congress was collecting funds for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Senior BJP leaders Jagadish Shettar and…
- Telangana
65 Maoists from Telangana still underground: DGP Shivadhar Reddy
Nizamabad: Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy on Tuesday said that about 65 Maoists from the state are still underground, of whom around 40 hold leadership positions. Addressing the media…
- India
Pastor among three held for illegal religious conversions in UP
Bareilly: Three persons, including a pastor, have been arrested for allegedly luring poor and underprivileged Hindus to convert to Christianity, officials said on Tuesday. According to police, the three were allegedly offering…
- Delhi
Day after Diwali, Delhi gasps for air amid toxic haze
New Delhi: Delhi residents woke up on Tuesday to heavy grey haze darkening the city skies, reduced visibility and the air quality in the ‘red zone’ after many celebrated Diwali last night…
- Andhra Pradesh
Low-pressure area forms over southwest Bay of Bengal
Amaravati: A low-pressure area formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal on Tuesday morning under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over the region, the Meteorological Department said. The system…
- India
Farmer’s suicide: Congress, BJP stage protest demanding action against officials
Palakkad: Congress and BJP workers on Tuesday staged protests in front of the mini civil station at Agali here over the death of a farmer, who died by suicide, on his agricultural…
- Hyderabad
Jubilee Hills Assembly bypoll: Asaduddin Owaisi clears his stand
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said the party will support Congress candidate Naveen Yadav in the Jubilee Hills Assembly bypoll scheduled for November 11. Speaking to reporters, he said the…
- India
2 cars destroyed in blaze triggered by firecrackers in Mumbai
Mumbai: Two cars were gutted in a fire sparked by firecrackers on Diwali night near a hospital in Mumbai, officials said on Tuesday. No person was injured in the blaze reported to…
- Business
Asian markets extend gains, Japan’s Nikkei nears 50,000-level
Bangkok: Asian markets advanced on Tuesday, with Japan’s benchmark approaching the symbolically important 50,000 level for the first time as conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi was chosen as the country’s first female prime…
- India
School authorities booked for beating, confining 5th class student in room
Bengaluru: Police have registered a case against a private school here after a Class five student was allegedly beaten and confined in a room by the school authorities. According to police, the…
- Kashmir
Farooq Abdullah stands as symbol of Kashmir’s voice: TN CM
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) president Farooq Abdullah stands as a symbol of Kashmir’s voice. The chief minister heaped…
- India
Two held with Rs 53 lakh drugs after raids in Palghar and Thane
Palghar: Police have seized drugs valued at Rs 53 lakh in two separate raids in Maharashtra’s Palghar and Thane districts and arrested two persons in this connection, officials said on Tuesday. Acting…
- Stock Market
BSE, NSE to hold special Muhurat trading
Mumbai: Stock exchanges will hold a special Muhurat trading session on Tuesday from 1.45 pm to 2.45 pm for Laxmi Pujan, according to notices by the BSE and the NSE. Also ReadStock…
- Middle East
Israel identifies hostage remains as Hamas vows to end war
Tel Aviv: Israel said on Tuesday it had identified the body of a hostage that was released by Hamas overnight, while the militant group’s chief negotiator said Hamas is determined to implement…
- India
Indian MBBS student suffers brain stroke in Russia, airlifted to Jaipur
Jaipur: A 22-year-old MBBS student from Rajasthan, who was battling for life in Kazakhstan after suffering a brain stroke, was airlifted to Jaipur on Monday evening. Rahul Ghosalya, a resident of Jaipur’s…
