News
-
‘Killer manja’ clouds Sankranti skies in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: As the festive spirit of Sankranti rises and the winter sky fills with colourful kites, an invisible danger lurks overhead. What is meant to be a celebration of joy, togetherness and tradition…
-
BJP delegation meets Karnataka Guv, requests not to give assent to Hate Speech Bill
Bengaluru: A delegation of BJP leaders on Monday petitioned Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot requesting him not to give assent to the Hate Speech Bill, calling it “draconian”, “direct attack on free speech”…
-
SIR in Bengal: SC seeks EC’s reply on irregularities claims
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, January 12, sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on fresh interim pleas of Trinamool Congress MPs alleging arbitrariness and procedural irregularities…
-
Congress will make comeback in Mumbai civic polls, says Azharuddin
Mumbai: Ex-cricketer and Telangana minister Mohammad Azharuddin on Monday expressed confidence in Congress’s victory in the January 15 Mumbai civic polls. Campaigning for Congress candidates, Azharuddin and Rajya Sabha member Imran Pratapgarhi…
-
Mangaluru: Man assaulted on suspicion of being Bangladeshi migrant
Mangaluru: A case has been registered against four men for allegedly assaulting a migrant labourer from Jharkhand, suspecting him of being a Bangladeshi national illegally staying here, police said on Monday, January…
-
Hyderabad Police continue Mission Chabutra, warn against jaywalking
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police conducted “Mission Chabutra” – where people found “loitering” on the streets late in the night are rounded off – in the city’s Tappachabutra area on Sunday, January 11,…
-
Trump declares himself as ‘Acting President of Venezuela’ on Truth Social
New York: US President Donald Trump described himself as the “Acting President of Venezuela” in a Truth Social post, using a picture of his purported Wikipedia profile on Monday, January 12. The…
-
Telangana records spike in cybercrime, drunk driving prisoners in 2025
Hyderabad: The Telangana Prisons Department witnessed a total of 42,566 admissions, both male and female, in 2025, reflecting an 11.8 per cent increase compared to 38,079 in 2024, according to the department’s…
-
ISRO’s PSLV-C62 rocket deviates from flight path, misses orbit
Sriharikota: ISRO’s PSLV-C62 rocket carrying 16 satellites, including a foreign Earth Observation satellite, “encountered an anomaly”, the space agency said on Monday, signalling the failure of the mission. Disturbances in the rocket…
-
Sankranthi rush: Hyderabad-Vijayawada NH choked, bus stands packed
Hyderabad: With two days to go for Sankranthi, the Hyderabad-Vijayawada national highway is witnessing a severe last-minute traffic congestion for four consecutive days. Since Friday, January 10, the festive traffic has escalated…
-
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over sexually explicit AI images
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually…
-
No country more essential than India: US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor
New Delhi: No country is as essential as India for Washington and both sides are actively engaged in firming up a trade deal, US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor said on Monday. Real friends…
-
Air India flight diverted to Jaipur due to medical emergency
New Delhi: An Air India flight from the national capital to Vijayawada was diverted to Jaipur due to a medical emergency on Monday morning, according to a source. The source said an…
-
Kerala CM leads ‘Satyagraha’ protest against Centre
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday led a ‘Satyagraha’ protest here against the BJP-led union government, accusing it of “political vengeance” and “bias” in denying the state its rightful financial…
-
Opposition protests in Goa assembly over nightclub fire
Panaji: A ruckus erupted in the Goa legislative assembly on the first day of the winter session on Monday after Opposition MLAs disrupted Governor P Ashok Gajapathi Raju’s address to demand a…
