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Congress terms DoT’s Sanchar Saathi pre-install order ‘unconstitutional’
New Delhi: The Congress has rejected the directions of the Department of Telecommunications on pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app in new mobile handsets as unconstitutional, and demanded its immediate rollback. Congress…
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Canada joins EU defence fund as country pivots away from US
Toronto: Canada has joined a major European Union defence fund, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office has said, as the country looks to diversify its military spending away from the United States. The…
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SIR in Bengal: No single deceased or duplicate voter in 2,208 booths, says ECI
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI), till Monday evening, has identified 2,208 polling booths in West Bengal which do not have a single deceased voter or duplicate voter having names in…
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UK court lauds Muslim man who stopped attempted rape
Last December, when Hamzah Albar was walking through the Monkwearmouth area in Sunderland, United Kingdom, he witnessed a woman being attacked physically and sexually, covering her mouth to silence her. Without hesitation,…
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Palestinian journalist gang raped, tortured with dog at Sde Teiman: Report
Nearly five months after the horrific gang rape of Palestinian prisoners by Israeli soldiers at Sde Teiman detention centre, a new report has revealed that a journalist among the victims was subjected…
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Five held for extortion after impersonating as Telangana ACB officers
Hyderabad: Five members of an inter-state gang allegedly involved in extortion by impersonating officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) were arrested in Warangal district in Telangana, police said on Monday. Warangal Police…
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Indian man’s Bollywood style proposal in Times Square goes viral
New York: An Indian man fulfilled his fiancée’s Bollywood dreams by proposing to her with a dance to a medley of famous Hindi songs in New York‘s iconic Times Square, creating an…
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AIMIM general secretary Ahmed Pasha Quadri admitted to hospital
Hyderabad: All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party general secretary and former MLA, Ahmed Pasha Quadri, was admitted to a private hospital after his health condition weakened on Sunday. According to…
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Telangana govt sanctions Rs 1.55 crore ex gratia for families of deceased Gulf workers
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has sanctioned a total of Rs 1.55 crore as ex gratia for the families of Gulf workers, including 31 families from Jagtial district. The amount will be released…
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CM likely to kick off friendly football match with Lionel Messi in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is expected to kick off a friendly football match to be attended by legend Lionel Messi during his visit to Hyderabad on December 13. However,…
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Hyderabad Metro inducts 20 transgenders to boost women safety
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad metro, on Monday, December 1, started an induction security training for 20 transgender persons at selected metro stations and inside the trains. According to a release, after the completion…
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Man arrives on horse to file nomination for Telangana local body polls
Hyderabad: A man in Sangareddy arrived on a horse to file nomination for the Sarpanch’s post in the upcoming Telangana local body elections on Monday, December 1. The incident occurred in Andol…
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Samajwadi Party MP calls Bengaluru traffic ‘most notorious’
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s traffic woes resurfaced after Samajwadi Party MP Rajeev Rai criticised the authorities for the “worst traffic management”, calling the city’s roads the “most notorious”. Rai, who was in Bengaluru on…
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UPDATE: States to offer discounts on pending traffic challans
Hyderabad: In what could be news of relief for violators, the nationwide Lok Adalat, scheduled in the second week of December, could resolve pending traffic challans by offering discounts. Violations eligible for…
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‘Beef’ in buffet triggers row at UP wedding; samples sent for forensic test
Aligarh: A fight broke out at a wedding reception in Aligarh’s Civil Lines area, Uttar Pradesh, over a sticker at a dining counter that read “beef curry”, police said on Monday. Two…
