As the Narendra Modi government faces criticism over its move to go for delimitation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir following its re-organisation, it is finding support for the cause in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, albeit for the two Telugu states.
Union Home minister Amit Shah’s recent whirlwind of southern states is aimed at strengthening BJP’s base in Karnataka and reviving its prospects in Tamil Nadu. He shared dais with superstar Rajinikanth which is a clear sign of a new political alignment in the state.
Examba (Belagavi): A relief camp set up in a government school in Examba village in north Karnataka’s Belagavi district, near Krishna river and bordering Maharashtra, has come as surprise, as many residing here don’t want to return home. "People are very warm, we are being treated like family," say residents of the camp.
Kochi: A Kerala nun on Saturday (August 17) said she has filed an appeal before the Vatican against Franciscan Clarist Congregation's decision to expel her from it even as the congregation tightened its stance by issuing a letter to the her elderly mother to take her back home.
A drone flying over the residence of the TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu on the banks of Krishna river near Vijayawada has triggered conspiracy theories, with party leaders alleging that the Jagan Mohan Reddy government had committed a security breach.
New Delhi: A fire broke out at the teaching block of the AIIMS here on Saturday (August 17), destroying samples and medical reports and forcing evacuation of some patients, though no one was injured, officials said.
Patients from a few floors of the AB ward,...
Indore: Eleven persons have lost vision due to a bacterial infection following cataract surgeries conducted at a private hospital here last week.
Thirteen patients underwent surgeries under the National Programme for Control of Blindness at Indore Netra C...
Not too long ago Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that we need more satire and humour. “Humour brings happiness to our lives. It is the best healer." But for the artistic community, making political satires or any dark comedy sets for that matter, is easier said than done these days. Standup comics are afraid to take a dig at the current government because it comes back to bite them in the form of bans, death threats, abuses, online trolling and more. What do we laugh about now? Click to read more.
Kochi: A Kerala nun on Saturday (August 17) said she has filed an appeal before the Vatican against Franciscan Clarist Congregation's decision to expel her from it even as the congregation tightened its stance by issuing a letter to the her elderly mother to take her back home.
A drone flying over the residence of the TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu on the banks of Krishna river near Vijayawada has triggered conspiracy theories, with party leaders alleging that the Jagan Mohan Reddy government had committed a security breach.
As the Narendra Modi government faces criticism over its move to go for delimitation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir following its re-organisation, it is finding support for the cause in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, albeit for the two Telugu states.
Mumbai: Regional social media platform ShareChat on Friday (August 16) said that it has raised $100 million in its Series-D funding with participation from microblogging site Twitter and private equity firm TrustBridge Partners.
Existing investors in...
New Delhi: Retail inflation eased marginally to 3.15 per cent in July on the back of softening fuel and light prices even as overall food prices moved up, showed government data on Tuesday (August 13), leaving room for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to go...
Automobile sales in India witnessed its sharpest decline in nearly 19 years this July, dropping 18.71 per cent, rendering almost 15,000 workers jobless as the sector reels under a prolonged slump, auto industry body SIAM reported.
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani on Monday (August 12) announced that Saudi oil giant Aramco has agreed to take a 20% stake in his flagship Reliance Industries’ oil refinery and chemical business at an enterprise value of $75 billion (around ₹5,32,466 crore).
New Delhi: The government on Sunday (August 11) said it will soon address issues affecting the real estate sector after industry bodies and homebuyers met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to flag their concerns regarding liquidity crunch, demand slowdow...
Chennai: Harley Davidson, the iconic American motorcycle manufacturer, considers south Indian market as one with the most potential set of consumers.
Speaking at The Federal South India Media Summit Season 2 in Chennai on Friday (August 10), Sajeev Ra...
Chennai: Online streaming services, which are growing at a rapid pace in India, are now in a race to produce content in regional languages so that they can widen their reach, industry experts said at the South India Media Summit 2019.
New Delhi: Industrial production growth dropped to 2 per cent in June, mainly on account of poor show by mining and manufacturing sectors, according to official data released on Friday (August 9).
Factory output, as measured by the Index of Industrial P...
New Delhi: Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik was on Saturday (August 17) nominated for the country's highest sporting honour - the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award - along with Asian and Commonwealth Games champion wrestler Bajrang Punia...
Tokyo: The swimming section of a paratriathlon test event for Tokyo 2020 was cancelled on Saturday (August 17) due to high levels of bacteria in the water, the latest in a series of difficulties over water quality and temperature.
Oly...
Johannesburg: Failure to win in India is "not going to be the end of the world" for South Africa, feels the team's Pep Guardiola-inspired interim team director, Enoch Nkwe.
In a role that is all-encompassing, Nkwe, 36, is the national cricke...
Cincinnati: Ashleigh Barty edged closer to a return to the top WTA ranking, reaching the WTA semi-finals as current number one Naomi Osaka retired with a knee injury.
Barty, the Australian top seed, on Friday engineered her second comeback...
London: Frank Lampard admits his first match as Chelsea manager at Stamford Bridge will be a proud occasion, but only a win against Leicester will make Sunday's homecoming a truly memorable occasion.
After successive defeats in his opening two competitive games in charge, Blues legend Lampard is desperate to get his reign up and running with three points this weekend.
The 41-year-old, Chelsea's record goal-scorer, is certain to get a hero's we...
United Nations: The UN Security Council will meet here on Friday (August 16) to discuss India revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan wrote a letter on the issue to the wor...
Beijing: China has asked for closed consultations on the Security Council agenda item ‘India-Pakistan Question’, a top diplomat said.
China has formally asked for “closed consultations” ...
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday vowed to become the voice of Kashmir and raise the issue at every global forum, including the United Nations, as he questioned the s...
US President Donald Trump has said that India and China are no longer “developing nations” and were “taking advantage” of the tag from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and asserted that he will not let it happen anymore.
With early exposure to the internet, children and adolescents don’t just have to face the perils of the real world, as the pervasive virtual world has made them all the more vulnerable.
