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India: The stage is set for cricket's Toughest Rivalry to reignite as India take on Australia in the three-match ODI series starting tomorrow. The contest promises high-intensity battles between two power-packed lineups. Speaking exclusively to the press during Media Day ahead of the first ODI, JioStar expert Aaron Finch spoke about the return of India legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Rohit adopting an aggressive batting approach, the thrilling pace-bowling duel between both sides, the sign ...Read More >
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday announced that his party will contest the upcoming Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) elections in alliance with the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). He raised the slogan "75 seats paar" (crossing 75 seats) as a target out of the total 131 seats in the civic body and also said that any other party that wants to align with his party will also have to join hands with Raj Thackeray. The announcement comes on a day NCP, a const ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Saturday said the government is ready to help the Muslim girl student, who was barred from wearing a hijab in a Church-run private school in Kochi, to get admission in any other institution where she wishes to join. A special order will be issued if the student approaches the government with a request for the same, the minister told reporters here. The announcement by the minister came a day after the student's father had sai ...Read More >
Idukki: Following heavy rains, the water levels at various dams in Idukki have risen, prompting authorities to release water, the district administration said on Saturday. The water level in the Mullaperiyar dam has crossed 137 feet, leading to the opening of three shutters to 75 cm and the release of 163 cusecs of water at 9 am, according to an official statement.At 8 am, the water level at the dam was recorded as 138.25 ft above the permissible limit, officials said.The volume of water releas ...Read More >
Jajpur : Odisha Police on Friday arrested two persons with criminal backgrounds for allegedly firing at a travel agency office here over a delay in the refund of cancelled railway tickets. The accused have been identified as Michael Santosh (23) of Purbakot village and Santosh Pradhan (24) of Mundamal village, both in Jajpur district. Police arrested the duo on Thursday night from the homes of their relatives outside the district, police said. A pistol used in the firing, four live rounds, a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Sri Lankan counterpart, Harini Amarasuriya, in New Delhi on Friday, where the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in education, technology, innovation, development partnership, and the welfare of fishermen. Later, speaking at an event organised by a television channel and a think tank, Amarasuriya described India as a "partner of long-standing trust" and said that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two nations, signed in 1 ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a major breakthrough for Indian authorities, a court in Antwerp on Friday cleared the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, ruling that his arrest by Belgian authorities on India's request was valid. Officials said the order marks a significant step forward in India's efforts to bring Choksi back to face trial in the ₹13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam. Choksi, however, has the option to appeal the decision in a higher court in Belgium. "The order has come i ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A engineering student of Bengaluru city was allegedly raped by her friend on the college campus, a week back, before she registered a police complaint leading to the arrest of the accused identified as Jeevan Gowda (21), studying in sixth semester. The victim is a student in the 7th semester. It is alleged Jeevan Gowda dragged his friend to the college washroom and reportedly insisted on unnatural sex with him. The victim resisted to it which later led to rape on her inside the washr ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a significant move ahead of the Diwali festival, the Maharashtra government on Friday approved Rs 1,356 crore in financial assistance for farmers whose crops were damaged by the September 2025 floods. The relief package will benefit 21.66 lakh farmers across the districts of Satara, Kolhapur, Beed, Dharashiv, Latur, Parbhani, and Nanded in the Marathwada region, an official said. A Government Resolution (GR) regarding the disbursement has been issued by the Revenue Department. Accord ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The HYDRAA on Friday cleared illegal encroachments spread across 1.30 acres of government land in Kulsumpura, Dhoolpet. The land, estimated to be worth '110 crore, had been under unauthorised occupation by one Ashok Singh, who had constructed sheds on it and rented them out to Ganesh idol makers. The clearance operation was carried out following a request from the Hyderabad district collector, who urged HYDRAA to secure the land for public use. Acting on the request, HYDRAA officials ...Read More >
Mumbai: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday criticised the Maharashtra Government saying farmers in the state have to observe Black Diwali as the state government was not ready to help them adequately. "Financial assistance announced by the Maharashtra Government for farmers affected by the recent heavy rains in the state is inadequate and will not help them recover their losses," he said in Baramati. Pawar said the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) will not celebrate the first day of Diwali in ...Read More >
New Delhi: While the NDA juggernaut rolls on, differences simmer in the I.N.D.I.A. bloc as a seat-sharing deal continues to elude the opposition bloc. Though in principle an alliance is in effect, there are at least five constituencies in which friendly fights are taking place; these include Bachwara, Lalganj, Jhanjharpur, Rosra and Vaishali. The Mahagathbandhan stalemate continues as smaller parties are still clamouring for more seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls. The seat-sharing nego ...Read More >
Nizamabad: BC organisations are making arrangements for a Nizamabad district bandh on October 18, demanding 42 per cent reservation in local and urban body elections. The bandh will be observed across the state, including Nizamabad. The organisations have called for its successful implementation. Interestingly, the ruling Congress and Opposition parties, BJP, BRS, and Telugu Desam, have all declared their support for the bandh. BJP district president K. Dinesh said the party fully supports the ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited (Genco), has sought approval from the government to go ahead with the setting up of a 1x800 MW coal-based super critical thermal power plant at Ramagundam. The proposed plant will replace the aged 1x62.5 MW Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station, which the TGGenco is awaiting government permission to decommission. The proposed 800 MW plant will come up in its place. Genco in its request to the energy department, also laid out the need f ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: As Hyderabad gears up to celebrate the festival of wealth, Dhana Trayodashi or Dhanteras, on Saturday, jewellers expect up to a 30 per cent decline in sales over last because of skyrocketing gold prices, which hit the stratospheric level of ₹1,34,550 per 10 grams. From Hyderabad to Secunderabad, jewellery outlets have decorated since last week, featuring glitzy advertisements with models and film stars and offering lucrative discounts on making charges. Yet, despite the visual appeal ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: Minister Gummidi Sandhyarani visited the Saluru Community Health Centre (CHC) on Friday to assess the condition of hostel students admitted due to illness. Her visit followed reports of students falling sick amid a strike by Primary Health Centre (PHC) doctors, which disrupted local medical services. Upon arrival, the minister interacted with medical staff and reviewed the condition of 21 students under treatment. Doctors confirmed that none of the cases were critical. The minist ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Friday asked the government and the State Election Commission (SEC) when will be the rural local body elections would be conducted, and gave them two weeks to reply with regard to the revised poll schedule. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin was hearing a petition filed by Renka Surender, advocate from Mancherial district, who challenged the SEC's notification dated October 9, which put the local body e ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Daljit Singh Chawdhary, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General, said here on Friday that the police had worked along with the security forces during Operation Sindoor in May. "In moments of great national challenge, the police do not stand alone," he said. "We have seen this in operations like 'Sindoor' where the police worked shoulder to shoulder with the armed forces and the Central armed police forces," he said while addressing the passing out parade of Indian Police Service ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office, on Friday conducted searches at five locations in the city targeting full-fledged money changers (FFMCs). The firms raided include Prism Forex Private Limited, Garuda Forex Services Private Limited, Sree Vimal Nath Forex Private Limited, Victory Forex and Travel Services Private Limited, and Digital Forex Private Limited. According to ED officials, the FFMCs and their managements were allegedly operating illegally without v ...Read More >
New Delhi: Three-year-old airline Akasa Air on Friday said it will be increasing services on domestic and international routes, including the introduction of non-stop services to Abu Dhabi from Cochin and Chennai.Delhi will be the airline's third operational base after Bengaluru and Mumbai, and the airline will operate over 165 weekly departures from the national capital. Besides Delhi, the carrier will be enhancing services from Kolkata. The airline will further expand its footprint across th ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chaos reigned supreme while collecting biryani sachets in Kishangunj district in Bihar. Utter confusion prevailed when the people came to collect sachets while AIMIM candidate Tausif Alam was filing nomination papers for contesting the Assembly elections from Bahadurganj constituency. On seeing sachets, a large number of people thronged the premises to grab them leading to chaos in the locality. Alam's supporters asked them to maintain proper order but the people did not budge. The ...Read More >
Chennai: The Election Commission of India on Friday informed the Madras High Court that top actor Vijay's TVK is not a recognised political party.Niranjan Rajagopal, counsel for EC made the submission before the First bench comprising Chief Justice M M Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, when a Public Interest Litigation filed by C Selvakumar, which among other reliefs sought to derecognize Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), came up for hearing.TVK's derecognition was sought in the wake of the ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A female student of a private engineering college here was allegedly raped by her junior inside the men's washroom on the campus, police said on Friday. The accused, a fifth-semester student (21), was known to the victim, who is in the seventh semester at the same college, they said. The accused has been arrested on charges of rape and produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody, they added. According to police, in her complaint, the woman stated that the incident ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ever since actor Sonakshi Sinha married Zaheer Iqbal, her pregnancy rumours have surfaced multiple times, and the actress has repeatedly clarified that she's not expecting. Most recently, her appearance at a Diwali party once again sparked speculation, and this time, Sonakshi had a hilarious reaction to the buzz. Taking to Instagram, Sonakshi posted several pictures flaunting her festive look from a Diwali bash. However, it's her caption that left everyone in splits. "World record hold ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has raised the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief for state employees, pensioners, and family pensioners from 55% to 58%, effective July 1, 2025. The decision, announced by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the occasion of Deepavali, is expected to benefit nearly 28 lakh employees and pensioners, enhancing their financial security and improving their standard of living. CM Adityanath said the move will light a lamp of satisfaction, safety, and pro ...Read More >
Bhopal: Police busted a gang involved in the theft of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) from the blood bank of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, by arresting its six members, a senior police officer said on Thursday. According to the police, six accused in the theft case were arrested and 1,123 units of FFP, stolen from the AIIMS, Bhopal, were recovered from them. The FFP is used in manufacturing of biomedical medicines. Police investigation suggested that the gang has so far s ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi "the leader of the 21st Century," Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the "double-engine" NDA government at the Centre and in AP has brought double benefits to the state. Speaking at the Super GST-Super Savings, Bachhat Utsav public meeting in Kurnool on Thursday, the CM hailed the Centre's cooperation for bringing record-level investments to the state and said, "Modi's victory is India's victory -- and that is our victory too." Lauding the ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday disposed of a writ petition filed by Maganti Sunitha, contesting candidate in by elections of Jubilee Hills assembly constituency from the BRS, and minister K.T. Rama Rao alleged that nearly 12,000 bogus votes were added in the latest electoral voters list of Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency. The petitioners sought directions to the Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana, to update the voters list before conducting elections. Senior counsel Dama S ...Read More >
Chennai: Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin announced that new beneficiaries under the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (KMUT), the scheme paying Rs 1000 assistance a month to women, would get the amount from December 15 as the process for expanding the scheme was on. Participating in a debate on the scheme in the State Assembly on Thursday, Udhayanidhi Stalin said 2 lakh applications were received in the special camps organized for including more beneficiaries to the scheme that now pays ...Read More >
Raipur: Billed as a watershed moment in the counterinsurgency, Naxal-stronghold Abujhmad, a 4,000 sq km forested and hilly area extending from south Bastar in Chhattisgarh to Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, has finally fallen. The events of past 48 hours which saw surrender of top Maoist Mallojula Venugopal alias Abhay alias Sonu, a Polit Bureau and Central Military Commission member of the banned CPI (Maoist) along with 60 rebel leaders and the decision to lay down arms by around 200 Naxal leaders ...Read More >
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