World Heritage Day Week: Heritage lovers walk from Charminar to Chowmahalla

April 15, 2024 11:57 am | Updated 11:57 am IST - HYDERABAD Exploring and discussing the heritage of Hyderabad, a group of teachers, specialists and learners led by International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) participated in a walk from Charminar to Chowmahalla on Sunday. The heritage walk was the …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls | Actor Shobhana throws weight behind Rajeev Chandrasekhar

April 15, 2024 11:52 am | Updated 11:52 am IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Actor-danseuse Shobhana endorsed Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s candidate in Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday. Addressing media persons ahead of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) road show in Neyyattinkara, Ms. Shobhana said: “This Vishu day is special because …...Read More

K.C. Venugopal interview | ‘BJP’s only agenda is polarisation’

K.C. Venugopal, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary (organisation) and Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) leader, is the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) candidate from the Alappuzha constituency in Kerala in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Venugopal, a Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan, represented Alappuzha in the Lower …...Read More

Retired judges write to CJI against attempts to 'undermine' judiciary

April 15, 2024 11:41 am | Updated 11:41 am IST - New Delhi A group of 21 retired judges of the Supreme Court and high courts have written to the Chief Justice of India on the escalating attempts by "certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and …...Read More

Review plea in SC claims electoral bonds case alleged ‘make-believe violation of fundamental rights’

April 15, 2024 11:41 am | Updated 11:41 am IST - NEW DELHI A review petition in the Supreme Court has sought a review of a Constitution Bench judgment which struck down the electoral bonds scheme “alleging a make-believe violation of fundamental rights”. The petition said the Parliament, where petitioner-lawyer …...Read More

Hyderabad car dealer’s Lamborghini set on fire by rivals

April 15, 2024 11:39 am | Updated 11:40 am IST - HYDERABAD A luxury car worth about ₹80 lakh of a high-end car dealer was burnt by his rivals in Pahadi Shareef area on Saturday evening. Police booked a case against the gang who posed as potential buyers to set …...Read More

Top news developments in Karnataka on April 15, 2024

April 15, 2024 11:39 am | Updated 11:39 am IST 1. A scooter carrying three fell into a deep trench dug by the BWSSB this morning, killing one and injuring two, at Kengeri Kommaghatta Road, part of the Cauvery drinking water V stage pipeline, for supplying to the western parts …...Read More

Lord Cameron urges Israel to 'think with head as well as heart' and not retaliate to Iran

Lord David Cameron has urged Israel to "think with head as well as heart" and not retaliate to Iran's missile attack. The foreign secretary said the nation needed to be "smart as well as tough" and think about the consequences of escalating violence in the region. UN warns of 'devastating …...Read More

With temperature soaring and no water, residents of Lalapettai village block Ponnai-Ranipet Main Road

April 15, 2024 11:31 am | Updated 11:31 am IST - RANIPET Residents of Lalapettai village near Ranipet town blocked the Ponnai - Ranipet Main Road, which is maintained by the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), on Sunday, April 14, 2024, demanding the resumption of regular water supply in their …...Read More

Practising ‘strategic feminism’ in the hotbed of patriarchy in Uttar Pradesh

At 27, Iqra Hasan is one of the youngest candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. A post graduate in International Law from the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies, Ms. Iqra Hasan is contesting from her family turf in Kairana constituency in western Uttar Pradesh on …...Read More