GHMC proposes special cell for women

A separate cell for women’s rights was proposed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) at a meeting here on Tuesday. The cell will comp...

KTR holds high level meeting on Textiles schemes

Textiles and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao yesterday expressed displeasure at some apparel parks for violating norms. During a high level meeting w...

Health Minister Laxma Reddy launches 145 new 108 vehicles

With the launch of 145 new vehicles of 108 type for providing better mobile health services, the fleet number is put at 316 now, Health Minister Dr C ...

Saudi Arabia ‘committed to oil market stability’

Saudi's Prince Alwaleed in move to buy New York's Plaza Hotel

Ashkenazy Acquisition and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Co. have exercised a right of first refusal to match a $600 million offer ...

Calcutta HC directs SEC to accept nominations filed for Bengal panchayat polls

Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State Election Commission to accept the nominations of those candidates who had filed their papers el...

Delhi Court issues fresh order to attach Mallya's properties in PMLA case

A Delhi court has issued fresh directions to attach the properties of businessman Vijay Mallya, who was declared a proclaimed offender for evading sum...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges remaining parties to abide by Iran deal

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that he was deeply concerned regarding withdrawal of US from the deal and urged ...

US President announces US withdrawal from 2015 nuclear deal with Iran

President Donald Trump announced US withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran. After the announcement, Trump signed fresh set of sancti...

Birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore being celebrated today

The birth anniversary of the Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore is being celebrated today. Rabindra Jayanti is popularly called Poncheeshe Boishakh a...

President Kovind gives assent to Delhi's govt Bill to amend Minimum Wages Act

President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Delhi government's Bill to amend the Minimum Wages Act. Under the amended law, employers violati...

Dust storm and rain lashes many parts of North India

Dust storm and rain lashed many parts of North India disrupting normal life at several places yesterday. In Jammu and Kashmir, heavy rain and hailstor...

Vijay Mallya loses lawsuit against Indian banks in UK Court seeking USD 1.55 billion recovery

Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya last night lost a lawsuit filed by Indian banks in the UK High Court seeking to collect from him over 1(point)55 bi...

Electioneering for Karnataka poll campaign heats up

The campaigning for assembly elections in Karnataka reached its peak as only two days have been left for canvassing. Top leaders of different politica...

Indian Navy is playing an important role in advancing national and foreign policy objectives in maritime nations: Nirmala Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Indian Navy has been playing an important role in furthering the national and foreign policy objecti...

Congress pursuing divide and rule policy: PM Modi

Vijayapura: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday accused the Congress of pursuing the policy of "divide and rule", and asserted the party would be u...

Jinnah's portrait should be removed: Kalraj Mishra

Mathura: Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra yesterday said that the portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah should be removed from the ...

Mehbooba calls all-party meeting to discuss situation in Kashmir

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has called an all party meeting of the political parties to discuss the situation in the Kas...

Unnao rape case: BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar shifted from the Unnao Jail to Sitapur Jail

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, prime accused in the Unnao rape case, was shifted from the Unnao Jail to Sitapur Jail on Tuesda...

Inquiry against Nawaz Sharif for allegedly laundering billions of dollars to India.

The heat on refuses to subside with the country's main anti-corruption wing on Tuesday reportedly ordering an inquiry against him for allegedly launde...

The body of Chennai tourist R. Thirumani Selvan is expected to reach Chennai around 7 p.m.

The body of Chennai tourist R. Thirumani Selvan (25), who died after being hit by rocks hurled by protesters in Kashmir on Monday evening, is expected...

Saudi women to start driving from June 24

Saudi women will be allowed to start driving in the kingdom from June 24, the General Department of Traffic Director General Mohammed Bassami said on ...

Dubai Municipality has banned shisha or smoking in Ramadan tents throughout Dubai.

Dubai Municipality has banned shisha or smoking in Ramadan tents throughout Dubai.The ban is in place during the Iftar period from the moment the cann...

Trump congratulates Putin on fourth term

Washington: US President Donald Trump has congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on being sworn in for a fourth term, saying he looks fo...

KCR to meet with employee unions on May 14

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will meet with representatives of government employees and teachers associations on May 14 to discuss their demands...

TSRTC staff to go on strike after May 21

The recognised union of TSRTC Telangana Mazdoor Union (TMU) on Monday gave strike notice to the management stating that they would go on strike any ti...

Four terrorists arrested in Baramulla

BARAMULLA: Four terrorists and seven over ground workers (OGWs) were arrested by security forces in raids, here on Tuesday.A pistol and a car have bee...

Ridiculous to claim woman's dress reason behind rape: N Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Calling for a change in mindset, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, it is ridiculous to claim that a woman's attire is the reason be...

Young Saudis get behind Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's reform drive, mostly

Saudi Arabia's crown prince is seen as a strong leader who will take the country in the "right direction" and young Saudis are — for the most part — t...

EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia invites prequalification for major IWPP

Client is planning to issue tender documents for Jubail 3 IWPP in August