US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India will stop buying Russian oil, months after Trump imposed punitive tariffs over the purchases. “He’s assured me there will be no oil purchased from Russia,” Trump said. “You know, you can’t do it immediately. It’s a little bit…
Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Thursday appeared to take a subtle dig at Karnataka deputy chief Minister DK Shivakumar NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh on Thursday appeared to take a subtle dig at Karnataka deputy chief Minister DK Shivakumar, following Google’s announcement to invest USD 15 billion over five years…
Sudha Murty, NR Narayana Murthy BENGALURU: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy and author-philanthropist Sudha Murty have declined to participate in the socio-economic and educational survey being conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes.When enumerators visited their residence for data collection, the Murthy couple reportedly informed them that they did not wish to take…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission told SC on Thursday that NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Yogendra Yadav had filed petitions with “ulterior and mala fide motives” to disrupt SIR in Bihar and create a narrative suiting the electoral interests of political parties.EC made the charge on a day the court virtually ruled out intervention…
CJI Gavai, Rakesh Kishore New Delhi: Supreme Court has expressed reluctance to accede to requests from SC Bar Association president Vikas Singh and solicitor general (SG) Tushar Mehta to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against advocate Rakesh Kishore for attempting to hurl a shoe at CJI B R Gavai, and restrain social media from glorifying the…
A 37-year-old Hyderabad man, Mohammed Ahmed, was allegedly defrauded by a job agent and sent to Russia HYDERABAD: A 37-year-old man from Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Mohammed Ahmed, has allegedly been defrauded by a job agent and sent to Russia, where he has reportedly been drafted to fight in the war against Ukraine. “He has been given…
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he was assured by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday that New Delhi was tapering its purchase of Russian oil to help stop the Russia-Ukraine war, but the external affairs ministry in Delhi denied knowledge of any such conversation.In Washington, in his customary freewheeling banter with pool…
In a shocking violation of safety, a 25-year-old woman faced a horrific ordeal aboard the Santragachi Special Express. Traveling solo from Rajahmundry to Hyderabad, she was assaulted in a ladies’ compartment while en route between Guntur and Pedakurapadu stations. HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly raped and robbed at knifepoint in the ladies’ compartment of…
NEW DELHI: Former President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday cautioned that climate change is “no longer only an environmental concern but is becoming a human rights imperative”. The consequences of the challenges posed by climate change, manifesting in the form of floods, droughts and heatwaves, are borne largely by those who are least equipped to bear…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday approved a 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for around 28 lakh state government employees and pensioners.With this revision, the DA and DR will rise from 55 per cent to 58 per cent of basic pay, effective from July 1, 2025,…
