File photo: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The opposition’s INDIA bloc has decided to field a joint candidate for the upcoming Vice-Presidential election, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge reaching out to allies to discuss potential names and forge a consensus. According to news agency PTI, sources within the bloc say there…
India’s Asiatic lion population rose from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, a jump of 32.2%, according to the 16th Lion Population Estimation report released on Sunday. The number of adult females has increased from 260 to 330, up by nearly 27%, boosting the species’ ability to reproduce. The 2025 count includes new satellite…
Hyderabad: Bandlaguda police busted an international sex-trafficking racket and rescued four victims, including a 15-year-old girl student from Bangladesh, after the latter escaped from the traffickers and approached the police. Three traffickers were arrested.At around 8.15am on Friday, a 15-year-old girl rushed into Bandlaguda police station seeking help. The girl told the police that she…
Udit Raj; ACM AP Singh; Imran Masood NEW DELHI: Congress leader Udit Raj on Sunday questioned the timing of Air Chief Marshal AP Singh’s revelations about Pakistan’s losses during May’s Operation Sindoor, linking them to the ongoing “vote theft” controversy.Also Read | ‘There is a limit to lying’: Rijiju slams Rahul Gandhi over Operation Sindoor…
a three-year-old boy, Ayush Bhagat, was fatally attacked by a leopard while playing near his home. The family and villagers frantically searched for him after he went missing, discovering bloodstains in a tomato farm. NASHIK: Six-year-old Shreya was looking forward to Rakshabandhan as her three-year-old brother, Ayush Bhagat, had promised her a special gift. Instead,…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday took a veiled jab at US President Donald Trump over the recent tariff hikes on Indian goods, accusing unnamed global powers of trying to derail India’s economic momentum. Without naming Trump, Singh said, “Some ‘boss’ is jealous, unable to accept India’s growth; trying to disrupt the country’s…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday told the Supreme Court that no voter’s name will be deleted from the draft electoral roll in Bihar without prior notice, an opportunity to be heard, and a reasoned order.The poll panel also said the statutory framework does not require it to prepare or share a separate…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday launched a sharp counter to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s allegations on Operation Sindoor, accusing him of echoing a “Pakistani narrative” and “berating” the armed forces.Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said in a post on X, “There’s a limit to lying as well! Now the people of India themselves…
NEW DELHI: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi, recently held IndiGo Airlines liable for deficiency in service due to unhygienic and stained seats on a flight, directing a compensation of Rs 1.75 lakh.The bench, comprising president Poonam Chaudhry and members Bariq Ahmed and and Shekhar Chandra, observed on July 18 that dirty seating…
RAICHUR: A 60-year-old beggar from Bijanagera village, along the Raichur-Jambaladinni Road, donated ₹1.83 lakh for the renovation of the local Anjaneyaswamy temple. The funds were accumulated entirely from the alms she collected over the last six years.The temple was recently dedicated to the public, and Rangamma was felicitated of her contribution. Rangamma, originally from Andhra…
