With Telangana leaders rejecting the terms of reference of the Srikrishna panel and student groups calling for a shutdown Saturday, police went on alert in Hyderabad and nine other districts of the region.
Anticipating violent protests, police tightened security at the chief minister’s camp office, universities, the state assembly and other vital installations.
As soon as the [...]
Normal life was paralysed in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh for the second consecutive day on Thursday due to bandh called by Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) to protest the police cane-charge on students in Osmania University here.
The Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has suspended its services in Telangana districts like Nalgonda, Medak and [...]
Nearly two and a half months after imposing a ban on pre-paid mobile phones in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre on Thursday lifted its order with immediate effect but put stringent conditions on operators for verification of customers.
The decision to lift the ban was taken after the Centre finalised a “foolproof” plan to ensure proper [...]
People in Ladakh had some respite from the cold wave on Thursday, while the rest of Jammu and Kashmir reeled under intense cold.
Ladakh, which recorded a drop in night temperature, experienced snowfall this morning, Met office said.
Leh registered a low of minus 7 deg C, while Kargil recorded minus 8 deg C.
Night temperature further dipped [...]
A division bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered CBI probe into the Paul M. George murder case. The Bench comprising chief justice S.R. Bannurmath and Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan issued the directive while allowing a writ petition filed by M.G. George (Muthoot group), father of Paul M. George, seeking CBI investigation into [...]
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday suggested that there was a case for a rise in milk prices to help augment supply, but dismissed any suggestions that a price hike was imminent.
When confronted by reporters after a speech he made at a function here as to when a decision would be taken on raising milk [...]
India’s most successful female tennis player Sania Mirza on Thursday revealed that she will hang up her racquet after getting married.
Sania, who got engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza in July 2009, did not elaborate when she plans to marry but said she will bid adieu to the game after tying the nuptial knot.
“As of [...]
A Panchkula court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former state police chief S P S Rathore, who molested
teenager Ruchika Girhotra 19 years ago, leaving it open for the Haryana police to arrest him any time.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Sanjeev Jindal dismissed the bail plea filed by Rathore after two fresh First [...]
The national capital today experienced the lowest maximum temperature in the last five years causing biting cold even as dense fog disrupted air and train services.
Though the minimum temperature rose slightly to settle at 8 degrees Celsius, the maximum was 12.1 degrees, the lowest in the last five years, the Met office said.
A thick blanket [...]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government was conscious about the adverse effect of economic crisis on Indians employed abroad and was working on a project to provide social security net for the workers returning home.
Inaugurating the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations here, he said security of overseas Indian workers and students was a top [...]
