Hyderabad/Amaravati: The nationwide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to protest the attack on doctors in West Bengal affected medical services in government and private hospitals in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The out-patient services at major government hospitals like Osmania General Hospital, Gandhi Hospital and Nizam’s Institute of Medical …

Hyderabad: A self-styled godman was arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl multiple times on the pretext of warding off evils from her house in Borabanda area of Hyderabad. The accused is identified as Azam. Police said that the accused and the 19-year-old girl resided in the same area. He later …

Rajgarh: A Madhya Pradesh village panchayat directed the father of a girl to host non-vegetarian dinner in the village to “purify” his daughter as she was allegedly raped by a man from the lower caste, The girl’s father alleged that village panchayat declared his family an outcast and treated them as untouchables …

Vikarabad: In a brutal incident, an elderly couple was murdered by their car driver. While the incident took place on June 12, it came to light on Sunday after the police arrested the accused. The deceased couple was identified as Navratan Reddy (76) and Snehalatha Reddy (72). Going into details, the …

In Syria, twelve civilians were killed in a rocket fire in a regime-held village in northwestern region. State news agency SANA has blamed former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham for the attack. The news agency said 15 people were also wounded in the attack late yesterday, on Al-Wadihi village south …

A massive blackout left more than 44 million people without electricity in Argentina and Uruguay yesterday after an unexplained failure in the neighboring countries’ interconnected power grid. Authorities were working frantically to restore power but only about a half a million in Argentina had electricity back. Argentina’s power grid is …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hoped that all political parties will participate in the debate during the Parliament session. Addressing media outside Parliament in New Delhi before the beginning of first session of 17th Lok Sabha, Mr Modi said, the role of an Opposition and an active Opposition is important …

The first session of the newly elected Lok Sabha has begun with administering of oath to the Members. Pro-Tem speaker Dr. Virendra Kumar administered the oath to the members. Prime Minister and Leader of the House Narendra Modi took the oath. After taking the oath, Mr odi signed  the roll …

By SJA Jafri + ABC News CANBERRA: Expect to hear more noise from the crossbench when Parliament resumes, as pressure ramps up on the Federal Government to resettle refugees currently on Manus Island and Nauru. Just over 530 people have already been sent to the United States under the resettlement deal, …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on leaders of all political parties to work cohesively with the government in running Parliament smoothly and collectively address issues related to the welfare of people. He said, government is always receptive to the issues raised by Political Parties and is ready to discuss …