HYDERABAD: 01 Aug 2023 : Bharat Rashtra Samiti’s (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao has exhorted the party leaders and activists to take the progressive decisions taken by the Telangana Government under the leadership of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. These decisions include regularization of Village Revenue Assistants (VRA), recognising …

The NIA Court in Vijayawada on Tuesday issued orders transferring the case of rooster knife attack on YS Jagan to its counterpart in Visakhapatnam VIJAYAWADA: 01 Aug 2023 : In a major development, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Vijayawada on Tuesday issued orders transferring the case of rooster …

01-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MANIPUR: The victims of a shocking sexual assault incident, which occurred in India’s Manipur state a couple of months ago, have sought justice pleading the country’s Supreme Court against the central and state governments. India’s top court had strongly denounced the “deeply disturbing” …

01-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music “causes moral corruption”. Thousands of dollars’ worth of musical equipment went up in smoke on a bonfire on Saturday in western Herat province. Since taking power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed numerous …

01-08-2023 LOS ANGELES: At least seven people have been killed and several wounded in multiple plane crashes over the weekend in the US with the latest being reported from Southern California Sunday that resulted in the deaths of three including a pilot at Cable Airport in Upland. Federal Aviation Administration …

01-08-2023 PANAMA CITY: As climate change and rising sea levels threaten the island of Gardi Sugdub, leaders in the local Indigenous community are increasingly worried that the Panamanian government will fail to follow through on promises to help with relocation. In a 52-page report on Monday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) …

01-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies PESHAWAR/ BAJAUR: The death toll from a massive suicide bombing that targeted an election rally for a pro-Taliban Muslim leader has risen to 54, as Pakistan held funerals and the government promised to hunt down those behind the attack. While no one immediately claimed responsibility …

31-07-2023 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI/ MANIPUR: Misinformation has been widely shared in the violence-hit state of Manipur in north-east India, despite attempts by authorities to quash it by restricting internet access. The conflict between the majority Meitei community and the tribal Kuki minority recently made global headlines after …

31-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies PESHAWAR/ BAJAUR: At least 49 people, including a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) local leader, were killed and dozens injured in an explosion that took place on Sunday at the workers’ convention in Bajaur’s Khar, police told media. According to the law enforcement agency, more than 80 …

31-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: Australia’s army chief says the military is grounding a fleet of military helicopters after a crash left four crew members missing. Lt Gen Simon Stuart said none of the army’s 45 MRH-90 Taipan helicopters would be flown again until they were found to …