Siddipet, Telangana JAC chairman Prof. M Kodandaram has stated that the people of the Telangana wanted separate State to live with self-respect only. Speaking to the media here on Thursday, Kodandaram expressed anger at the rulers saying that the latter were not allowing anybody to speak openly. The state government has …
Read More »Bathini fish prasadam Mela on June 8
Hyderabad, The administration of ‘Bathini Bros’ Fish Prasadam’ will start on Mrigasira Karthi Day on June 8 this year from 9 am and will continue until June 9 morning 9 a.m. The fish will be administered at the Exhibition grounds at Nampally. The Bathini family, has been administering live fish every year to asthma patients since over 175 …
Read More »India will do everything to save Jadhav: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday welcomed the International Court of Justice’s verdict on Kulbhusban Jadhav, and said that India would leave no stone unturned to save him. “I assure the nation that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi we will leave no stone unturned …
Read More »ICJ judgment first step in saving Jadhav: MEA
New Delhi, India on Thursday said the International Court of Justice’s decision on Kulbhushan Jadhav is an “essential first step” in ensuring justice for him. “The provisional relief constitutes an essential first step in ensuring justice for Jadhav,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said at a briefing, hours after …
Read More »Israeli settler kills young Palestinian man, injures journalist
An Israeli settler has killed a young Palestinian man and injured a journalist in the northern part of the occupied West Bank during a march in solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian hunger-striking inmates in Israeli jails. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that 23-year-old Mutaz Hussien Hilal Bani Shamsa succumbed to …
Read More »Syria army liberates more areas near one of Daesh’s last strongholds in Aleppo: Group
Syrian army troops have made further advances in the strategic northern province of Aleppo, liberating 12 villages and districts near one of the last strongholds of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in the province, a monitoring group says. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Thursday that the …
Read More »Trump slams Russia probe as ‘greatest witch hunt in US history’
US president Donald Trump has condemned an investigation into possible collusion between his 2016 election campaign and Russia as the “greatest witch hunt” in the US history. “This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history,” he tweeted on Thursday. The tweet came after the US Justice Department appointed …
Read More »NATO not to join combat role against Daesh: Stoltenberg
The secretary general of the NATO has ruled out the possibility that the Western military alliance would help combat missions against Daesh if it joins the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Takfiri terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that NATO members were discussing whether the organization …
Read More »Laxman wins All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating chess meet
Kolkata, Grand Master R.R. Laxman of Integral Coach Factory finished on top with 9.5 points to win the All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament at the Kshudiram Anushilan Kendra here on Thursday. Fide Master Mitrabha Guha racked up 8.5 points to finish second in the 10-round tournament while …
Read More »GST rates decided on 1,211 items, except gold
Srinagar, The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday decided the tax rates for 1,211 items with a majority of items being kept at 18 per cent, though the rates on gold and beedi remained undecided. “There is no increase in taxes of the items considered today. In fact, …
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