Hyderabad: Union minister of state (Home) Bandi Sanjay on Sunday wrote another open letter to chief minister A Revanth Reddy, questioning whether it was reasonable to retaliate when a letter was written to resolve farmers’ issues and implement the promises mentioned in the Congress manifesto.In the letter, Bandi Sanjay targeted agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao,…
Chennai: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Chennai zonal unit dismantled an interstate drug trafficking network with suspected links to Sri Lanka, seizing 717kg of ganja worth approximately 3.58 crore and arresting three people on Wednesday.Acting on specific intelligence, NCB officials intercepted a container truck on the Madurai-Tuticorin National Highway near Meelavittam in Tuticorin. A detailed inspection…
Pakistan has hired a US lobbying firm led by former Republican Congressman Tom Graves under a two-year contract aimed at advancing Islamabad’s diplomatic, economic and strategic interests in Washington.According to documents filed with the US department of justice, Pakistan’s embassy in Washington entered into a two-year agreement earlier this month with Ervin Graves Strategy Group….
Mumbai: A tiger cub at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) succumbed to Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) on April 16, said a press release. It was one of five cubs born to tigress Srivalli in October last year. Officials said FIP is a rare viral disease for which there is no treatment. The other four…
Dhubri: A Bangladeshi national identified as Muqtar Hussain (32), a resident of Dinajpur in Bangladesh, has been apprehended by the 89 Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Assam’s Dhubri district.A source said Hussain was detained by the BSF near the Bishkhowas Border Out Post in the Golokganj sector during routine border patrolling on…
Aamir Khan is set to marry his girlfriend, Gauri Spratt, on July 5. The actor recently confirmed that he will be tying the knot for the third time and revealed that the wedding will be a private affair attended only by close family members and a small circle of friends. For those not in the…
India’s Mohammed Siraj (PTI Photo) Former India batter Aakash Chopra believes Mohammed Siraj was unfairly tagged as a specialist for just one format early in his international career, insisting the fast bowler has repeatedly shown he can be effective across formats.Siraj’s impressive performances in franchise cricket for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and later Gujarat Titans helped…
Tracking Chandigarh’s heat island surge since 2022 Chandigarh: As the city marks World Environment Day, a Panjab University (PU) study has flagged widening thermal contrasts across Chandigarh, with Sector 45 (Burail) emerging as the hottest urban pocket in the latest land surface temperature (LST) mapping, while areas around Sukhna Lake and the city’s green corridors…
Lucknow: The UP Police recruitment and promotion board is preparing to conduct the massive constable recruitment examination from June 8, following the successful completion of the home guard recruitment test last week.The upcoming exam will be held for 32,679 constable and equivalent posts, with officials estimating participation of over 40 lakh candidates, making it one…
File pic of Kanjurmarg dumping ground Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday noted that odour levels have reduced in the vicinity of the Kanjurmarg landfill treatment facility, but sought strict compliance from the BMC and the operator of the municipal waste processing centre for violations flagged by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB).A division…
