Nearly 60% of the nominations filed for the elections to the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency stood rejected after a lengthy session of scrutiny that had started on Wednesday and lasted till the early hours of Thursday. The rejections have invalidated the candidature of over 61% of the aspirants, bringing the number of contestants drastically down.... Read More

The New York Times, in a recent article, discussed the chronic absenteeism among Harvard students, citing varied reasons that have led to disengagement from critical reading—once a hallmark of its legacy. Similarly, The Guardian (March 2025) reported that 170,000 children in England missed at least half of their classes. Furthermore, according to a 2024 survey... Read More

An ancient Gajalakshmi sculpture was found in Sattari taluk of Goa | Photo Credit: special arrangement A unique sculpture of Gajalakshmi, which stylistically belongs to the 10th century AD, was found in Valvanti river at Parye near Sattari Keri, in Sattari taluk of Goa, said founder-trustee of Udupi-based Adima Kala trust T. Murugeshi. In a... Read More

Municipal and Revenue officials inspecting water levels in Neeva river in Chittoor on Thursday. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT The official machinery in Annamayya, Chittoor, and Kurnool districts remained fully geared up following the weather forecast of moderate to heavy rainfall across Rayalaseema districts over the next 48 hours, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds... Read More

The railway authorities in the Mysuru division have said that arrangements made during the recent Dasara and Deepavali festival season has set a new benchmark in crowd management, safety and passenger facilitation. Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, the Divisional Railway Manager Mudit Mittal said that the coordinated efforts of all departments ensured flawless... Read More

Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K.T. Rama Rao, on Thursday, inducted Salman Khan, an Independent candidate whose nomination papers were rejected by the Returning Officer ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll. Mr. Khan, co-founder of the Hyderabad Youth Courage Organisation, had earlier campaigned for the allocation of land for a Muslim graveyard in the constituency... Read More

Andhra Pradesh Minister for Minority Welfare N.Md. Farooq presenting the study material to a Class X student in Nandyal on Thursday. Andhra Pradesh Minister for Law and Minority Welfare N.Md. Farooq released the specially designed study material for the Class X students of Urdu medium schools in the State, in Nandyal on Thursday. Developed by... Read More

BJP leader Manikanth Rathod’s October 16 press conference in Kalaburagi has led to a police complaint by a social worker. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO An FIR has been registered against BJP leader Manikanth Rathod for using derogatory words while making a provocative statement against Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge during a... Read More

A man was booked by Shamshabad police for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl at her house on October 18. Police said the accused, a resident of Maddur village in Shabad, is a distant relative of the victim. The incident occurred when the victim’s mother, a daily wage labourer, had gone for work, leaving her... Read More

A woman and her son were found dead in Kerur town of Bagalkot district on Thursday. Their neighbours notified the police after the bodies of 21-year-old Fatima Mastan Saab and her three-year-old son Abdulla were found near their house. Fatima’s father has complained to the police that his daughter ended her life and that of... Read More