Civil society organisations have urged Odisha government to reschedule and change route of Goddess Kali immersion procession in Cuttack on Friday (October 24, as it coincides with Friday Namaaz at mosques. The appeal came in wake of communal violence that erupted during immersion procession of Goddess Durga after dusshera celebration in Cuttack. “It has come... Read More

Yogi Vemana University (YVU) Vice-Chancellor Bellamkonda Rajasekhar addressing the media in Kadapa on Tuesday. Registrar P. Padma is seen. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT Yogi Vemana University (YVU) Vice-Chancellor Bellamkonda Rajasekhar has announced steps to transform the varsity into an institute of excellence, by unleashing its full potential. Established in 2006 to cater to the educational... Read More

A view of the temple of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala. | Photo Credit: File Photo To counter the challenges posed by the inclement climatic conditions during monsoons and other seasons, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to formulate season-wise Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure maximum safety and convenience for devotees. Chairing a virtual... Read More

Tirupati railway police arresting Parvesh Shah of Chennai for impersonating as TTE recently. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT Joint teams of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) apprehended a man impersonating a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Tirupati railway station, who was demanding fines from passengers. The accused, identified as Parvesh Shah... Read More

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary addresses a press conference, in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI09_19_2025_000256A) | Photo Credit: – J&K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) had to eat his words in the face of protests by the supporters of National Conference... Read More

A couple living together were found dead at their rented accomodation in Jigani near Anekal on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Seema Nayak, 25, and Rakesh Nayak, 23, natives of Odisha. Rakesh was working in a security service firm, while Seema was working in a supermarket. According to the police, the duo is... Read More

The police on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) arrested a woman and her second husband for allegedly torturing her two minor children, in Penamaluru mandal of Krishna district. The accused woman identified as J. Jyothirmayee, was staying with her second husband M. Mahesh, and her children at Karmika Nagar in Tadigadapa, the officials said. “We received... Read More

Congress candidate for Jubilee Hills bypoll Naveen Yadav after filing his nomination at the Mandal Revenue Office in Hyderabad on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR On the last day of filing of nominations for Jubilee Assembly constituency bypoll, Congress nominee V. Naveen Yadav and BJP candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy filed their papers amid show... Read More

The festive spirit of Deepavali turned sombre in Bengaluru for 75 people, including several children, who sustained injuries from firecrackers. Overall, in the last two days of the festival, over 100 patients sought treatment at various eye hospitals across the city for cracker-related injuries. Of these, six are likely to lose vision partially, doctors said.... Read More

HYDERABAD Working president of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) K.T. Rama Rao lashed out at Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, who defected from BRS to Congress, and the Congress leadership for their political hypocrisy. Speaking to newspersons here on Tuesday, he said “Danam Nagender was elected as an MLA on the BRS ticket, yet his name appears... Read More