India

Hyderabad, Nov 27: Congress candidate for Gajwel assembly constituency, Vanteru Pratap Reddy allegedly made a futile self-immolation bid after a search was conducted at his house in Kompally here following a complaint that cash meant for distribution to voters was hidden there, police said Tuesday. A flying squad comprising election officials reached Reddy's house late Monday night along with

Pathanamthitta, Nov 27: Controversy monger Rehana Fathima, who attempted to enter Sabarimala temple in October, was arrested by the Pathanamthitta Police here on Tuesday for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of people in a Facebook post. On September 30, Fathima, who is accused of having secret connections with Sangh Parivar to create communal unrest in Kerala, had posted a picture on the

Kalaburagi, Nov 27: The Parliament's audit watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by Senior Congress leader in the Lok Sabha M Mallikarjun Kharge met here on Tuesday and discussed various defence and parliamentary issues including Raffle purchase. This is for the first time a two-day PAC meeting held in this most backward Hyderabad-Karnataka region. Lok Sabha member Shivkumar and

Chennai, Nov 27: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry to instruct the Central Water Commission (CWC) to forthwith withdraw the permission given to Karnataka for to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking

New Delhi, Nov 27: A 39-year-old man, who was going to meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence here, was arrested after a bullet was found in his purse during frisking, police said Tuesday. Mohammad Imran, a caretaker of a mosque in Karol Bagh and resident of Seelampur locality, was arrested when he was going to attend a Janta Darbar (public meeting) at the chief minister's

New Delhi, Nov 27: Crisis-hit Jet Airways continues to use layoffs in small chunks as one of the means to reduce cost, with the carrier handing over pink slips to around 16 more employees, a source said on Monday. These employees were working as ground staff in Jet Airway’s Kochi and Hyderabad offices, as per the source. Late last month, the airline had laid off 20 employees, including some senior

Chennai, Nov 27: Makkal Needhi Maiam president and actor Kamal Haasan on Tuesday appealed to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to "rise above politics" and extend support to the people affected by Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu. Haasan wrote to the chief minister, saying Cyclone Gaja has caused "widespread damage and destruction to life and property" in the Cauvery delta and coastal districts of

New Delhi, Nov 27: Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign if he cannot ensure the chief minister's security, days after a man flung chilli powder at the Aam Aadmi Party chief inside the Delhi secretariat. Speaking at the party headquarters, Mr Kejriwal claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi did much more during its three-year rule than what PM Modi did

New Delhi, Nov 27: Expressing solidarity with the victims of 26/11 terror attack that took place in Mumbai in 2008, President Donald Trump said that the US stands with the people of India in their quest for justice. Taking to Twitter, Trump said, "On the ten-year anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack, the U.S. stands with the people of India in their quest for justice. The attack killed 166

Ajmer, Nov 26: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today paid obeisance at the 13th century dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer. Mr Gandhi was accompanied by Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot and former state chief minister Ashok Gehlot. Gandhi family's traditional khadim (cleric) made him perform 'ziyarat' at the dargah. The Congress president will be heading to Pushkar to offer