India using Kashmir to oppose Silk Road project: Chinese media India sees China’s Silk Road initiative as a geopolitical competition and is using the Kashmir issue as an “unfounded excuse” to oppose the ambitious project, Chinese state media on Thursday alleged and asked New Delhi to…
Girivalam project: No trees will be cut says Tiruvannamalai collector, SP Under attack from environmentalists, the Tiruvannamalai district administration on Tuesday assured the National Green Tribunal that it would not compromise the green cover for the road-widening project of Girivalam path in the district.…
Theresa May signs letter to trigger Brexit UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday signed the letter that will trigger Britain’s exit from the European Union. The letter, giving official notification to other 27 European Union (EU) members that Britain has invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, will be…
GST Bill debate: Centre, states will have to work together, says Jaitley Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabled the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bills on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha, opening the debate on the much awaited bill, eyeing a July 1 launch. Eight hours have been allotted by the Speaker for discussions on the…
TTD says no to VIP recommendation letters during summer at Tirumala To provide hassle-free darshan to all devotees visiting the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara this summer, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) management has resolved not to entertain VIP recommendation letters. The management has taken a…
North Korea conducts another missile engine test: US officials North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that US officials believe could be part of its programme to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, said officials on Monday. The latest test follows one earlier this month, and is another…
Flying ban on Sena MP violation of Constitutional right: Samajwadi Party Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal on Monday said the blanket ban imposed on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad by domestic airlines was a “violation of the Constitutional rights of a citizen.” “The law will take its own course.…
Hyderabad: Google techie’s wife alleges dowry harassment, ends life The wife of a Google techie ended life on their first wedding anniversary due to alleged dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws. C. Bhagyalakshmi, 30, an employee at Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD), had lodged a complaint at the Begumpet…
Hong Kong chooses new Beijing-backed leader amid political tension A Beijing-backed civil servant, Carrie Lam, was chosen to be Hong Kong’s next leader on Sunday amid accusations that Beijing is meddling and denying the financial hub a more populist leader perhaps better able to defuse political tension. The…
UP turns veg? Meat sellers go on strike against slaughterhouse action Meat sellers across Uttar Pradesh go on an indefinite strike from today against the crackdown on illegal and mechanised slaughterhouses. Fish vendors were also claimed to have resolved to join the stir which has seen non-vegetarian delicacies go off…