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HYDERABAD: An old man bends over granite slabs waiting beside a neatly edged pit. Plants line edges. This is not a garden. It is preparation for death. It is his grave. Nakka Indrayya, 80, has dug his own resting place in Jagtial district of northern Telangana, about 200km from Hyderabad. He chose a plot close…
Constitution in Kashmiri (Ministry of Law) SRINAGAR: For decades, scholars had tried to translate the Constitution of India into Kashmiri. That wait has now ended. The translation is now available on the Union law ministry’s website.President Droupadi Murmu released the volume in a red-bound edition decorated with Chinar leaves and traditional Kashmiri decorative art. Prof….
JAMMU: Security forces Tuesday launched cordon-and-search operations in the upper reaches of Kishtwar, Doda and Poonch districts in J&K after reported sightings of terror suspects. Official sources said two groups of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, each consisting of two to three ultras, were believed to be moving in the region, which has witnessed encounters in the past.“Acting…
Khalida Zia passes away: Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister and BNP’s chairperson, passed away early on Tuesday at the age of 80. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed his condolences over the death of the Bangladeshi leader. Putin’s residence ‘attacked’: PM Modi also expressed shock and concern over the reported targeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…
Turkish police: File photo Turkish police carried out major raids across the country on Tuesday, detaining 357 people suspected of links to the Islamic State (IS), the interior minister said. The operations came just a day after a deadly encounter in Yalova province, where three police officers and six IS militants were killed. Eight other…
NEW DELHI: With SIR again in controversy, Congress on Tuesday warned that the “hasty” electoral review would cost the democratic rights of the poor and vulnerable sections in big numbers as it accused the Election Commission of running the exercise in an adhoc manner with constant updates and new directions to BLOs.Congress spokesperson Sasikanth Senthil…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh is no stranger to controversies. The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, who is known to speak out his mind, has triggered several political storms with his remarks. The veteran Congress leader, who has been one of the strongest critics of the BJP and the RSS, has often been…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India was being recognised globally for speeding up development through next-generation reforms that cut across sectors and strengthen long-term growth.In a post on social media platform LinkedIn, PM Modi said India had become a focus of global attention due to the innovation and energy of its…
Inspection of drug manufacturing sites in India is confidential information that is exempt from public disclosure under the Right to Information according to the drug regulatory authorities. Though the Central Drug Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) is supposed to have started risk-based inspection of drug-making facilities since December 2022, when asked how many such inspections have…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday termed his party RPI(A)’s exclusion from Mahayuti seat-sharing seat-sharing for BMC polls as “betrayal of trust”. He said that his party would contest on 38 seats, however, adding that he would “support the BJP and Shiv Sena on other seats.““Since the formation of the Mahayuti, we have…
