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(From left) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Telangana minister and Congress leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir, and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.

By ‘avoiding meeting’, Modi and KCR facilitated each other’s politics: Telangana Congress leaderSubscriber Only

May 27, 2022 21:47 IST

Mohammed Ali Shabbir, a former minister, says both have set a bad precedent arguing that the prime minister should have conducted a review meeting on the state’s affairs and the chief minister should have organised it.

Sharma will be the fourth woman to serve as the chief secretary of Karnataka after Teresa Bhattacharya, Malati Das, and Ratna Prabha. (Twitter/MPRBJP)

Karnataka govt appoints senior-most IAS officer Vandita Sharma as chief secretary

May 27, 2022 21:53 IST

Vandita Sharma, 58, is a 1986-batch IAS officer, who is currently an additional chief secretary to the government and development commissioner, was among nine senior IAS officers shortlisted by the government to be appointed as the chief secretary.

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At Telangana funeral, placards demand Rs 5-lakh ex gratia for deceased Gulf migrants

May 27, 2022 22:13 IST

Activist Bheem Reddy Mandha says the state government recently extended Rs 18 crore in aid to the families of 600 farmers of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi who during protests but has failed to pay the promised aid to the families of 1,600 Gulf migrants who died in 2014-2022.

Haryana cops arrest 5 of gang that demanded 50 crore from trader

Accused in newspaper hawker hit-and-run case arrested

May 27, 2022 21:30 IST

The driver, a law student, was returning from a nightclub

Slain Kashmiri television artist Amreen Bhat.

J&K: Omar, Mehbooba visit family of slain TV artist, question normalcy claims

May 27, 2022 21:19 IST

The National Conference leader objects to viewing tourism numbers as a measure of normalcy and says fear is so persistent in the Valley that no one knows where the next attack will take place.

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NGT directs Noida authorities to halt roadside concretisation

May 27, 2022 21:14 IST

The earlier GO issued by the UP government read, “Except the carriageway, on both sides of the road, perforated blocks/fly ash brick/straight over burnt bricks can be used only in a maximum width of 0.50 metres.”

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Annual Day celebrations at ISB Hyderabad brought back many memories: Chandrababu NaiduSubscriber Only

May 27, 2022 20:59 IST

"The PM addressed ISB’s 20th annual day celebrations. It brought back many memories to me. The PM did not mention my name. It doesn't matter. I did that for my Telugu race and it gives me satisfaction," said Chandrababu Naidu.

Kanchanbagh police have registered a case. The victim’s statement is yet to be recorded. Efforts are on to nab the suspect on the basis of footage from surveillance cameras in the surroundings.

Widow stabbed in busy Hyderabad market, critical

May 27, 2022 21:04 IST

The incident has taken place nearly three weeks after the brutal killing of B Nagaraju, 25, by the brother of his wife Ashrin Sultana, 23, who belongs to different religion, at Saroornagar on May 4.

The woman was stabbed by a man whose marriage proposal she had allegedly turned down.

Hyderabad: Caught on camera, woman stabbed multiple times on busy roadSubscriber Only

May 27, 2022 19:59 IST

The incident comes days after the brutal killing of B Nagaraju by the brother of his wife Ashrin Sultana near the Mandal Revenue Office at Saroornagar. 

Chawla, who is proprietor of a firm called The Chawla Group and runs the ‘Cook Studio' platform, which produces content related to cooking, has filed a suit seeking declaration of non-infringement of the registered Coke Studio trademark. (File)

Coke Studio vs Cook Studio: Food blogger takes Coca Cola to court

May 27, 2022 19:58 IST

Justice Pratibha M Singh of the Delhi High Court has ordered Nikhil Chawla, the owner of ‘Cook Studio’, and The Coca Cola Company, which owns ‘Coke Studio’ trademark, to appear before the Mediation Centre to resolve the trademark-related dispute.

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In upscale Gurgaon society, 96 fall sick, water contamination suspectedSubscriber Only

May 27, 2022 21:10 IST

GMDA officials denied that the water supply was contaminated, stating that the society’s internal storage and underground tanks were not cleaned and maintained regularly, causing the issue.

Delhi HC orders eviction of people from Kalkaji Mandir premises

Jahangirpuri violence: Delhi HC seeks police response on bail plea of accused

May 27, 2022 19:12 IST

The trial court on May 25 had denied bail to the accused, Babuddin, saying that he has been identified on the basis of CCTV footage and material investigation is still underway in the case.

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Telangana man detained on suspicion of killing 20-year-old daughter

May 27, 2022 18:39 IST

According to police, Devidas from Nagalakonda village approached them on Friday morning saying that his 20-year-old daughter, Rajeswari, had died by slitting her throat.

The court last year initiated a suo motu case in the wake of a surge in dengue cases. (File)

Impose fines for mosquito breeding on spot, increase fines, Delhi HC suggests to govt

May 27, 2022 18:27 IST

While the erstwhile NDMC had mooted a proposal to raise the fine from Rs 500 to Rs 50,000 and suggested imposition of spot fines, the Delhi government told the court that its proposal to hike it to Rs 5,000 is underway, adding that there is no proposal for on-the-spot fines.

Chandigarh: Three stop courier delivery agents, snatch 22 parcels of diamond, gold ornaments

Ludhiana: Assistant lineman suspended on charges of power theft

May 27, 2022 18:23 IST

During the probe, conducted by the enforcement organisation of the corporation, it was found that MCB/MTC seals were broken and a 2 core cable was being used to bypass the metre and give direct supply, thereby establishing theft of electricity.

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Vadodara: Man sustains arm fracture in fifth stray cattle attack this month

May 27, 2022 18:19 IST

The corporation has announced a restart of the crackdown on people who let their cattle roam on the roads, an exercise that was initiated last year but was paused.

After realising that the Aam Aadmi Party team was visiting landslide-prone areas, the BMC Thursday issued a warning and urged the residents of the landslide-prone areas to vacate their homes. (Twitter/AAPMumbai)

AAP teams visit Mumbai’s landslide-prone areas, say BMC has no plans to save lives

May 27, 2022 18:17 IST

In a statement issued Friday, the AAP said, "As per the RTI replies secured by RTI activist Anil Galgali, there are 327 landslide-prone areas while the BMC claims there are 291. Galgali says 22,483 families are at risk in the monsoons.”

BBMP special commissioner (finance) Tulasi Maddineni. (Express photo)

BBMP to propose government to hand over Indira Canteens to ISKCON

May 27, 2022 18:05 IST

BBMP will not call tenders since it believes that the proposal is for a noble cause, said officials.

The militants have been identified as Shakir Ahmed Waza and Afreen Aftab Malik, both residents of Trenz in the Shopian district. (File)

4 militants killed in 2 J&K gunfights

May 28, 2022 03:32 IST

Ten militants have been killed in Kashmir in the last three days, of which seven were affiliated to the LeT and three to Jaish-e-Mohammad.

The NAS report shows that in Class 10, two in three (77 per cent) of the surveyed students performed below the basic level in science. (Representative image)

Campus watch: Maharashtra’s poor science, maths scorecard prompts call for pedagogy reworkingSubscriber Only

May 27, 2022 17:39 IST

While educationists say the latest National Achievement Survey report should serve as a wake-up call for teachers and policymakers, a teachers association leader blames the no-detention policy under the Right to Education Act for the poor showing.

In the last 24 hours, the state recorded 59 cases, taking the overall tally to 34,55,099. (File)

Stay alert, says TN health secretary, after rise in Covid-19 clusters

May 27, 2022 17:34 IST

Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan writes to collectors, asks them not to allow any slackening in preventive measures

Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, has not been included in the chargesheet filed by NCB in connection with the 'drugs on cruise' case. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

Who is responsible for trauma Aryan suffered, asks NCP after NCB’s clean chit to him

May 27, 2022 17:02 IST

NCP's chief spokesperson said the NCB giving a clean chit to Aryan Khan proves that Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik was right when he had said that the case was fake.

Sacked Punjab Health Minister Vijay Singla being taken to Civil hospital, Mohali, for medical checkup after FIR on Tuesday. (Express Photo by Jasbir Malhi)

Sacked Punjab minister sent to 14-day judicial custody; says worked with ‘utmost honesty’

May 28, 2022 08:30 IST

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had sacked Singla for allegedly seeking “one per cent cut in tender allotment and purchase of goods related to the department”.

President Ram Nath Kovind during the 125th year celebrations of Smt Laxmibai Dagadusheth Halwai Datta Mandir Trust, in Pune. (PTI)

In Pune, President Ram Nath Kovind all praise for Maharashtra, its social movements

May 27, 2022 16:40 IST

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Smt Laxmibai Dagdusheth Halwai Datta Mandir Trust

Among the 13 Indians accused of having planning and carried out the July 11, 2006 Mumbai serial train blasts, Shaikh was charged with sheltering the Pakistani accused at his Mumbra home. (File)

A film on his trial, acquittal in 2006 Mumbai serial blasts in theatres, Wahid Shaikh returns to teachingSubscriber Only

May 27, 2022 19:48 IST

Haemolymph is based on Wahid Shaikh, a schoolteacher who spent 9 years in jail

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