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Rajapaksa can’t take decisions as Sri Lankan PM: Court
Colombo, Dec 3 (IANS) A Sri Lankan court on Monday issued an interim order restraining former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa and members of his purported government from functioning as the Prime Minister, Cabinet and deputy ministers…
KCR scared of Modi because of corruption: Rahul
Hyderabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao was scared of Prime Minister Narendra Modi because of his corruption. Addressing a series of election rallies…
Einstein’s letter rejecting God set to go on sale
New York, Dec 3 (IANS) A handwritten letter from physicist Albert Einstein in which he explicitly rejected God and religion is set to be auctioned at Christie’s auction house in New York City on Tuesday…
Opposition parties to meet on Dec 10 in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Preparing the pitch for a ‘Mahagatbandhan’ (Grand Alliance) ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, opposition parties will meet here on December 10, a day before Parliament opens its winter session…
PETA accuses Priyanka, Nick of ‘animal cruelty’ for using elephant, horse at wedding
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) After a section of social media users cracked down on the use of firecrackers at the wedding celebrations of Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas in Jodhpur,…
Rajinikanth’s ‘2.0’ grosses Rs 400 crore in opening weekend
Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) The makers of superstar Rajinikanths “2.0” on Monday revealed that the film has grossed Rs 400 crore at the box office worldwide in its opening weekend. A sequel to Shankar’s 2010…
Trump says China to cut tariffs on US cars; markets rise
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) China has agreed to cut tariffs on cars it imports from the US, President Donald Trump has said, after he negotiated a truce in the trade war with Beijing. The announcement…
Promises galore in debt-ridden Telangana
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Dec 3 (IANS) From farm loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh to unemployment allowance and from doubling security pensions to free cows, laptops and bicycles, major political parties in debt-ridden…
Egyptian actress could be jailed for revealing legs
Cairo, Dec 3 (IANS) Egyptian actress Rania Youssef is facing public obscenity charges after walking the red carpet at the Cairo International Film Festival in a dress that revealed her legs. She has apologized. Egypt…
Modi, KCR, Owaisi are same, don’t get fooled by them: Rahul
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday told the people of Telangana that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi are all “alike” and…
Arrogance of BJP, TRS made Telangana people cynical: Rahul
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Ahead of his visit to Telangana, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that the state was born out of “idealism”, but in the last four years the “arrogance and…
Kamala Harris to decide on 2020 US presidential bid over holidays
San Francisco, Dec 3 (IANS) Democrat Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to serve in the US Senate, said she will make a decision about a potential 2020 presidential bid during the upcoming holiday season. “It…
Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas marry in traditional Hindu ceremony
Jodhpur, Dec 3 (IANS) Actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra married American singer Nick Jonas in a traditional Hindu ceremony here, after three days of wedding celebrations which included a colourful mehendi ceremony, a…
Trump friend Roger Stone denies they discussed a pardon
Washington, Dec 3 (AFP) Roger Stone, an informal adviser to US President Donald Trump, denied Sunday that the two had discussed a possible presidential pardon at a time when Stone is said to be under…
TRS chief accuses Naidu of distorting facts on Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (PTI) TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of distorting facts over Hyderabad’s development and said he needed a “mental check up”. “Chandrababu Naidu says…
India my father’s country, nobody can force me flee: Owaisi
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) “India is my father’s country. Nobody can force me flee,” was how MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday reacted to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s comment that if BJP comes…
Israeli Police recommend indictment of PM for corruption
Jerusalem, Dec 2 (IANS) Israeli Police on Sunday recommended that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on charges of corruption in one of three investigations against him. The telecom corruption investigation, dubbed Case 4,000, is…
Owaisi will have to flee Hyderabad, says Adityanath
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that if the BJP comes to power in Telangana, MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi and his younger brother Akbaruddin will have to flee…
Sunil Arora takes charge as CEC, seeks support for 2019 polls
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Sunday assumed charge as the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), a day after O.P. Rawat demitted the office, and sought support from “all the stakeholders”…