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Twitter blocks few accounts, 'to continue advocating right of free...

The microblogging platform had been asked by the government to take down multiple accounts that were sharing...

10 Feb 2021 11:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets emotional during his farewell speech for Ghulam Nabi Azad in the Rajya Sabha during ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (PTI)

Teary-eyed Modi praises Ghulam Nabi Azad, will take his advice

Calling himself a 'proud Hindustani Muslim' who did not go to Pakistan, Azad recalled how he learnt a lot from...

10 Feb 2021 9:57 AM IST

This year, the birthday assumes significance in the backdrop of debate and talk in TRS circles that Rao may handover the chief ministerial reins to his son, minister and party working president K. T. Rama Rao any time. (Photo: facebook @KalvakuntlaChandrashekarRao)

Financial aid for girls marriage from poor families now limited to one...

The synchronization of the Aadhaar numbers of the parents on the server of the portal may be creating this problem

10 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

Hustle bustle returns to Tirumala temple, Hundi revenue crossing...

Number of devotees permitted for daily darshan crosses 50,000 In January, the average Hundi revenue was Rs. 3.15 crore...

10 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

The chief minister held a review meeting on agricultural activities on Tuesday and advised officials to ensure that various laws brought forward by the state for the benefit of farmers are strictly adhered to. (Representational Image/DC)

Janatha Bazaars to provide quality items at lower prices: CM Jagan

The CM said farmers should get MSP for their produce and items of daily use should be made available to consumers at...

10 Feb 2021 12:47 AM IST

NDRF personnel carry a dead body recovered from debris after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier snapped off Sunday morning, releasing water trapped behind it in Reni, northern state of Uttarakhand, India, Tuesday, Feb.9, 2021. (National Disaster Response Force via AP)

Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Death toll rises to 28

Operation ongoing to rescue around 30 workers feared trapped inside a swamped tunnel at the Tapovan power project

9 Feb 2021 12:12 PM IST

Actor Deep Sidhu (Image credit : Facebook)

Deep Sidhu arrested in Republic Day Red Fort incident

The police had announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to Sidhu's arrest

9 Feb 2021 11:35 AM IST

As many as 7,506 candidates are contesting for sarpanch posts and 43,601 are in the fray for ward members. (Representational image : PTI)

First phase of AP Panchayat elections underway

The polls will be conducted in four phases till February 21 with the first first one being held on Tuesday

9 Feb 2021 11:22 AM IST

The finance department has sent a proposal to the state government, seeking approval to table a paperless budget this time in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Representational Photo:DC)

Education budget downsized by 20 per cent in TS

The state has seen a consistent decline in education budget allocation ever since its formation in 2014

9 Feb 2021 8:46 AM IST

Modi will lay the foundation stone of the second Catalytic Dewaxing Unit, at the Haldia Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation, built at Rs 1019 crores to help augment the lubricant production. (Photo:PTI)

End your protests and we will sit together and talk, Modi tells...

Modi added that the earlier framework did not work favourably and alleged the Opposition parties kept silent on the core...

9 Feb 2021 2:16 AM IST

Military aircraft, including MI 17, have conducted six sorties to transport rescued people from the site. PTI

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 26 bodies recovered, 171 missing

Modi said several institutions of the Central government are part of the rescue mission and state bodies are also...

9 Feb 2021 1:51 AM IST

The incident took place near the Chak Faquira border post (border pillar no 64) in the Samba sector around 9:45 am, they said. (Representational Image)

Pakistani intruder killed by BSF along International Border in Jammu

The spot where the body was found is around 40 metres from the International Border on the Indian side, the officials...

8 Feb 2021 12:57 PM IST