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Godavari levels at Dowlaiswaram barrage in East Godavari .(Photo: DC)

Some respite for Andhra Pradesh as flood in Godavari river eases

The flood flow is expected to further decline as the water level at upstream Bhadrachalam fell by over six feet on...

18 Aug 2020 4:23 PM IST

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to present proposal on further airport privatisation to Cabinet on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Will place a proposal to Cabinet on August 19: Puri on further airport...

The AAI, which works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, owns and manages more than 100 airports across the country

18 Aug 2020 4:17 PM IST

The court, in its judgment, that runs over 800 pages dismissed a batch of writ petitions from Vedanta and others challenging the closure.

Madras High Court dismisses Vedanta-'s plea to reopen Sterlite copper...

The court dismissed a batch of writ petitions from Vedanta and others challenging the closure.

18 Aug 2020 1:09 PM IST

BJP MLA from Goshamahal, Raja Singh

Under fire, Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh denies posting communal...

Incidentally, Singh, known for his pro-Hindutva views, is the only saffron party legislator from the southern state.

18 Aug 2020 12:38 PM IST

The Supreme Court of India (AFP)

Supreme Court refuses to direct transfer of PM CARES funds to NDRF

The verdict came on a PIL filed by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation

18 Aug 2020 12:00 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS for post COVID care. (PTI Photo)

Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS after complaining of fatigue, body ache

According to a statement issued by AIIMS, he is comfortable and is continuing his work from hospital

18 Aug 2020 11:42 AM IST

Slain gangster Vikas Dubey.

Another associate of slain UP gangster Vikas Dubey surrenders before...

The UP Special Task Force (STF) and the Kanpur police were on the lookout for Govind Saini

18 Aug 2020 11:29 AM IST

Medics wearing PPE kits stand at the entrance of the KIMS hospital as they shift COVID-19 patients to other hospitals due to shortage of oxygen cylinders, in Bengaluru, Monday. (PTI)

COVID-19 patients at KIMS shifted to Bengaluru hospitals after oxygen...

For the treatment of critical patients, 20 huge oxygen cylinders have been sent to the KIMS, the medical education...

18 Aug 2020 10:44 AM IST

Chandigarh man stranded in flooded dam for 16 hours, rescued by IAF. (Photo- Social Media)

IAF chopper rescues Chandigarh man trapped in flooded dam for 16 hours

The IAF launched a rescue operation by deploying a MI17 chopper and fished the man out of water after a 30-minute-long...

18 Aug 2020 8:27 AM IST

Paramilitary personnel stand guard on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Law enforcement has been on a heightened alert in Jammu over communally sensitive videos circulating on social media. (PTI file photo)

Nervous Monday for Jammu after police crack down on social media video

Protests held in Muslim localities of Jammu and parts of Kashmir

17 Aug 2020 9:26 PM IST

Telangana Assembly. (File photo)

KCR decides to have Assembly session from September 7

Members to sit in accordance with social distancing rules

17 Aug 2020 8:17 PM IST

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High-speed mobile internet services restored on trial basis in...

The facility was suspended following the abrogation of special status to the erstwhile state on August 5 last year

17 Aug 2020 4:27 PM IST