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Hyderabad's 17th century stepwell restored to its pristine glory

Restoration of Hyderabad's rich heritage received a big boost with the unveiling of the restored stepwell in Bansilalpet area of Secunderabad here on Monday.

Dec 6, 2022

Baby clothing brand Little Bams wants "fair complexion" baby models; trolls parents [details]

In a shocking turn of events, a Bengaluru startup clothing brand for babies Little Bams sought baby models with "fair complexion" and stood by the ad despite parents' calling out discrimination based on skin colour.

Dec 5, 2022

India has emerged as a powerful country in world: PM Modi

Inaugurating a two-day meeting of national office-bearers at BJP headquarters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India has emerged as a powerful country in the world.

Dec 5, 2022

"Decency exists": Ex-Twitter MD forgets to pay for cab; driver refuses to take money [details]

Former Twitter-Asia Managing Director (MD), Parminder Singh, has revealed that a "soft-spoken" cab driver refused to take payment after Singh "walked off" without paying him at the airport.

Dec 5, 2022

As Omar refuses to shoulder responsibility, Farooq re-elected as NC president [details]

Earlier last month after announcing to step as chief of the National Conference Dr. Farooq Abdullah had announced that he will not contest for the post of party president

Dec 5, 2022

President Murmu offers prayers at Tirumala-Tirupati 'Sri Venkateswara temple'

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday offered prayers at Sri Venkateswara temple atop Tirumala near here.

Dec 5, 2022

Hunt is on for prowling leopards in Karnataka; big cats remain elusive

The teams of forest authorities and wildlife experts have failed to catch the man-eater leopard in Mysuru and four prowling leopards in Bengaluru

Dec 5, 2022

Border Row escalates as Maharashtra ministers plan to enter K'taka as Kannada activists gather in Belagavi

Karnataka Rakshna Vedike announced that from Bengaluru the Kannada activists would leave for Belagavi in 100 vehicles on Monday evening

Dec 5, 2022

Four Ayyappa devotees from Krishna district killed in Andhra road accident

Four people were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district on Monday.

Dec 5, 2022

Markets in Delhi-NCR faced with butter shortage

Don't be surprised if you are not finding butter of popular dairy brands in the markets of Delhi-NCR. There is actually a shortage of butter - a major dairy product - in the markets for the past few days.

Dec 5, 2022

Karnataka to vaccinate 48 lakh children against Japanese encephalitis in Dec [Check age, other details]

A special vaccination drive to innoculate an estimated 48 lakh children aged between 1 and 15 years against Japanese encephalitis (JE) will be held in Karnataka starting December 5 for a period of three weeks.

Dec 5, 2022

Diljit Dosanjh's statement on Sidhu Moosewalla's killing sparks new debate in Punjab [details]

Opposition parties step up attack on AAP government in Punjab for deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Diljit Dosanjh blames the government for the gruesome murder of a noted Punjab singer.

Dec 4, 2022

Iran to disband hated morality police amid ongoing protests [details]

Iran's morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country's Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country's attorney general said, according to a media report.

Dec 4, 2022

J&K leads in implementing PM's Employment Generation Programme; boosts entrepreneurship [details]

21640 units were established under the flagship scheme in the Union Territory during the last fiscal. 1.73 lakh employment is also generated.

Dec 4, 2022

Alwar DC receives best district award; Prez Murmu hails empowerment of Divyangjan [details]

Indian President Draupati Murmu awarded Alwar District Collector Dr. Jitendra Kumar Soni for the best district of the year 2022, and hailed the empowerment of Divyangjan.

Dec 4, 2022