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Syria War Live Updates: As the fighting between the forces led by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the anti-government rebels raged on, the rebels on Sunday announced full control of Homs, the third main city in the nation, and are on their way toward Damascus. The rebel alliance, led by Islamist leader Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, […]

The technical committee formed to study the feasibility of the Sriranga tank filling scheme, part of the Hemavathi project, has “endorsed the justification for the ongoing project”, said K. Jaiprakash, Technical Advisor to Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar.  The State government granted administrative approval for the project aimed at addressing the […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday (December 8, 2024) alleged that former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, as the co-president of the Forum of Democratic Leaders in the Asia-Pacific (FDL-AP), was linked to an organisation financed by the “George Soros Foundation.” Reiterating its allegation about a connection between the Congress party and billionaire George Soros, […]

The Sri Lankan Navy personnel on surveillance duty on the Palk Bay area, arrested eight fishermen from Mandapam North base in Ramanathapuram district on Saturday (December 7, 2024) night, on charges of trespassing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). Two trawlers belonging to them too were seized near Neduntheevu islet, according to reports. Fisheries department […]

File photo NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that the latter’s “attack-dog behaviour” had turned out to be an “embarrassment for India”, after the US rejected the saffron party’s allegations of backing anti-India agenda.He said that the BJP “neither understands democracy nor diplomacy” and accused the […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the elevation of Indian priest George Jacob Koovakad as a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis. “It is a matter of great joy and pride for India”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. He said George Cardinal Koovakad has devoted his life to the service […]

Image Source : PTI Police erect metal barricading and install nails at the Shambhu border As protesting farmers from Punjab are set to march towards Delhi, the Haryana Police has beefed up the security architecture at Shanbhu border on Sunday. The Police have put up barricades and installed nails to stop farmers from heading towards […]

MVA need not fret over poll defeat; people not enthused by Mahayuti victory: Pawar NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar addressed the opposition’s significant defeat in the recent Maharashtra assembly elections on Saturday and urged Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance colleagues to engage with public, who he said appear indifferent to the […]

The archbishop of Paris re-opened Notre Dame cathedral on Saturday by symbolically knocking on the doors and entering the 12th-century landmark which has been restored after a devastating fire in 2019. Wearing new designer vestments and carrying a staff cut from one of the roof beams that survived the inferno, Laurent Ulrich joined hundreds of […]

The power supply will be disrupted on Tuesday, December 10, from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. for quarterly-half-yearly maintenance works. According to a Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM), release, the areas that will be affected are: HRBR 1st, 2nd and 3rd Blocks, Service Road, Kammanahalli Main Road, CMR Road, Babusapalya, Balachandra Layout, M.M. Garden, […]

Emotional intelligence is the cornerstone for creating supportive and effective learning environment, said Principal of Bapatla Engineering College Shaik Nazeer. He was speaking at an international Faculty Development Programme on “Working with Emotional Intelligence and Life Skills Management”, organised by the Department of English, in collaboration with the Guntur chapter of English Language Teachers Association […]

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y. S. Sharmila on Saturday (December 7) said while the State government’s decision to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged smuggling of rice meant for Public Distribution System (PDS) from Kakinada port was a welcome measure, the TDP-led coalition government had not yet made its […]