A 23-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh died in the US on November 7, leaving her family and friends devastated. VIJAYAWADA: A 23-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh died in the US on November 7, leaving her family and friends devastated. The student, Rajyalakshmi (Raji) Yarlagadda, was a recent graduate of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and had…
Bengaluru Central Prison faces renewed controversy as a video emerges showing inmates partying with liquor and makeshift instruments (Credits: X) BENGALURU: Yet another video from Bengaluru Central Prison has surfaced on social media, deepening the ongoing controversy over illegal activities inside the high-security facility. The new clip, allegedly recorded inside the Parappana Agrahara jail, shows…
At least 31 inmates were killed in an armed clash at Machala Prison in Ecuador’s El Oro province, authorities confirmed on Sunday. Officials said 27 prisoners died by apparent asphyxiation “among themselves,” describing the deaths as immediate and caused by suspension.According to the initial reports, at least 33 inmates and one police officer were injured…
Illinois governor JB Pritzker has accused Donald Trump’s administration of racial profiling after ICE agents stopped interrogated an Indian-origin man about his immigration status and if he was “aware” of the Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral election in New York City.Pritzker condemned the federal action, calling it an example of authorities questioning US citizens “apparently based on…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reacted sharply to Sam Altman’s remarks about office productivity tools like Slack, saying that the ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will “compete directly with Microsoft”. Sam Altman, founder and CEO of OpenAI recently said that while there are many positives about Slack, it also creates a “lot of fake work”. In a now…
Representative image (AP) At least seven people have died and 13 others rescued after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border, the Malaysian maritime agency said on Sunday. Hundreds are feared to be missing following the incident.The maritime agency said rescuers recovered the body of a woman and rescued 10…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting November 10, 2025) are L&T Finance and Rubicon Research. Let’s take a look: Company CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) L&T Finance 304 330 10 Rubicon Research 626 740 18 L&T…
AGRA: A 40-year-old lawyer allegedly raped a 24-year-old gang-rape survivor inside a hotel room in Agra after luring her with the promise of arranging an out-of-court settlement in a 2022 sexual assault case in which he was reportedly representing one of the accused. The woman had travelled from Auraiyya to attend a court hearing on…
President Donald Trump during the first half of an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 (Getty Images) Donald Trump’s rare appearance at a regular-season NFL game turned into a spectacle that quickly stole the spotlight from the field. The president attended the Washington Commanders’ matchup against…
Lenny Wilkens. Image via: Getty Images The basketball world is mourning the loss of Lenny Wilkens, a trailblazing figure who shaped generations of the sport both on and off the court. The Hall of Famer, remembered for his graceful playmaking and calm authority as a coach, passed away Sunday at the age of 88. Wilkens,…
US senators on Sunday reached an agreement to reopen the government after 40 days, signaling an end to the lengthy shutdown.A group of at least eight Senate Democrats, in consultation with Senate GOP leaders and the White House, reportedly reached a deal on Sunday to end the 40-day US government shutdown in exchange for a…
Most people see cockroaches as dirty pests that sneak into kitchens at night, but their real impact is far more alarming. Cockroaches don’t just contaminate your food; they pollute the air you breathe. New research conducted by North Carolina State University shows that cockroach infestations release high levels of allergens and bacterial toxins into indoor…
KOTA: Concrete buckled and the school roof crashed. Piplodi village froze as seven children died, and with it the futures of two women who had closed the door on childbirth – until grief forced it back open.The July 25 collapse of the govt upper primary school in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district claimed the son and daughter…
NEW DELHI: With the resumption of direct flights between India and China, both countries are looking to resume the high-level mechanism for cultural and people-to-people exchanges early next year. The mechanism chaired by the foreign ministers has met twice so far – in 2018 and 2019 – and its resumption is key to advancing cooperation…
HYDERABAD: Girls from migrant Hindu families of Bengal are being drugged and exploited in pockets of Hyderabad’s Old City on AIMIM’s watch, Union junior home minister Bandi Sanjay alleged Sunday, days after slamming Asaduddin Owaisi’s party and Congress for what he claimed were attempts to “turn Telangana into an Islamic state”. “Hindus in West Bengal…
VIJAYAWADA: The Chandrababu Naidu-led Andhra Pradesh government has scrapped the contentious Polavaram-Banakacherla irrigation project, which neighbouring Telangana has been opposing, and is planning a new one by utilising Godavari’s surplus water to make Rayalaseema region drought-free, reports Samdani MN. The Revanth Reddy-led Congress govt in Telangana has claimed the Banakacherla project would deprive it of…
For NDA, Union minister Chirag Paswan-led LJP (RV) is contesting 15 of its total 28 seats and Jitan Ram Manjhi-led HAM (Secular) all six of its constituencies in the second phase of elections NEW DELHI: NDA and Mahagathbandhan face the challenge of retaining their bastions and making fresh headways in the last phase of Bihar…
Single-engine helicopters for four passengers cost around Rs 1.5 lakh an hour while twin-engine models come for Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 4 lakh PATNA: Rotor blades beat over Bihar for weeks. Sky turned battleground. By Sunday evening, the helicopter armada fell silent as campaigning for the second phase of assembly elections shut down after…
BENGALURU: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat Sunday said the organisation is not unconstitutional and that it is a recognised body of individuals which need not be registered with the state. At the conclusion of a two-day lecture series here to mark 100 years of the RSS, BJP’s ideological mentor, Bhagwat was responding to…
NEW DELHI: It was a moment of redemption for bureaucrats, who often face criticism from the constitutional courts, as Chief Justice B R Gavai on Sunday said grassroots level government officials possess a far deeper understanding of local realities than many Supreme Court and high court judges operating from positions of authority. Speaking at the…
