The two-storey structure encroaching a road in Bansilalpet was removed by Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on April 8, 2026 | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Intervention by officials of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) ensured the removal of an encroaching construction at New Bhoiguda…
For 20 minutes of his life, Jim Whittaker was on top of the world. He was the first American to summit Mt. Everest, reaching the highest point on Earth on May 1, 1963, with Sherpa Nawang Gombu. “We were standing in the jet stream, on the edge of space,” Whittaker wrote in his 1999 memoir,…
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Congress state president Gaurav Gogoi, assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary, Leader of the opposition Debabrata Saikia, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi, and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) chief Lurinjyoti Gogoi. Several cabinet ministers, including the AGP’s Atul Bora and Keshav Mahanta, and the BPF’s Charan…
In Western Maharashtra, Samarjeetsinh Ghatge, a member of a royal family from Kolhapur, rejoined the BJP on Wednesday (April 8, 2026), quitting Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP). “Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is like a brother to me. I joined the BJP with the aim to strengthen the party in western Maharashtra, with a focus on the cooperative…
Davey Lopes, the no-nonsense, base-swiping second baseman of a Dodgers infield that played together for an MLB-record 8½ seasons, died Wednesday at age 80, the team announced. The first 10 years of Lopes’ 16-year major league career were spent with the Dodgers, and he returned to the organization in 2010 to serve as first-base coach…
Trinamool MPs Derek O’Brien, Sagarika Ghose, and others after a meeting between the party delegation and the Election Commission of India in New Delhi on April 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI A meeting between the Trinamool Congress and the full bench of the Election Commission of India ended on an acrimonious note on Wednesday…
WASHINGTON — A day after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, the tentative truce showed early signs of strain amid continuing attacks across the region and reports that Iran moved to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The developments tested President Trump’s ability to convert a fragile pause in fighting into a…
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) deputy secretary general Mathew Koyickal on Wednesday criticised Union Minister Suresh Gopi’s reported comments regarding the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill. Responding to Mr. Gopi’s purported remarks that only thieves need to fear the proposed legislation, Dr. Koyickal told mediapersons in New Delhi that such comments, made without clearly…
Government calls for de-escalation and unimpeded navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, does not acknowledge Pakistan’s role in U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks Source link
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) noted that political advertisements were appearing on channels and online platforms on the eve of the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls and sought that they be removed immediately. The instruction was circulated by…