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Ineffective bandobast: Traffic crawls in Ganj vicinity, chokes central Lucknow

LUCKNOW, Feb. 17 -- The city administration was caught napping as fender-to-fender traffic choked Hazratganj and surrounding areas on Tuesday afternoon, leaving commuters stranded for hours. Police d... Read More


Kerala govt may not follow CPI(M) line on Sabarimala issue, says party leader

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 17 -- With a nine-member bench of the Supreme Court scheduled to begin hearing petitions for and against the review of the 2018 top court verdict allowing women of all ages en... Read More


Saudi Arabia sees crescent moon, Ramzan to begin on Feb 18

Riyadh, Feb. 17 -- The crescent moon, which marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan 1447 AH-2026, was sighted in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday evening, February 17. Therefore, Tuesday is the 29th a... Read More


Minister Sharma heads to Dhaka for new PM's oath ceremony

Kathmandu, Feb. 17 -- Foreign Minister Bala Nanda Sharma will represent Nepal at Tuesday's swearing-in of new Bangladeshi prime minister, Tarique Rahman, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on M... Read More


Cross-voting row: BJP suspends Metpally councillor; cadres attack leader

Hyderabad, Feb. 17 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday suspended its 18th ward councillor, Cherlapalli Meena and her husband, Cherlapalli Sukhender Goud, from the party for six years for all... Read More


Budget estimates on agenda as Chandigarh MC meets today

Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- The municipal corporation (MC) Chandigarh will convene its 359th special general house meeting on Tuesday to deliberate on the budget estimates for the 2026-27 financial year. ... Read More


Gautam Gambhir approached by Rajasthan Royals for IPL coaching role; lucrative three-part offer presented: Report

India, Feb. 17 -- Almost two years after his last Indian Premier League (IPL) stint, where he mentored Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the 2024 title before taking over as head coach of the senior men'... Read More


TN BJP chief's remarks 'distasteful', says actor

Chennai, Feb. 17 -- Actor Trisha Krishnan on Monday reacted to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Nainar Nagendran's remark linking her with actor-politician Vijay as "distasteful" and "inap... Read More


Gautam Gambhir set for IPL return? Rajasthan Royals offer sweeping triple role with CEO post and equity stake: Report

India, Feb. 17 -- Almost two years after his last Indian Premier League (IPL) stint, where he mentored Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the 2024 title before taking over as head coach of the senior men'... Read More


Kurian panel submits first half report on key issues to CM Stalin

Chennai, Feb. 17 -- The three-member panel headed by a retired Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph submitted the first part of its report on Monday to chief minister M K Stalin discussing controversial ... Read More