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Hyderabad, Sept 6: Soon after recommending the dissolution of the Telangana Assembly, TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday announced candidates for 105 seats and launched a blistering attack on the Congress, calling its president Rahul Gandhi the "biggest buffoon". Rao, who has been asked to continue as the caretaker chief minister, also claimed the Election Commission has been consulted and

New Delhi, Sept 6: United Nations India on Thursday lauded the Supreme Court for striking down a "key component" of IPC's Section 377 which criminalises "specific sexual acts between adults" and said the judgment will boost efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination against LGBTI persons. It also hoped the ruling will be the first step towards guaranteeing the full range of fundamental rights

Hyderabad, Sept 6: Governor of Telangana ESL Narasimhan on Thursday dissolved the state assembly following the recommendation from Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao-led cabinet. The decision sets the tone for an early election in the southern state. However, the Governor has asked Rao to continue as caretaker chief minister until the new government is formed. Earlier in the day, Rao, who is

New Delhi, Sept 6: Fuel prices once again witnessed a hike on Thursday, with petrol being sold at Rs.79.51 per litre and diesel at Rs.71.55 per litre here in the national capital. The price of petrol has been increased by 20 paise per litre, while diesel saw a hike of 21 paise per litre, as compared to Tuesday's prices in New Delhi. In Mumbai, the price of petrol has surpassed the Rs 86 mark to be

Hyderabad, Sept 6: Sripeetam seer, Swami Paripoornananda, said that he would possibly join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if their ideologies match. Earlier, reports were doing the rounds that the pontiff, who is being seen as the Yogi Adityanath of Telangana will join the BJP. Speaking on the same, Paripoornananda told ANI, "If I have to join, then the party will choose me, why should I run

New Delhi, Sept 6: In a landmark judgement, after months of deliberations, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalised homosexuality. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, Rohinton Fali Nariman, A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra, issued the verdict

Ahmedabad, Sept 5: Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested Wednesday by the Gujarat CID in connection with a 22-year-old case of alleged planting of drugs to arrest a man, police said. Bhatt and seven others, including some former policemen attached with the Banaskantha Police, were initially detained for questioning in the case. Shortly after being questioned, Bhatt was arrested by the Crime

Chennai, Sept 5: Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar faced on Wednesday a second central agency probe in two years, with the CBI knocking at his doors after the Income Tax raid last year. Vijayabaskar is the first state minister to come under the IT and CBI scanner, with both the raids being carried out in the post-Jayalalithaa era. The Tamil Nadu health minister, state police chief T K

New Delhi, Sept 5: The Rafale is a beautiful aircraft which will give India "unprecedented" combat capabilities, the Indian Air Force said on Wednesday amid escalating controversy over the Rs 58,000 crore deal. Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal S B Deo also said those criticising the Rafale deal must understand the laid down norms and procurement procedure. "It is a beautiful aircraft. It is a

Newsroom, Sept 4: The Indian rupee on Wednesday further declined to a record low of 71.75 against the US dollar. The rupee witnessed a drop of 44 paise yesterday and further 19 paise today. Around 10.40am the Indian rupee traded at 71.75 to a dollar - the lowest ever mark - it has touched against the greenback. Against the UAE dirham, the rupee was trading at 19.53 at 9:30am (UAE time).