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The Andhra Pradesh deputy CM’s remarks came in the backdrop of the row triggered by his ‘movie dub’ statement earlier in the day. Amid the brewing tensions over his remark on Tamil movies being ‘dubbed’ in Hindi, Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday issued a clarification, saying that he “never opposed the Hindi language”. The Jana Sena Party chief took to X and condemned the misinterpretation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 “for a political agenda” and dismissed claims of him changing his stance on the policy, saying that it shows a “lack of mutual understanding”.…

KV Sharath Chandra, the Additional Director General of Police (Recruitment), has been appointed to concurrently hold his position. Ramachandra Rao, the DGP step-father of actor Ranya Rao, who was recently arrested in connection with a gold smuggling case, has been sent on “compulsory leave” with immediate effect, the Karnataka government announced in a circular. KV Sharath Chandra, the Additional Director General of Police (Recruitment), has been appointed to concurrently serve as the Chairman & Managing Director of the Karnataka State Police Housing & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd Bengaluru, a position held by Rao’s stepfather. Ranya Rao alleges assault by DRI…

JD Vance stirs a debate stating that green cards don’t guarantee immigrants permanent residency in the US. His comments followed Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest. Vice President JD Vance stirred fresh debate on Thursday by saying that a green card doesn’t guarantee immigrants the right to stay in the US forever. A green card, officially called a Permanent Resident Card, lets foreign nationals, including Indians, live and work in the country. But despite the name, “permanent residency” doesn’t necessarily mean lifelong security. “A green card holder doesn’t have an indefinite right to be in the United States,” JD Vance said in an…

Delhi, along with neighbouring cities of Noida and Ghaziabad, witnessed rain on Friday. Delhi and its adjoining areas observed a rainy Holi on Friday as it poured over parts of the cities moderately from the afternoon, in lines with India Meteorological Department’s predictions. Delhi’s neighbouring cities of Noida and Ghaziabad also witnessed rain on Friday. Delhi woke up to a clear sky on Friday with the minimum temperature of 17.6 degrees Celsius, 2.5 notches above normal. The IMD had forecast a generally cloudy sky with a spell of very light rain or drizzle towards the evening or night. The maximum…

Sudiksha Konanki (20), an Indian citizen and permanent resident of the United States, was last seen on March 6 at the Riu Republic Resort in Punta Cana. Joshua Ribe, the last person to the Indian American student who has mysteriously gone missing during a spring break visit to the Dominican Republic, has made interesting revelations to the investigators. The 22-year-old man has been identified as the ‘person of interest’ in the case of missing Indian-American student Sudiksha Konkani, who was enjoying her spring vacation in the Dominican town of Punta Cana before she went missing. The Riu Republica Hotel has…

Himachal Pradesh: Former Congress MLA Bamber Thakur along with his personal security officer were injured in the attack. Bamber Thakur, a former Congress MLA, was shot at by unidentified assailants at his residence in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur. Thakur, along with his personal security officer were injured in the attack. According to police, the attackers fired around 12 rounds of bullets. Immediately after the attack, Thakur was referred to Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla while the PSO was rushed to the AIIMS Bilaspur. “Ex MLA Bambar Thakur and two people were injured during the alleged firing in Bilaspur; PSO Sanjay was…

Ranya Rao was arrested on March 3 upon her arrival from Dubai at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru with gold worth ₹12.56 crores. Kannada actor Ranya Rao’s bail application was on Friday rejected in the Economic Offences Court in a gold smuggling case. The second accused in the gold smuggling case, Tarun Konduru, filed a bail application in the Economic Offences court. His bail application will be heard on Saturday at 3 p.m. Ranya Rao, 34, was arrested on March 3 upon her arrival from Dubai at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru with 14 kgs of gold bars,…

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a vehicle near the Frontier Corps camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Pakistan Army on Thursday claimed that it killed 10 militants suspected to be affiliated to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) following a suicide bomb attack near the Frontier Corps camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district. According to Pakistan security forces, the militants had tried to attack the Jandola checkpost, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up in a vehicle near the Frontier Corps camp. Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi said that the nation was standing by the security forces to “eliminate the terrorism…

A fire broke out at a godown in Delhi’s Okhla Phase-1; No casualties have been reported so far. A fire broke out at a godown in Delhi’s Okhla Phase-1 on Thursday. A fire services official said that a call was received at 2:48 pm about flames near Balaji Dharam Kanta and 24 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. “Firefighters rushed to the spot with multiple water tenders. The fire was brought under control after three hours, preventing it from spreading to nearby structures. No casualties have been reported so far,” the official added. Earlier on Thursday, at least six…

In Uttar Pradesh, following a decision by the local administration, several mosques were covered with tarpaulin sheets ahead of the festival. Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi on Thursday said there was no need to politicise festivals, after several mosques were covered with Tarpaulin sheets ahead of Holi. “There is no need to politicise festivals… I request anyone who is celebrating Holi tomorrow to celebrate it enthusiastically but, do not throw colour on any Muslim without consent. Namaaz can be offered at home in the case of a compulsion. But, it is necessary to offer ‘Jumme ki Namaaz’ in the mosque,”…