Hyderabad, Aug 8 (IANS) BJP MP M. Raghunandan Rao received threat call once again on Friday. An unknown person called the Lok Sabha member saying he is in Hyderabad and will kill him by the evening.The MP from Medak constituency lodged a complaint with the police. He shared the number from which the call was made. Police have taken up investigation to identify the man who threatened the BJP leader.This is the sixth threat call received by the MP in recent months. Raghunandan Rao had got threat c…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) A POCSO court here on Friday sentenced a 35-year-old man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old minor girl in Tamando area of Bhubaneswar in February 2021. The convict was identified as Rabindra Behera of Rambha area in Ganjam district. As per reports, the victim along with her twin brothers was playing inside the house on February 25, 2021. The victim’s mother, who was busy in conversation with some neighbours outside the house, spot…

Bulawayo, Aug 8 (IANS) Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, and Henry Nicholls struck rock-solid centuries to propel New Zealand to a mammoth 601/3 in 130 overs at stumps on Day Two of the second Test against Zimbabwe on a flat pitch at Queens Sports Club here on Friday.It’s also the third time in Test cricket’s history that three batters have crossed 150 in a match. Already 1-0 up in the two-match series, New Zealand have a lead of 476 runs in their ongoing first innings and are yet to declare. W…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) We will be celebrating the auspicious festival of Rakshabhandhan on Saturday. Just like us, several prominent television personalities have a special place in their hearts for Rakhi.Veteran actress Himani Shivpuri, who plays Katori Amma in “Happu Ki Ultan Paltan,” revealed that her brother, Himanshu, has been her biggest support and strength.”Even today, despite his busy schedule, he makes it a point to travel all the way to tie Rakhi and celebrate together. For me, he is no…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Telangana Congress MLA Aadi Srinivas’ petition challenging the Telangana High Court order for not granting any relief to him while declaring BRS leader and former MLA Ramesh Chennamaneni a German citizen and disqualifying him from contesting and holding public office.Srinivas, who had secured the second-highest votes in four elections that Ramesh won since 2009, was not declared as the MLA from Vemulawada by the High Court.Appearing…

Amaravati, Aug 8 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will attend the International Tribal Day celebrations in Paderu in Alluri Sitarama Raju on Saturday.This year, the United Nations has called for the observance of International Tribal Day with the theme “Indigenous Peoples and Artificial Intelligence – Defending Rights, Shaping the Future.” The Chief Minister will interact with tribal families to understand their challenges first hand. Later, he will engage with coffee …

Bengaluru, Aug 8 (IANS) A delegation of Congress leaders, led by party’s Karnataka unit President D.K. Shivakumar who is also the Deputy Chief Minister, on Friday submitted a complaint to the Karnataka State Election Commission office here regarding ‘electoral fraud’ in Mahadevapura and several other constituencies. The office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, in reply to the representation, asked the Congress party to submit the documents related to the complaint along with the declara…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri highlighted on Friday that India sells LPG at the cheapest prices in the world, despite being an importer, enabling more than 10.33 crore Ujjwala families to cook food at just Rs 6 per day due to the affordable fuel.”Our energy sector oil marketing companies suffered heavy losses to make LPG available to kitchens at nearly half the cost at which it was being sold in the countries in our neighbourhood,” the minister …

Bangkok, Aug 8 (IANS) Ten Indian boxers, including seven women, will be vying for gold in the U19 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in the Thai capital on Friday after registering convincing victories in their respective semifinal bouts.Women boxers Nisha (54kg), Muskan (57kg), Vini (60kg), Nisha (65kg), Aarti Kumari (75kg), Parchi Tokas (80+kg) along with Mausam Suhag (65kg), Rahul Kundu (75kg) and Hemant Sangwan (90kg) in the men’s event have reached the final. Kritika (80kg) has a direct entr…

London, Aug 8 (IANS) New Zealand’s right-arm fast bowler Matt Henry has been signed up by Welsh Fire as a replacement for the injured England seam-bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes in the ongoing edition of The Hundred men’s competition.Henry, 33, will link up with the Fire squad following the conclusion of New Zealand’s ongoing second Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo and is expected to be available for selection from their match against Manchester Originals on Au…