Domestic help’s daughter scores 91.84% in SSLC

Hemavathi, a 16-year-old from Doddalballapur and a student of Sparsha Trust, has scored 91.84% in the SSLC exam-1, overcoming several challenges. Her father passed away recently and her mother is a domestic help. “My teacher from school, Sonia ma’am, connected me to Sparsha Trust,” said Hemavathi, who has been receiving education and mentorship from the…

Pahalgam terror attack: EAM Jaishankar speaks to European Union counterpart Kaja Kallas

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar welcomed the EU’s “strong condemnation” of terrorism in all forms and manifestations. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union (EU) on Friday (May 2, 2025) called on New Delhi and Islamabad to show “restraint” and pursue dialogue to defuse tensions amid speculation about India’s possible retaliation against Pakistan in view of…

Instagram accounts of Babar Azam, Rizwan and many other Pakistani cricketers blocked in India

Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam along with Mohammad Rizwan. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak India on Friday (May 2, 2025) blocked Instagram accounts of leading current and former Pakistani cricketers including Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Wasim Akram, intensifying its digital crackdown on influential personalities across the border in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack….

PM Modi disappointed people of Andhra Pradesh yet again: Congress leader Shivaji

A.P. Congress Committee vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji on Friday (May 2, 2025) alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Vijayawada to re-launch Amaravati capital works, left people of the State disappointed again. Also read: PM Modi in Andhra Pradesh highlights…

Kashmiris being unfairly targeted in massive crackdown, families being torn apart: Mirwaiz

Chief cleric of Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR Hurriyat chairman and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in his Friday sermon at the Jama Masjid in Srinagar, said Kashmiris were being targeted over the Pahalgam terror attack despite unanimous condemnation of the incident. Describing the killings of 26 civilians in the Pahalgam…

A.P. Minister Kandula Durgesh takes part in ceremonial enshrinement of Buddha’s relics in Vietnam

Minister for Tourism and Culture Kandula Durgesh and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju during the ceremonial enshrinement of the sacred relics of Lord Buddha at Vietnam Buddhist University. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement VIJAYAWADA Andhra Pradesh Minister for Tourism and Culture Kandula Durgesh, along with the Union Minister of Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju,…