Cuddalore, Aug 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday accused Sasikala’s nephew T.T.V. Dinakaran of trying to capture power and the AIADMK organisation through the “backdoor” which, he said, will not…
Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday widened its net in the Kashmir terror money trail and conducted searches at a dozen locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including the houses of a prominent…
Hyderabad, Aug 16 (IANS) The government of Telangana will accord a civic reception to Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu here on August 21. The decision was taken by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday….
Srinagar, Aug 16 (IANS) A top LeT commander was killed on Wednesday in a gunfight between the security forces and the militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said security forces surrounded an orchard in…
Agartala, Aug 16 (IANS) National Broadcaster Prasar Bharati on Wednesday refuted as “totally incorrect” the allegations that it censored the Independence Day speech of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. “The allegations that Doordarshan Kendra, Agartala…
Ranchi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Jharkhand Congress on Wednesday urged Governor Draupadi Murmu not to give her consent to the Anti-Conversion Bill and the amendment to the Land Acquisition Act 2013. “A party delegation met…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 16 (IANS) The 8-day Monsoon Session of the Odisha Assembly will begin on September 7, during which the opposition is set to corner the government which plans to table several bills. The Assembly…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved its Metro Rail Policy 2017 focusing on compact urban development, cost reduction and multi-modal integration, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. Jaitley said the…
Itanagar, Aug 16 (IANS) Twenty one students and a schoolteacher were injured, some of them critically, when a suspension bridge collapsed in Arunachal Pradesh, an official said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday at…
Bhopal, Aug 16 (IANS) Candidates backed by the BJP were leading in local body elections in Madhya Pradesh, as counting of votes polled for 43 local bodies was held on Wednesday amid tight security. As…
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday greeted her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on his birthday. “Best wishes and a Happy Birthday Arvind @ArvindKejriwal,” Banerjee tweeted. Kejriwal in turn thanked…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Hyderabad University Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula did not commit suicide because of any pressure exerted by union ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya or university’s Vice Chancellor Appa Rao Podile…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Days after it formed government in Bihar with the BJP, the Janata Dal-United on Wednesday said it will join the NDA, and the party would pass a resolution to the…
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for appearing to back down on his threat to launch missiles towards the US territory of Guam. In an…
Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) With the flood situation in Uttar Pradesh worsening, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday spoke to the top officials and sought the latest updates on the flood situation. The…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) From being a shy boy in initial days to a monk who became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous and politically significant state, a new book brings…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed a panel comprising two of its former judges to examine the justification for closing 241 anti-Sikh riot cases probed by the Special Investigation Team….
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved raising Extra Budgetary Resources (EBR) by Rs 9,020 crore for Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) for year 2018-19 through issuance of bonds by National…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday issued production warrant against former media baron Indrani Mukerjea in a money laundering case allegedly involving Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P. Chidambaram….
By Francis Kokutse Accra, Aug 16 (IANS) Describing terrorism as the “gravest threat the world has faced since World War Two”, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar has blamed the UN for…