Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay Monday met his predecessor and DMK President M.K. Stalin at his Alwarpet residence here, in a politically significant development following the dramatic post-election realignment in the state. Vijay, who recently led his TVK to a historic electoral debut, called on Stalin after attending...

New Delhi: India expects the US team to visit the country for the next round of trade talks, though no dates have been finalised yet, an official said Monday. The Indian side visited Washington, DC, in April for an in-person round of meetings with their US counterparts to finalise the details of the interim agreement and take...

Male: The Maldives has settled payment to India on a USD 50-million treasury bill, President Mohamed Muizzu said Monday, according to a local media report. The move is aimed at reducing the country's external debt burden. India had extended financial support to the Maldives through treasury bills, also called T-Bills, subscribed by the State Bank of India...

Mumbai: Actor Arjun Kapoor celebrated 14 years in hindi film industry as his debut drama Ishaqzaade completed one more year of being released Monday. Dropping a few sketches of his popular scenes from the drama, Arjun claimed that his character Parma still feels like the beginning of his cinematic journey, which he intends to take forward with...

New Delhi: The Centre Monday announced that the Viksit Bharat -- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act will come into force across the country from July 1, replacing the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The new Act will have a fresh framework that promises 125 days of statutory wage employment to rural...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and others can file fresh applications regarding their claim that the victory margins were less than the deletion of votes during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in various assembly constituencies. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya...

Jharsuguda: Police have busted a racket engaged in illegal manufacture of diesel exhaust fluid in Odisha's Jharsuguda district by arresting eight people, including one from Rajasthan and another from Chhattisgarh, an official said Monday. Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) is used in modern diesel vehicles to cut harmful emissions by breaking down nitrogen oxides into nitrogen and water....

Gonda (Uttar Pradesh): Vinesh Phogat arrived in Uttar Pradesh Monday and replied to the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) show-cause notice, claiming that she was eligible to return from retirement even though the national federation maintained that she cannot be allowed to compete in the ongoing National Open Ranking tournament. The WFI said she cannot compete until...

Mumbai: The rupee closing figure on the CCIL website on Friday was inaccurate after a late deal that fell through was not factored in, leading to an inflated figure. According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) website, the rupee closed at 93.51 against the US dollar on Friday, registering a sharp gain of 71 paise. However,...

Baripada: A youth was tied to a tree and allegedly beaten by villagers in Barahampur village under Udala police limits in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district after he and his friends were accused of misbehaving with two girls, sources said Monday. The villagers alleged that two youths from the Baripada area entered the village late at night while a...