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Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai Friday announced his exit from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and unveiled a new movement, ‘We the Leaders’, declaring that it would contest the next Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. In a video message, Annamalai said his...

Islamabad: Pakistan will "forever remain grateful" to US President Donald Trump for his "timely" intervention in helping secure a ceasefire with India, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said. Addressing a reception hosted by the US Embassy here Thursday to mark the 250th anniversary of American...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Friday unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, in line with the expectations from economists. The Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate was set at 5 per cent, while...

Bengaluru: Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy Friday announced that he will tender his resignation from the post of minister, expressing displeasure over allocation of portfolio. The minister said that he was promised the Bengaluru Development portfolio but was made minister for Major and Medium Irrigation projects....

New Delhi: BJP National President Nitin Nabin Friday accepted the resignation submitted by former Tamil Nadu BJP state president K. Annamalai from the primary membership of the party. This was confirmed by Arun Singh, National General Secretary and Headquarters In-charge of the party in a...

St Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday said that Moscow will not interfere in the "delicate" bilateral relations between India and China, expressing confidence that both New Delhi and Beijing are committed to resolving their long-standing boundary disputes amicably. In a wide-ranging interaction with the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the United States and India are moving towards a trade agreement, while describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “good friend” and signalling confidence that the two countries will reach a deal. Speaking at the White House during...

New Delhi: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is unlikely to participate in the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi June 8, sources said Thursday. The party has said it would not take part in the meeting to be attended by around 15...

Mumbai: India's largest airline IndiGo said Thursday it has temporarily suspended operations to six international destinations, including Hong Kong and Krabi, as part of network optimisation. The budget carrier has decided to temporarily suspend services to Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, and Shanghai...

Kathmandu: Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal will visit India from June 5 to 7 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, the government said Thursday. Khanal's visit comes amid a controversy triggered by Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah's remarks in the...