Chennai: TVK chief Vijay Sunday attempted to convert the oath-taking ceremony into a powerful oath-speech by going off-script and making hand gestures to signify his strength and power, but Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar intervened and asked him to confine to the official oath....
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh wrote to Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav Sunday, claiming that the Great Nicobar Island development project would "destroy" the unique ecosystem there, and urging him to pause, reflect, and revisit the venture in its present design and detail. In his...
Kadapa: Prohibitory orders were clamped here following an agitation and stone pelting at Almas Pet junction over naming of a centre, police said Sunday. According to police, members of a community wanted the junction to be named after ruler of the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom, Tipu...
Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected as the leader of the BJP-led NDA in the Assam assembly Sunday, paving the way for him to become the chief minister for the second consecutive term in the state, Union minister J P Nadda said. It will be...
Tenerife (Spain): A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board has arrived at Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands, off the coast of West Africa, where the passengers and some of the crew are to disembark. The World Health Organisation, Spanish...
Islamabad: At least 12 police personnel were killed and several others injured after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a police installation in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, official sources said Sunday. The attack targeted the installation in Bannu district of the province...
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated C. Joseph Vijay, the President of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), on his swearing-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Sunday, and expressed hope for effective collaboration for the benefit of the public. Extending best wishes, PM Modi...
New Delhi/Port of Spain: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Sunday concluded his visit to Trinidad and Tobago with an interaction with the Indian community, underscoring India’s deep historical and cultural bonds with the Indo-Trinidadian population and reaffirming New Delhi’s commitment to strengthening bilateral ties. In...
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Planning and Statistics D. Sudhakar passed away in the early hours of Sunday at KIMS Hospital in Bengaluru, where he had been undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for the past month. Hospital authorities confirmed his death in an official...
Washington: US has proposed to increase the minimum wages paid to hire an employee under the H1B visa program by 30 per cent over the previously fixed limits, a move the administration claims will help prevent foreigners from undercutting salary of US nationals. The new...
Finally, the much-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is taking place. Trump’s three-day...
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When Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people in the country on 10 May to curb fuel use, reduce overseas...
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The framers of the Constitution envisaged the office of the Governor as a neutral constitutional authority, detached from partisan politics...
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Every few years, India calls in its envoys for a reality check. At the 11th Heads of Mission Conference recently,...
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