- Chennai
TN CM asks if stopping Mamata in her NITI Aayog address is ‘cooperative federalism’
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday condemned the Centre over his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee’s claim that she was unfairly stopped midway in her speech at the…
- News
Nitish chairs JD(U) meeting, discusses Jharkhand polls
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Saturday said that it wanted to contest the assembly elections in neighbouring Jharkhand in alliance with the BJP. Kumar chaired a meeting of his…
- News
WHO calls for accelerated action against hepatitis
New Delhi: The World Health Organization on Saturday called on countries in Southeast Asia to urgently scale up efforts for providing universal access to prevention, vaccination, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis…
- Pakistan
38 suspected terrorists arrested in Punjab province of Pakistan
Lahore: Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies have arrested 38 suspected terrorists, mostly belonging to the Islamic State (IS) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in Punjab province, police said on Saturday. The Counter Terrorism Department…
- India
‘Protecting married people wanting to be in live-in relationships will encourage wrongdoers’
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that granting protection to married people who want to be in live-in relationships with their partners would amount to encouraging “wrongdoers” and promoting…
- India
Nehru had vision; his leadership was necessary for India’s progress: Pawar
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said Jawaharlal Nehru had a vision for modern India and his leadership was required to keep the country united post-partition. Speaking at a…
- India
India, Ukraine looking at possibility of PM Modi’s visit to Kyiv next month
New Delhi: India and Ukraine are looking at the possibility of a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kyiv next month amid renewed global efforts to bring peace to the eastern…
- India
Mamata walks out of NITI Aayog meet over ‘insult’; Nirmala denies claims
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of a NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and claimed that she was unfairly stopped midway in her speech,…
- India
Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties with Turkiye counterpart
Vientiane: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held a meeting with his Turkiye counterpart Hakan Fidan during which the two leaders discussed bilateral ties and exchanged views on regional and global…
- India
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to skip Niti Aayog meeting in Delhi
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will not be attending the Niti Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, officials said. The state will be represented at the meeting by deputy chief…
- Sports
Ex-India coach Dravid’s ‘exhale’ message to incoming Gambhir
New Delhi: Former India coach Rahul Dravid passed a lead to his successor Gautam Gambhir in taming the tough situations he is bound to encounter – “exhale, take a step back”, a…
- Chennai
Stalin lashes out at Centre, calls Union Budget a ‘revenge’ against country
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday launched a sharp attack against the ruling BJP at the Centre over the 2024-25 Union Budget, calling it a ‘revenge’ taken by…
- India
Every athlete is India’s pride: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his best wishes to the Indian contingent participating in the Paris Olympics, and said every athlete is India’s pride. As the Paris #Olympics…
- India
Tharoor introduces Bill to give 1% reservations to transgender persons in govt
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday introduced a private member bill that seeks to provide one per cent reservation for transgender persons across categories in government establishments, including educational institutions.…
- India
Police send report on marriage of Puja Khedkar’s parents to govt
Pune: Pune Police has sent a report about the marital status of the parents of controversial trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar to the Maharashtra government, an official said on Friday. The couple,…
