TN CM Vijay’s ‘thank-you’ visit sparks celebration across Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu) The air in Tiruchirapalli was charged with a different kind of excitement. FOR THE FIRST TIME: the people of the constituency gathered not just to see a movie star or a political aspirant, but to hear from a man they now called their chief minister. Hordes of people lined both sides of…
Mamata says TMC to go ahead with sit-in against attacks on party workers despite no police nod
Kolkata: The TMC will go ahead with its planned sit-in here against the alleged attacks on party leaders and workers, and the Railways’ hawker eviction drive, despite the police denying permission for it, party supremo Mamata Banerjee said on Monday. She alleged that while the common people and small traders were living in fear, and…
New political party: Annamalai says he will clarify in two days
Chennai: Amid speculations that he was sulking in the BJP and that he may float a new political party, the saffron party leader from Tamil Nadu, K Annamalai, on Monday said he would clarify his stand in two days. Asked about speculations that he may launch a new political party, Annamalai, before leaving for Delhi,…
Can’t employ temporary staff in precarious condition while seeking work similar to regular employees:SC
New Delhi: Taking strong note of acute dissimilarity in perks and retirement benefits of temporary and regular employees, the Supreme Court on Monday said that the State as an employer cannot retain a workforce which does the same work as permanent staff but is denied corresponding benefits. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and AG…
Signature row: CID team visits Abhishek Banerjee’s Kolkata house for second time in 48 hours
Kolkata: Sleuths of the West Bengal CID on Monday evening visited the residence of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in Kalighat area here for the second time in a little over 48 hours in connection with a signature forgery case, officials said. The development came hours after Banerjee sought 15 days from the probe agency, citing…
Exports growth in double digit in April-May: Official
New Delhi: The country’s exports have recorded a double-digit growth during April-May 2026-27, a senior government official said on Monday. The Commerce Ministry will release the trade data for May on June 15. “During the two months, exports are in double-digit growth,” the official said. Exports rose by 13.78 per cent to USD 43.56 billion…
‘Cow is our revered mother, our ‘Rashtra Mata’, not an animal’: Adityanath slams Muslim outfits, clerics
Bijnor (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday hit out at Muslim clerics and organisations for demanding that the cow be declared the national animal, saying the cow is revered as “mother” in the Sanatan tradition and is “not an animal for us”. “Your thinking is animal-like if you describe Gau Mata as…
Govt achieves fiscal deficit target of 4.4 pc for FY26
New Delhi: The government has achieved its fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent of the GDP for 2025-26, according to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Monday. The fiscal deficit for the previous financial year was estimated to be at Rs 15,68,936 crore, which was revised down to Rs 15,58,492…
Govt steps up El Nino preparedness; crop watch groups formed, fertiliser stocks at 51pc
New Delhi: Amid forecasts of a below-normal monsoon due to El Niño, the Centre on Monday said the agriculture ministry has formed crop weather watch and crisis management groups, and has circulated a crisis management plan to state governments, to mitigate risks to kharif crops. The Inter-Ministerial briefing, held in the context of recent developments…
Southwest monsoon to arrive in Kerala in 2-3 days: IMD
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to arrive in Kerala in the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department said in its forecast on Friday. Typically, the season begins around June 1. The weather office said conditions remain favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon into parts of the southwest…
