Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi’s allegation of a two-finger test on minor girls in Chidambaram is false and the health department, upon verification, found no such test was done, State Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Saturday. Accusing the Governor of being vindictive towards the State government, Subramanian claimed Ravi attempted to portray something…
London: King Charles III was officially crowned as the 40th King of the United Kingdom at a ceremony steeped in history with modern multi-faith touches amid pomp, pageantry and choir music inside the iconic Westminster Abbey here on a rainy Saturday, reminiscent of the Coronation of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, 70 years ago. The…
New Delhi: A group representing Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre civil services officers has expressed “deep concern and anguish” over the release of former MP Anand Mohan, convicted for killing an IAS officer, following a change in the Bihar government’s prison manual. This tantamounts to a “denial of justice” to G Krishnaiah, who…
New Delhi: The Election Commission has issued a notice to the Karnataka Congress over its “corruption rate card” advertisements published in newspapers targeting the BJP and sought “empirical” evidence to prove its allegations by Sunday evening. The notice was issued on Saturday following a complaint lodged by the BJP. Ahead of the May 10 assembly polls…
New Delhi: A cyclonic circulation formed in the southeast Bay of Bengal on Saturday, which is seen by weather scientists as the first step of the development of a possible severe cyclonic storm in the region next week. “A cyclonic circulation lies over southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood in lower and middle tropospheric levels. Under…
New Delhi: Medical entrance exam NEET-UG scheduled on May 7 has been postponed in Manipur in view of the law-and-order situation there, the National Testing Agency announced Saturday. The exam date for candidates whose test centre was in Manipur will be announced soon. “NEET (UG)-2023 exam postponed for the candidates who were allotted examination centres in…
Chandigarh/Lahore: Wanted Khalistani terrorist Paramjit Singh Panjwar was shot dead in Pakistan’s Lahore on Saturday by unidentified assailants, sources said. Hailing from Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, Panjwar, 63, was heading the banned Khalistan Commando Force-Panjwar group and was involved in drug and weapons smuggling and other terror activities when he was designated as a terrorist…
Badami (KTK): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the overwhelming response he received in Bengaluru during the roadshow made him believe that it is the people who are contesting the 2023 assembly elections in Karnataka on behalf of the BJP. He also said the “never-seen-before love and affection he saw in Bengaluru was unparalleled”….
Doha: Neeraj Chopra began his Diamond League title defence with a win in the first leg but the Olympic champion javelin thrower said he will push himself more in the upcoming competitions this season. Chopra, who had bagged the 2022 Diamond League final trophy last year, won the season-opening first round with a best throw of…
Ahmedabad: It will be a test of wits between the Pandya brothers — Hardik and Krunal — when defending champions Gujarat Titans clash with Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL here on Sunday. While Hardik has captained the Indian team on multiple occasions and is leading GT for the second year, Krunal has led the Baroda…
