New Delhi: The NHRC has issued a notice to the Andhra Pradesh government and the state’s police chief over a college student committing suicide allegedly due to sexual harassment by a faculty member, officials said on Tuesday. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in a statement has observed that apparently, the “negligent and reckless attitude…
Vellore (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said the BJP has done a “somersault” on the Katchatheevu issue since the LS polls are round the corner. Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not have the guts to neither condemn Sri Lanka over fishermen arrests nor oppose China on its claims over…
Bengaluru: Quinton de Kock’s astute fifty and pace sensation Mayank Yadav’s youthful brilliance fashioned Lucknow Super Giants’ 28-run romp over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Tuesday. Lucknow constructed their 181 for five around Quinton De Kock’s 81 (56b) and Nicholas Pooran’s unbeaten 40 (21b). RCB threatened to miraculously scale 182 briefly…
Ahmedabad: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday targeted Jawaharlal Nehru and claimed that past mistakes were responsible for the problems such as Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and occupation of some parts of the Indian territory by China. Referring to India’s stand when it was offered a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, he…
Washington: The Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.5 per cent in 2024, the World Bank has said, revising its earlier projections for the same period by 1.2 per cent. Overall, growth in South Asia is expected to be strong at 6.0 per cent in 2024, driven mainly by robust growth in India and…
Bengaluru/Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday sparred over alleged non-release of drought relief funds by the Centre to the State. Siddaramaiah accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of betraying and doing injustice to the people of the state, while Shah alleged delay on the part of Congress…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Communist Party of India (Marxist), the main force in Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Alliance (LDF), yesterday reacted sharply to the Congress’s announcement that party president Rahul Gandhi would contest from the state’s Wayanad parliamentary constituency and vowed to defeat him. CPM’s former chief Prakash Karat said the Congress’s decision went against its “stated…
Rajkot: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India will definitely get permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council, as there is a feeling in the world that it should get the position, but the country will have to work harder this time for it. He was speaking during an interaction with…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday outrightly rejected as “senseless” China renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh, and asserted that assigning “invented” names does not alter the reality that the state “is, has been, and will always be” an integral part of India. India’s reaction came in response to Beijing announcing Chinese names for 30 more…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh PCC chief YS Sharmila is pitted against her cousin and sitting YSR Congress Party MP YS Avinash Reddy in the Kadapa Lok Sabha segment while former Union Ministers MM Pallam Raju and JD Seelam will be fielded from Kakinada and Bapatla, respectively, in the May 13 polls. As per a list of…
