Chennai: IPS officer A Arun on Monday took over as Chennai police commissioner and vowed to bring rowdies to their knees, comments that came against the backdrop of the killing of BSP leader K Armstrong. Outlining his priorities, the city police chief, in an interaction with reporters here said that criminal elements would be ‘taught’…
Bengaluru: Liquor bottles were allegedly distributed to people who attended a thanksgiving programme organised to celebrate the victory of BJP’s K Sudhakar from Chikkaballapura Lok Sabha segment, according to sources. Videos of people being handed liquor bottles with police personnel and “bouncers” around managing the crowd amid barricades, have gone viral on social media. According…
Hyderabad: “The development achieved during YSR’s regime has been immensely beneficial for Telangana State. YSR is synonymous with welfare, and the entire country remembers this great leader,” said Telangana State Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy while addressing a gathering to celebrate Dr. YS Rajasekhar Reddy’s 75th birth anniversary on Tuesday. He remarked that even YSR’s…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court commenced hearing on Monday more than 30 pleas related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024, including those alleging irregularities and malpractices in the May 5 test and seeking a direction to conduct it afresh. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and…
Moscow: The Indian community in Russia are eagerly waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow and will be seeking his support to build a Hindu temple in the country, a new Indian school building and the availability of more direct flights to India. Prime Minister Modi will be in Moscow from July 8…
Ssilchar: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that he stands with the people of Assam and is their ”soldier in Parliament”. He urged the Centre to extend all possible help and support to the state immediately. ”I stand with the people of Assam, I am their soldier in Parliament, and…
Puri (Odisha): Highlighting the recent spate of terrible heatwaves in India and frequent extreme weather events around the globe, President Droupadi Murmu asked people on Monday to take smaller and local steps to protect the environment for a better tomorrow. In a note on the social media platform ‘X’ after visiting the seashore in this…
New Delhi: The Delhi police on Sunday registered an FIR against TMC MP Mahua Moitra over an alleged “derogatory” social media post targeting National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma. The Krishnanagar MP has been booked under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which pertains to actions intended to outrage the modesty of…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Modi government had accentuated India’s “unemployment crisis” with the decimation of job-creating MSMEs through the “Tughlakian demonetisation, a hastily rushed GST, and rising imports from China”. In a statement, Congress general secretary, in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh cited a new report by Citigroup, a global…
Srinagar: Six militants and two soldiers have been killed in two ongoing encounters between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Director General of Police (DGP) RR Swain reported that six militants have been killed in these twin encounters. “Based on confirmed identifications, six militants have been killed in the twin gunfights…
