Mumbai: Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas was on Sunday elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here. Manhas, 45, became the 37th president of the Board, as he succeeded Roger Binny, who resigned last month after turning 70. The former all-rounder, who featured in…
Hyderabad: After floodwater in the Musi river receded, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Sunday intensified post-rain cleaning, desilting, and sanitation works in surrounding localities. The GHMC said its field teams were working round the clock in bastis and vulnerable colonies to restore normalcy and safeguard public health. “Roads, inner lanes, and bastis near…
New Delhi: Ahead of the RSS completing 100 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the spirit of selfless service and the lesson of discipline are the true strengths of the Sangh, with ‘Nation First’ being the priority in every action of its countless volunteers. In his 126th Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, the…
Chennai: TVK president Vijay on Sunday announced that Rs 20 lakh would be given to the families of those who lost their lives at a stampede during his party’s rally in Karur on September 27. The actor-politician said he is deeply anguished over the incident, which claimed more than 30 lives and left many others…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy condoled the deaths of 38 people in a stampede at Karur in Tamil Nadu. The CM expressed grief over the tragedy and wished for the speedy recovery of the injured. “Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in…
Guwahati: Claiming that the BTC election result was a rejection of the BJP government, Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi said the ruling party did much better in 2020 when Sarbananda Sonowal was the CM, with its tally going down under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The BPF swept the Bodoland Territorial Council…
Karur: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin rushed from Chennai to Karur and interacted with doctors on the treatment being provided to the people injured in the stampede at actor Vijay’s rally on Saturday, and comforted them and assured of best care. Paying floral tributes to the dead, Stalin, spoke to the bereaved families and…
United Nations: India has confronted the challenge of terrorism since its independence, with a neighbour that is an “epicentre of global terrorism”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, in a sharp attack on Pakistan. In his address to the General Debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Jaishankar delivered a…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday spoke with Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi and Chief Minister M K Stalin to take stock of the situation following a stampede in Karur and assured them of all possible central assistance to deal with the situation, sources said. The Union home ministry also sought…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief at the death of several people during a stampede-like situation in the rally of actor-politician Vijay in Tamil Nadu. Modi said on X, “The unfortunate incident during a political rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu, is deeply saddening. My thoughts are with the families who have…
