Pakistan-occupied Kashmir: Tensions remain high in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) as Pakistani security forces reportedly fired tear gas at protestors after renewed clashes with members of the Joint Awami Action Committee. Meanwhile, a shutdown strike continues across the region amid escalating unrest. The situation has further deteriorated following a communications blackout imposed after violent…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar may have more firefighting to do amid dissatisfaction among his colleagues over Cabinet portfolio allocations. The chief minister weathered the Ramalinga Reddy storm last week after the senior leader withdrew his resignation, but looks like more turbulence is headed his way. Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, who has been allocated…
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that negotiators were in the “final throes” of talks for a peace deal in West Asia, after Iran and Israel halted fresh hostilities that threatened to reignite the months-long war. Trump has repeatedly said that a peace agreement with Tehran is imminent, but diplomacy has stalled, and the…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a summons to Veena Vijayan, daughter of former Kerala chief minister and current leader of opposition in Kerala Assembly, Pinarayi Vijayan, in connection with the CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions case. As per sources, the agency has directed Veena Vijayan to appear before its Kochi office on Friday for questioning….
New Delhi: The demolition of Udyog Bhawan, one of the prominent government office complexes in the Central Vista area, has commenced as part of the Centre’s ambitious redevelopment programme, an official has said. The dismantling of Udyog Bhawan, constructed in the late 1950s, follows the demolition of neighbouring Nirman Bhawan in May. Both structures were…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will launch the Singappen Special Force on Tuesday evening aimed at providing enhanced protection to women and children in the state. This dedicated police unit will strengthen the government’s efforts in protecting women and children through monitoring and patrolling of public places, identifying vulnerable places, and taking…
Bhopal: The Congress is weighing a plan to shift its Madhya Pradesh MLAs to a Congress-ruled state, likely Karnataka or Telangana, amid fears of cross-voting after the BJP sprang a surprise by fielding a third candidate for the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections, sources said on Monday. The move is aimed at keeping the party’s legislators…
Three courts. Three rulings. One institution that still hasn’t answered for any of it. Vinay Rao Three courts. Three rulings against HCA’s Ombudsman or orders flowing from his office. A CB-CID Special Investigation Team now constituted to probe years of financial rot. Contempt notices against sitting office bearers. An Acting President who was present for…
MS Shanker The political landscape of West Bengal is witnessing tremors that few would have imagined even a couple of years ago. The latest signs of unease within the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) emerged after reports that nearly 20 of the party’s 29 Lok Sabha MPs met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and sought separate…
Boston: A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling, which opens a new tab in a lawsuit filed by…
