Thrissur (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday launched a scathing attack against the BJP and the Congress-led UDF, alleging that the Sangh Parivar is misrepresenting Malappuram district, with the grand old party supporting this narrative. Vijayan, who recently faced backlash for remarks linking gold smuggling and hawala transactions in Malappuram to “anti-national activities,”…
PUNE: India’s star-studded batting line-up could not stand up to the challenge posed by New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner as the hosts were bundled out for 156 in 45.3 overs, giving the Tom Latham-led side a crucial first-innings lead of 103 runs on the the second day of the second Test here on Friday. Left-arm…
Kendrapara: People in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, which was on the path of cyclone Dana, heaved a sigh of relief as the severe cyclonic storm largely spared the coastal district on Friday. While there is no report of loss of life and property, tidal surges made inroads into some of the villages and agriculture fields have…
Srinagar: Authorities on Friday temporarily shut the Gondola ropeway service at the resort town of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district as a precautionary measure following the killings of four people, including two soldiers, in a terror attack, officials said. Two soldiers and two Army porters were killed in the attack on Thursday while…
Bhubaneshwar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday said 1,600 of 4,431 pregnant women shifted to health centres due to cyclone Dana have given birth. The state has evacuated altogether 5,84,888 people, and the number could exceed 600,000 by Friday morning, he said. “These people are lodging in 6,008 cyclone shelters, where they are…
Bhubaneshwar: The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ began on Odisha coast on Thursday night and was expected to continue till Friday morning, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The coastal districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Balasore and nearby Jagatsinghpur district witnessed sudden increase in wind speed which reached 100 kmph to 110 kmph and…
New Delhi: A broad consensus has been achieved by India and China on restoring the “ground situation” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) pursuant to talks, including for patrolling and grazing cattle in the traditional areas, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Speaking at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2024, Singh described the agreement…
New Delhi: Calling Canada’s behaviour “the pits”, India’s recalled high commissioner Sanjay Verma says India was backstabbed and treated in a most unprofessional manner by a country that is supposed to be a friendly democracy. He told PTI that “a handful” of supporters of Khalistan have turned the ideology into a criminal enterprise, which indulges…
New Delhi: The Congress announced on Thursday that it would not field candidates in the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where by-polls are being held and would support INDIA bloc nominees. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here along with the Congress’ Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai, AICC general secretary Avinash Pande…
New Delhi: More than 70 flights of various Indian airlines received bomb threats on Thursday, according to sources. The sources said around 20 flights each of Air India, Vistara, and IndiGo have got the threats while Akasa Air has got the threats for about 14 flights. In 11 days, nearly 250 flights operated by the…
