Mumbai: BJP MLA R Tamil Selvan on Monday defended party leader K Annamalai’s remarks about Mumbai, saying his statements, aimed at highlighting the city’s global importance, had been deliberately misconstrued for political gains. The Shiv Sena (UBT) last week demanded that Annamalai be arrested for his remark that “Bombay is not a Maharashtra city”. While…
New Delhi: No other nation is as essential to the United States as India, said US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor, as he announced that Washington and New Delhi are set to restart their next round of trade deal talks from Tuesday (January 12). Gor, who is also Special Envoy to South and Central Asia at the…
Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that after Mumbai and Thane, the state’s Mira Bhayander city is all set to be painted “saffron” in the upcoming municipal elections. The Shiv Sena (then undivided) had won the Brihanmumbai and Thane municipal corporation polls in 2017. Addressing a public meeting following a roadshow on…
Chennai: TVK chief Vijay on Monday left for Delhi to appear before the CBI in connection with the Karur stampede case, and his party has requested police authorities in the national capital to ensure the security of its founder-leader. Complying with the summons issued to him, Vijay will appear before the authorities for questioning at…
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Monday morning and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi. Sabarmati Ashram, also known as Gandhi Ashram, was established by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917. It was home to Gandhi from 1917 until 1930 and served as one of the main…
Panaji: The Election Commission of India has issued a notice to former chief of naval staff Admiral Arun Prakash, asking him to attend a meeting to establish his identity as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Admiral Prakash, who has been settled in Goa since his retirement, said SIR forms…
Kolkata: The police began a process to identify the ED officials who searched the residence and office of Pratik Jain, director of political consultancy firm I-PAC, following complaints made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding “theft of documents” from those places, an officer said on Sunday. Steps are being taken to formally seek…
Jammu: Security forces picked up movement of suspected drones in several forward areas along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening, officials said. All the flying objects came from the Pakistan side, and returned after hovering over Indian territory for…
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening inaugurated the remaining stretch of phase 2 of the Ahmedabad metro, completing a key transport link between the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The remaining phase connects Sector 10A of Gandhinagar to the Mahatma Mandir convention centre. Modi flagged off a metro service at the Mahatma…
Mathura (UP): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers will organise ‘Hindu Sammelans’ across the country from January 15 as part of celebrations marking the organisation’s centenary year, a senior functionary said on Sunday. The RSS has set a target of holding over one lakh such conferences nationwide, of which around 2,000 will be organised in the…
