Chennai: Coastal Tamil Nadu and certain interior parts in the state experienced widespread rain on Wednesday as the depression weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area. Nine persons were rescued from their marooned houses in Red Hills a suburb of Chennai by boats by the Fire and Rescue Services department personnel and lodged in relief camps….
New Delhi: Terming fake news as a threat to democracy, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said there is a need to take strict action against those who create AI-generated deep fake videos and spread false information. Vaishnaw also informed the Lok Sabha that the government is working on…
Patna: Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday said the Nitish Kumar government was committed to the creation of 1 crore jobs in the next five years. He was addressing a joint session of both Houses of the state legislature, which had been convened upon the NDA’s return to power in the assembly elections. “50…
New Delhi: The BJP won seven wards and AAP three, while the Congress and the All India Forward Bloc emerged victorious in one ward each in the MCD bypolls for 12 wards. The counting of votes for the MCD bypolls to 12 wards began at 8 am, amid tight security at 10 counting centres in…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian naval force is set to showcase its maritime prowess and combat capabilities with a mega operational demonstration off the coast of Kerala on Wednesday, which is being held as part of the Navy Day celebrations. President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to attend the event at Shangumugham Beach in Thiruvananthapuram as the…
New Delhi: A C-17 transport aircraft of the IAF on Tuesday airlifted a para field hospital unit from Agra to Colombo, while the Indian Army deployed an integrated task force — a self-contained composite HADR contingent — under Operation Sagar Bandhu to provide critical relief, restore essential services and support families in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka….
New Delhi: India and Russia are set to ink a number of agreements to enhance cooperation in an array of areas, including trade and healthcare, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to New Delhi this week, Indian officials said on Tuesday. Both sides are also expected to seal a pact on mobility that will…
Kolata: With the West Bengal Assembly elections just months away, senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday sharpened his political pitch, urging Hindus to “unite” and warning that the community “cannot afford to be divided by language and caste”. Addressing a BJP rally later in the day at Englishbazar town in Muslim-majority Malda district, Adhikari,…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha will take up a debate on the 150th anniversary of National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ on Monday and on electoral reforms on Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said. The decision was taken after an all-party meeting and a Business Advisory Committee (BAC) chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, signalling…
New Delhi: Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases, the first between April and September 2026 and the second in February 2027, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Giving details of the exercise in response to a question by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the…
