Bengaluru/Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy, who served as chief minister of Kerala twice, died in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday, his family said. He was 79. The death of the former Kerala chief minister was announced by his son, Chandy Oommen, in a Facebook post. Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy, who served as…
New Delhi: With the water level in the Yamuna showing a rising trend, the Delhi government urged people on Monday to stay put in the relief camps while assuring them that they are not facing any threat, even as some of them returned to their homes and shops to begin the exercise of rebuilding them. Authorities…
New Delhi: Law will take its own course, BJP president J P Nadda said on Monday amid the Opposition’s criticism of his party for joining hands with a faction of NCP leaders some of whom were accused of corruption by the BJP. However, he defended the alliance asserting if someone wants to join a “movement”…
Bengaluru: With a call for unity, top leaders of 26 opposition parties began crucial deliberations on Monday to chalk out their joint programme aimed at defeating the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, who were seated next to each other, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge,…
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has sacked the Kashmir University public relations officer, a police constable and a revenue department officer for allegedly working with Pakistan-based militant outfits, raising finances for them, and propagating their ideology, officials said on Monday. The three employees have been identified as PRO Kashmir University, Faheem Aslam, Revenue Department officer,…
New Delhi: As the flood situation in the national capital improved on Sunday, some roads, including Bhairon Marg, were opened for traffic movement, the Delhi Traffic Police said. According to a traffic advisory, the Ring Road stretch from ISBT Kashmere Gate to Timarpur and Civil Lines (Mall Road side) has also been opened. Besides, the Ring…
Jaipur: BJP president J P Nadda charged on Sunday that opposition parties were in the process of forming an alliance to “protect” their dynastic politics and that the UPA of Congress stood for “utpidan, pakshpat and atyachar” – oppression, favouritism and atrocities. The proposed coalition is not a “Patriotic Democratic Alliance” but a “Protection of Dynasties…
(Yerram Venkata Reddy) Problems of farmers in India are plenty. However, the farmers woes appears to be different, especially from the south to north or east to west. Reasons may be many. But commonly identified problems are; (i) insufficient water resources, (ii) lack of modern farming equipment, (iii) Over dependence on traditional crops, (vi) Poor…
New Delhi: Indian and Mongolian troops will take part in the 15th edition of a bilateral military exercise in Ulaanbaatar from July 17 to 31 aimed at exchanging best practices and developing interoperability, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. An Indian Army contingent comprising 43 personnel reached Ulaanbaatar on Sunday on an Indian Air Force…
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday said the Congress’ “unequivocal opposition” to the Centre’s ordinance on the control of administrative services in Delhi was “a positive development”. The AAP is, however, yet to make it clear if it will join a meeting of several opposition parties in Bengaluru beginning Monday. The party had…
