New Delhi/ Chennai: The AIADMK will finalise seat-sharing with BJP and other allies and formally make the announcement on constituencies allocated to the parties in four days, the party’s general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami informed on Friday. Denying any hitch in the negotiations, Palaniswami, who had called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his…
New Delhi: India on Thursday highlighted Islamabad’s track record of “clandestine” nuclear proliferation after a US report flagged new risks regarding Islamabad’s nuclear payload and missile programmes. New Delhi’s remarks followed the US intelligence report that named Pakistan as one of the few nations developing advanced missile systems capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to leaders from Qatar, France, Jordan, Oman and Malaysia on Thursday, and expressed concern over the evolving situation in West Asia. Seeking de-escalation in the conflict in West Asia, Modi strongly condemned the attacks on the region’s energy infrastructure. In separate telephonic conversations with five leaders, the prime…
Mallapuram (Tamil Nadu): A buzzing Iftaar organised by TVK and busloads of cadres flipped the script for the sleepy coastal town of Poonjeeri near Mahabalipuram on the evening of March 18. It it obvious that Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), still reeling from the near-mythical chaos of its inaugural Iftaar held at the YMCA grounds in…
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor RN Ravi on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with newly appointed Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariyala, Home Secretary Sanghamitra Ghosh, and senior police officers at Lok Bhavan, a well-placed source said. The meeting, which lasted around 30 minutes, was also attended by DGP Siddh Nath Gupta, ADG (Law and Order) Ajey Mukund…
Ayodhya (UP): President Droupadi Murmu visited the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Thursday and is scheduled to install a 150-kg gold-plated Shri Ram Yantra as part of special religious ceremonies. According to an official post by the president’s office on X, Murmu was received in Ayodhya by Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and…
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 88 candidates for the Assam assembly polls, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from the Jalukbari seat. The party named former Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi as its candidate from the Dispur assembly seat. Bordoloi joined the BJP in the presence of Sarma and other…
New Delhi: Describing the BJP as a marginal player in Kerala polls, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that the party is not even likely to have a significant enough influence to be a kingmaker in the state and at best can only “break their duck” in the assembly. In an exclusive interview…
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien on Thursday criticised the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it “draconian.” In a post on X, the TMC leader expressed his disappointment, stating that he expected “no better” from a government with a “dubious record.” “The Transgender Persons Bill, 2026, was…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people on the start of Navratri and also the traditional Indian new year, which is celebrated in the form of various festivals across India. Extending greetings for Nav Samvatsar, Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba, the prime minister said the festivals mark…
