Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman, who cast her vote for Karnataka Assembly polls on Wednesday, expressed confidence about BJP coming back to power in the state with full majority and criticised the Congress over inflation during UPA rule. On the issue of rising inflation, the Union minister said she and the BJP government stand with…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on May 12 a plea by the producers of controversial multilingual film ‘The Kerala Story’ against the West Bengal government’s ban on screening of the movie after the makers said they are “losing money everyday”. Senior advocate Harish Salve mentioned the matter for urgent listing before…
Bengaluru: Voting for the high stakes Assembly elections in Karnataka began early on Wednesday, in a state where the ruling BJP is eyeing to script history by retaining its southern citadel while a combative Congress eyes a comeback ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Polling is being held for 224 seats in what is…
New Delhi: Minister for IT and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw met Google CEO Sundar Pichai at the tech giant’s headquarters in the US, and the two discussed India stack and ‘Make in India’ programme. Vaishnaw, on Tuesday, tweeted about his meeting with Google top honcho. “Met @sundarpichai at the @Google HQ. Good discussion on India Stack and…
Thane: NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad has said ‘The Kerala Story’ producer should be hanged in public. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, said if Awhad has made such a statement, an inquiry will be conducted and appropriate action will be taken. “They have not only tarnished the image…
Washington: The United States on Tuesday called for respect of democratic principles and the rule of law in Pakistan in the aftermath of the arrest of its former prime minister Imran Khan. “We are aware of the arrest of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan. As we have said before, the United States does not…
Lahore/Islamabad/Karachi: In unprecedented scenes, supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday stormed the Pakistan Army headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi and the Corps Commander’s residence in Lahore after his dramatic arrest in a corruption case. Khan, who travelled from Lahore to the federal capital Islamabad, was undergoing a biometric process at the…
Raipur: After the Enforcement Directorate attached the assets of Congress leaders and others in Chhattisgarh in connection with an alleged coal levy scam, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday told the central agency to reveal what was recovered from each individual during its raids on their premises. He said after the Opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh failed…
Patna: After meeting his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is now likely to call on Maharashtra stalwarts Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray later this week, sources in the JD(U) said here. Kumar, who has caught the national imagination with his pitch for a “united opposition” which, he…
New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group on Tuesday said it will prepay USD 130 million of debt as it looks to boost investor confidence post being targeted by a US short-seller. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, the ports company of the Adani Group, had last month floated a tender to buy back as much as…
