Sakleshpur (K’taka): Taking on JD(S) in their home turf of Hassan district, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday told the people that voting for the regional party means backing the Congress, as he appealed them to choose BJP in the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. He urged the voters to ensure that BJP…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Telangana High Court order directing the CBI, probing the murder of former Andhra Pradesh Minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy, to provide a written questionnaire in advance to YSR Congress Party Lok Sabha member Y S Avinash Reddy who is under the central agency’s scanner. Terming the…
New Delhi: India on Monday launched ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate its nationals from violence-hit Sudan. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India’s ships and aircraft are set to bring the Indians back home. “Operation Kaveri gets underway to bring back our citizens stranded in Sudan. About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan. More on their way,”…
Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered a probe into the circumstances that led to the death of an Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) official after he was hit by the tail rotor of a helicopter in Kedarnath. Amit Saini (35), who worked as a finance officer with the UCADA, was killed on the…
New Delhi/Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at multiple premises linked to Chennai-based Chettinad Group as part of an investigation being conducted under the anti-money laundering law, official sources said. They said premises in state capital Chennai, Trichy (Tiruchirappalli) and few other places are being raided. The about 100-years-old business group has…
Karnal: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said the dairy sector has a special role in making women self-reliant and changing their social and economic status. Addressing the convocation function of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Dairy Research Institute (ICAR-NDRI) here, Murmu said women have over 70 per cent participation in the dairy sector and…
Melbourne: Australia on Monday said it will deepen its diplomatic and defence partnerships with key allies in the strategic Indo-Pacific, including India and Japan, in response to China’s growing assertion of sovereignty over the South China Sea and its threat to the global rules-based order. Unveiling the Defense Strategic Review in Canberra, Prime Minister Anthony…
New York: Udai Tambar, an Indian-origin CEO involved in youth development services in the US, is among 15 experts appointed as members of the newly-formed racial justice advisory board in New York City. Tambar, the CEO and President of New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL) was named as a member of the advisory board…
Rewa (MP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said previous governments ignored villages as they were not vote banks. Addressing a public event in Rewa on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day, Modi said the BJP-led government has changed the situation and pumped in huge grants to panchayats. “Earlier governments hesitated to spend money…
Sydney: Honouring Sachin Tendulkar on his 50th birthday, a gate named after Indian batting legend was unveiled at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground here on Monday. Tendulkar, who turned 50 on Monday, scored 785 runs, including three centuries with a highest score of 241 not out (in 2004) in five Tests at the SCG, which he…
