Tiruchirappalli: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated a string of projects here and laid the foundation stone for new initiatives, in all worth Rs 20,140 crore. The Prime Minister hailed Tamil Nadu for its cultural inspiration and praised DMDK’s late leader Vijayakanth rooted for nationalism while Chief Minister M K Stalin championed the social…
Bengaluru: As the Ram Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya is coming closer, Karnataka police department has taken up cases for investigation against Ram Mandir activists who allegedly indulged in destruction of property and other cases three decades ago at the height of the movement for Ram Mandir, according to sources. Sources further explained that the police…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday defended the collegium system of judges appointing judges to the higher judiciary, asserting that steps have been taken to ensure greater transparency. In an exclusive interview with PTI, the CJI said it is very easy to criticise the process but every effort is being made…
Jamshedpur: The steel sector in the country is still in recovery mode after the Covid pandemic, Tata Steel CEO and MD T V Narendran said on Monday. He said demand for steel will continue to grow, backed by the government’s focus on infrastructure development. “This (2023) has been good year for the steel sector in…
London: International students, including Indians, starting courses at British universities this month will no longer be able to bring family members on all but postgraduate research courses and courses with government-funded scholarships under tougher UK visa norms effective from Monday. The UK Home Office said the changes, first announced by former home secretary Suella Braverman…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday expressed happiness over ISRO’s successful launch of its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite that would offer insights into black holes in space. Launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on new year’s day, the XPoSAT satellite is expected to help in the study of black holes and neutron…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu BJP on Monday accused Lok Sabha MP Dayanidhi Maran of ‘degrading’ the profession of hairstylists and alleged that the DMK leader had dubbed dissemination of his remarks vis-a-vis north Indians the ‘work of a jobless barber.’ K Annamalai, BJP state president said on ‘X’: “Degrading someone by profession or language seems…
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday attacked the BJP over the alleged involvement of its local leaders in the gang-rape of a BHU student, saying the ruling party gives the slogan of “Beti Bachao” but its actions are of “Beti rulao (making daughters cry)”. Mahila Congress chief Netta D’Souza said that on one hand the…
Hyderabad: A total of 3,001 people were booked for drunk driving as part of the special drive taken up during the new year celebrations under three police commissionerates covering Hyderabad city and the suburbs, police said on Monday. The drive was conducted from 8 pm on December 31, 2023, to morning on January 1 to…
New Delhi: India has logged 636 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection have increased to 4,394, the health ministry said on Monday. Three new fatalities due to Covid– two from Kerala and one from Tamil Nadu — have been reported in a span of 24 hours, according to…
