Patna:Â RJD national vice president Shivanand Tiwary was sentenced to one year in prison by a Patna court in a criminal defamation suit filed by Bihar minister Sanjay Kumar Jha five years ago. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sarika Bahaliya on Tuesday also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Tiwari, a former state minister himself. According…
New Delhi: US Principal Deputy NSA Jonathan Finer conveyed to New Delhi the importance of holding accountable anyone found responsible in the probe announced by India to investigate an alleged Indian link to a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil. As Finer wrapped up his high-profile visit to India, the White…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar on his death anniversary, saying he dedicated his life to the welfare of the exploited and deprived. Besides being the architect of the Constitution, he was an immortal champion of social harmony, Modi said of Ambedkar, who came from a Dalit…
New Delhi: Telangana Congress chief A Revanth Reddy, who switched from the TDP in 2017 and spearheaded the successful electoral campaign against the BRS, was on Tuesday named as the new chief minister of the state. Announcing the decision at the party headquarters here on Tuesday, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said the swearing-in…
New Delhi:Â India on Tuesday announced a USD 250 million line of credit to Kenya for modernisation of its agricultural sector as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto agreed to shore up bilateral ties in areas of defence, trade, energy, digital public infrastructure and healthcare. Following the Modi-Ruto talks, the two sides…
New Delhi: The AIADMK on Tuesday flagged the “inefficiency” of the Tamil Nadu government, alleging that the MK Stalin-led establishment has failed to tackle the impact of Cyclone Michaung. The severe cyclonic storm crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast close to Bapatla district between 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm with gales reaching speeds of 90-100 kilometres…
Imphal:Â The bodies of 13 suspected cadres of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who were killed during an ambush near the Indo-Myanmar border were brought to Imphal for postmortem and legal procedures, officials said on Tuesday. The cadres, including two teenagers, are believed to be part of a group attempting to cross into Myanmar for…
Amaravati: Severe cyclonic storm Michaung crossed south Andhra Pradesh coast close to Bapatla district between 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm on Tuesday with maximum gales of up to 90 – 100 km per hour speed, said an Amaravati Meteorological Centre official. The weather system is likely to move northwards and weaken into a cyclonic storm in…
New Delhi:Â As some opposition leaders have raised questions on EVMs after Assembly poll results were announced in five states, BJP leaders mocked them on Tuesday, saying they are looking for excuses to hide their own shortcomings. As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in three Hindi heartland states — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh…
Chennai:Â A dozen people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents in and around the city while personnel on fishing boats and farm tractors were engaged in rescuing stranded people on Tuesday. The city and adjoining districts faced relentless rains on Monday as the severe cyclonic storm Michaung loomed over the north coastal areas of…
