Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday ordered notice to the Election Commission on a petition filed by PMK founder-president S Ramadoss seeking a direction to the poll panel to allot the mango symbol to his bloc and send an official communication in this regard to him. The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice M M…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said eight infiltrators were sent back to neighbouring Bangladesh from Cachar district. He also asserted that every illegal immigrant would be identified and sent to their countries. “No illegal infiltrator will be spared; everyone has to face the wrath of our security agencies and be pushed…
New Delhi: BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Monday said the International Cricket Council (ICC) was right in warning Pakistan of severe repercussions for its selective pullout from the high-profile T20 World Cup contest against India in Colombo on February 15. Pakistan’s decision, conveyed through an official government statement, is being seen as a political protest…
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday confronted the security personnel deployed outside Delhi’s Banga Bhawan and said she was in the national capital for justice to the families that suffered during SIR, and not for an agitation. Banerjee, who arrived in Delhi on Sunday reached the Banga Bhawan, one of the…
New Delhi: A row erupted in the Lok Sabha on Monday after the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, sought to quote from what he said was the memoir of former Army chief M M Naravane, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah objecting because the book has not yet been published….
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday urged members to keep their questions brief and asked the ministers to give short replies during the Question Hour to ensure that more issues can be taken up. His remarks came after Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje completed her reply to a…
New York: Top bipartisan American lawmakers and political leaders hailed the India-US ties and contributions of the Indian diaspora, saying the partnership is “vital” for peace and stability around the globe, and called for further strengthening bilateral ties. The Consulate General of India in New York hosted a special reception here on Saturday to commemorate…
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Monday, driven by value-buying in blue-chip firms, after facing a massive drubbing on the Budget day. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 302 points to 81,024.94 during initial trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 59.25 points to 24,884.70. From the Sensex…
Mumbai: The Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday claimed the BJP leadership was the “mastermind” behind NCP leader Sunetra Pawar taking oath as Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister, just days after her husband Ajit Pawar’s demise. An editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ also alleged that the BJP leadership and Nationalist Congress Party leaders Sunil…
Pakistan’s decision to refuse to play India in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup has little to do with cricket and everything to do with politics. It is a calculated move designed to manufacture leverage, provoke reaction, and inject sentiment into what is meant to remain a rules-governed global tournament. The louder calls within India…
