Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday (June 12, 2026) announced a Kuruvai Special Package for paddy cultivation in the Cauvery delta districts and other areas of the State at a cost of ₹134.83 crore. According to an official release, paddy is cultivated in 52.72 lakh acres across the State. In the…
Dubai: Iran on Friday criticised the US attacks on merchant ships that killed three Indian nationals, saying such actions “threaten global peace and security”. Three vessels with an Indian crew came under attack off the Oman coast this week. One of them resulted in the death of three Indian seafarers on Wednesday. Iran’s Foreign Ministry…
Kolkata: An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative remarks during the last assembly poll campaign, a senior officer said on Friday. A person lodged a complaint at the Netaji Nagar Police Station, alleging that Banerjee’s comments at a party programme at the…
Mumbai: Benchmark indices ended sharply higher on Friday, with the Sensex climbing 1,695.40 points and the Nifty surging nearly 2 per cent, in tandem with a rally in global markets and a decline in crude oil prices after US President Donald Trump declared that his country has ended the war with Iran. The 30-share BSE…
New Delhi: Dissident Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs will meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday to seek recognition as the “real TMC”, rebel MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia said on Friday. The Cooch Behar MP claimed that 19 Lok Sabha members are currently backing the breakaway faction and would be part of the move…
Hyderabad: Chhattisgarh on Friday signed investment MoUs worth more than Rs 9,500 crore with seven companies at a roadshow here, a move expected to create over 7,800 jobs. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, who spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the Chhattisgarh Investor Connect event, said there were no Maoist-affected districts left in the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging the rejection of her nomination for Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh and observed that once a candidate’s nomination is rejected by a returning officer, the appropriate remedy is to approach the Election Commission. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra…
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants former India captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play in the 2025-26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The premier domestic one-day tournament is scheduled to take place from December 24 to January 18. According to a report in the Times of India…
Dharamshala: Rohit Sharma’s match fitness will be tested, but India’s team management would also closely monitor Nitish Kumar Reddy’s performance as a back-up for injury-prone Hardik Pandya when they formally begin their 2027 World Cup preparations with the first ever ODI series against Afghanistan here on Saturday. Having nursed a hamstring niggle during the IPL,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the NDA government’s efforts are rooted in dignity, opportunity and empowerment, and these have helped create an environment where women can realise their full potential and contribute even more strongly to nation-building. Modi said that over the last 12 years, the NDA government has worked to…
