Karur (Tamil Nadu): At least 29 people, including children, are feared dead after a stampede-like situation broke out during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday. This figure is likely to shoot up, The incident occurred as Vijay’s campaign vehicle crawled through a sea of supporters. The…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reaffirming the strong and time-tested nature of relations between Moscow and New Delhi last week. The Russian leader disclosed details of the exchange during a meeting with members of the Russian Government, according to the official website of the Kremlin….
Ahmedabad: Two-time Olympians Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj will spearhead India’s challenge against the continent’s creme de la creme at the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships, beginning here on Sunday. A total of 40 swimmers, including 20 men and 20 women, will compete at the newly-built state-of-the-art Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Naranpura here. The Indian…
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that it is important to make products rather than remain as employees, emphasising that products guarantee 100 per cent revenue. Inaugurating the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’s (BSNL) Swadeshi 4G Mobile Network in Vijayawada, the chief minister noted that Indians are downloading 24 per cent…
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called on BRICS to defend the multilateral trading system amid increasing protectionism and tariff volatility during a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers here on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. “When multilateralism is under stress, BRICS has stood firm as a strong voice of…
Bareilly (UP): Police have arrested eight persons, including local cleric and chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council Tauqeer Raza Khan, whose call for a protest supporting the ‘I love Muhammad’ campaign led to a violent clash between demonstrators and police after Friday prayers in Bareilly, officials said on Saturday. A local court on Saturday sent Raza and…
Jharsuguda (Odisha): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that the Congress had looted the people of the country, claiming that the grand old party had even taxed people belonging to the low-income category. Addressing the ‘Namo Yuva Samabesh’ in Odisha’s Jharsuguda, he cautioned people against the alleged loot by the Congress and its allies….
Jharsugua (Odisha): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled development projects valued at more than Rs 60,000 crore in sectors such as telecommunications, railways and higher education, from Odisha’s Jharsuguda. Modi laid foundation stones for the expansion of eight IITs across the country, which will create capacity for 10,000 new students over the next four…
Hyderabad: In a late-night order, the Telangana state government transferred 23 senior IPS officers, including the appointment of 1996-batch officer V.C. Sajjanar as the new Hyderabad Police Commissioner and 1997-batch officer Vijay Kumar as the new intelligence chief. The order came hours after the government appointed B. Shivadhar Reddy as the next in-charge Director General…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has issued an advisory urging people to remain cautious following a forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall across several parts of the state over the next three days. The Revenue and Forest Department, in a release on Friday, said that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to extremely…
