Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy condoled the deaths of 38 people in a stampede at Karur in Tamil Nadu. The CM expressed grief over the tragedy and wished for the speedy recovery of the injured. “Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in…
Guwahati: Claiming that the BTC election result was a rejection of the BJP government, Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi said the ruling party did much better in 2020 when Sarbananda Sonowal was the CM, with its tally going down under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The BPF swept the Bodoland Territorial Council…
Karur: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin rushed from Chennai to Karur and interacted with doctors on the treatment being provided to the people injured in the stampede at actor Vijay’s rally on Saturday, and comforted them and assured of best care. Paying floral tributes to the dead, Stalin, spoke to the bereaved families and…
United Nations: India has confronted the challenge of terrorism since its independence, with a neighbour that is an “epicentre of global terrorism”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, in a sharp attack on Pakistan. In his address to the General Debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Jaishankar delivered a…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday spoke with Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi and Chief Minister M K Stalin to take stock of the situation following a stampede in Karur and assured them of all possible central assistance to deal with the situation, sources said. The Union home ministry also sought…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief at the death of several people during a stampede-like situation in the rally of actor-politician Vijay in Tamil Nadu. Modi said on X, “The unfortunate incident during a political rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu, is deeply saddening. My thoughts are with the families who have…
Chennai/Karur: The death toll in last evening’s stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Karur, about 400 km from Chennai, has risen to 36, including eight children, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin said.” Vijay, heading the fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, said he was heartbroken and in “unbearable pain,” following the stampede that left women…
Special Correspondent Even as the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) remains entangled in multiple legal battles and under the watch of a court-appointed administrator, a section of its truncated apex council appears unwilling to learn from past controversies. According to insiders, HCA Joint Secretary Basavaraju is reportedly pushing for a grandiose multi-level parking facility at the…
Rules Never Made, Inquiries Never Done When this series began, we exposed how Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) was converted into a private fiefdom — funds diverted, selections rigged, and cricketing facilities left to rot. But if one thought that was the worst of it, the next layer of rot lies in something even more fundamental:…
Another September, another United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session. Once again, the world’s leaders descended on New York to solve global problems—by talking about them endlessly. If nothing else, this annual jamboree is proof that while technology has advanced, politics remains stuck in a perpetual Groundhog Day. This year, though, the farce had extra seasoning….
