2023

New Delhi, 17/4: Heatwave conditions are predicted in parts of east India over the next four days and the northwest region of the country over the next two days, the Met office said on Monday.     The Gangetic West Bengal and Bihar may see heatwave conditions for four days on the trot. Sikkim, Odisha…

Bangalore, 17/4: In a huge setback for BJP, former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday joined the Congress at the KPCC headquarters in Bengaluru. This comes a day after Shettar tendered his resignation as MLA after the BJP leadership made it clear that he would not be fielded from the Hubballi Dharwad Central segment…

Chennai, 17/4: The Tamil Nadu government and Hockey India on Monday announced that the coveted Men’s Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2023 will be held in Chennai from August 3 to August 12, which will serve as a precursor to the Hangzhou Asian Games in September. As many as 16 teams from Asian countries will participate…

UP, 17/4: The Uttar Pradesh Police has formed a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj, a senior official said on Monday.     Citing a statement issued by Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police R K Vishwakarma, Special Director General of Police…

Kolkata, 17/4:Trinamool Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha was on Monday morning taken from his residence at Burwan in Murshidabad district by slueths from the CBI in connection with investigation into the school- jobs-for-graft scam case, an official said.     Saha, an MLA from Burwan constituency, was being questioned by CBI officers since April 14…

Chennai, 16/4: Branding his party as the “true protector of minorities”, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday sought to differentiate between ideology and alliance, insisting his organisation would never deviate from its principles. Addressing a party-sponsored iftar event here, he said AIADMK supported minorities with “true love”.   “Our ideology is different, alliance…