Bengaluru, 3/10: Eminent journalist and author Thayil Jacob Sony George, popularly known as T J S George, passed away at Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru on Friday. He was 97. A Padma Bhushan awardee, TJS was widely respected for his incisive writings, often marked by satire and sarcasm.
Patna, 10/3: The CPI and CPI(M) on Friday demanded a total of 35 seats in the upcoming Bihar polls as part of the Mahagathbandhan, stressing the need for the opposition alliance to finalise the seat-sharing agreement without delay The two Left parties also demanded that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav be declared the chief ministerial face…
New Delhi, 3/10: India launched Operation Sindoor with a clear objective, and its swift conclusion after the goal was achieved offers a lesson for the world, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh said on Friday. Speaking at a press conference ahead of Air Force Day, the Air Chief Marshal said the…
Moscow, 3/10: Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “balanced, wise and nationally oriented” leader, calling him a friend with whom he shares a relationship of trust. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday evening, Putin underlined the “special” nature of India-Russia ties and said he was looking…
New Delhi, 3/10: Activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging her husband’s detention under the National Security Act (NSA). Angmo has filed a habeas corpus petition on Thursday under Article 32 of the Constitution, questioning her husband’s arrest as illegal.
Mumbai, 2/10: Coinciding with the RSS centenary celebrations, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray launched a scathing attack on the BJP describing it as an “amoeba” which adjusts everywhere under all circumstances for political gains. As the RSS is the ideological fountainhead of the BJP, Uddhav, a former Maharashtra Chief Minister, used the Dussehra rally…
New Delhi, 10/2: After a gap of five years, India and China will resume direct flight services by the end of this month as part of efforts to rebuild their ties that came under severe strain following the border standoff in eastern Ladakh. The announcement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came a month…
Thiruvananthapuram, 2/10: After an eventful IPS career that ended by sleeping inside his office room on the last day in service, Kerala former director general of police rank officer Jacob Thomas has once again came out with a dramatic move of becoming part of RSS. Dressed up in RSS traditional attire, Thomas attended the RSS…
Ahmedabad, 10/2: K L Rahul struck an unbeaten half-century (53) India were 121 for two at stumps on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Earlier pace twins — Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah — shared seven wickets between them as the visitors were…
Srinagar, 2/10: As life gradually returns to normal in Leh after a week of curfew, the Ladakh administration has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the killing of four civilians during violent protests on September 24 over the demand for statehood and constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. IAS officer Mukul Beniwal, Sub-Divisional…
