Madras, 21/1: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Tiruchi police to quash an FIR against BJP leader Amit Malviya, filed for allegedly distorting the comments of Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sanatana dharma. The court said that continuing the present case would amount to “abuse of process…
Washington DC, 21/1:Capping her stellar 27-year career, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams announced her retirement from the space agency on Tuesday. As a NASA astronaut, Williams completed three missions aboard the International Space Station and set various human spaceflight records Williams, 60, is currently visiting India. On Tuesday afternoon, she participated in an interactive session hosted…
New Delhi, 20/1: Passengers of Vande Bharat Sleeper Express and Amrit Bharat II trains will not receive any refund if they cancel their confirmed tickets less than eight hours before the scheduled departure. According to a notification dated January 16 issued by the Railway Ministry, the cancellation charge for these trains will be 25 per…
New Delhi, 20/1: India on Tuesday decided to withdraw the families of Indian officials posted in Bangladesh in view of the security scenario in that country New Delhi’s move comes weeks before parliamentary elections are to be held in Bangladesh.
New Delhi, 20/1: The ruling BJP is sitting on cash and deposits worth nearly Rs 10,000 crore, according to the party’s annual audit report submitted recently to the Election Commission. In 2024-25, when the BJP wrested power in Delhi from AAP and in Odisha from BJD, its election propaganda expenses almost doubled to Rs 3,335.36…
Bhubaneswar, 20/1:In a major development, Popular Odia jatra actor Piyush Tripathy has received major interim relief from the court, which has permitted him to resume stage performances while the legal dispute over an alleged contract breach continues. With the restriction lifted, audiences will once again be able to watch Piyush perform on the jatra stage…
New Delhi, 20/1: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over former Union minister Maneka Gandhi’s remarks criticising apex court orders in the stray dog issue, stating that she has committed contempt of court. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria said the former minister has made “all kinds of…
New Delhi, 20/1:Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal announced her retirement from competitive badminton, saying her body can not longer cope with the physical demands of the fast-paced sports. Nehwal has been out of action from the last two years due to a chronic knee condition and last played at the top level at the Singapore Open…
Chennai, 20/1: For the third year in a row, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Tuesday walked out of the Legislative Assembly without reading the customary address prepared by the State government on the first day of the sessions. The Governor cited not playing the national anthem along with the Tamil Thai Vaazthu (State…
New Delhi, 19/1: With tensions between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh over Yemen escalating, India and the United Arab Emirates signed a Letter of Intent for a strategic defence partnership agreement on Monday, just four months after a similar pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan raised hackles in New Delhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted UAE President…
