Chennai, 17/2: The Madras High Court on Monday ordered a CBI probe into the massive alleged illegal beach sand mining to the tune of Rs 5,832 crore by private mining companies in the coastal districts of Tirunelveli, Tutocorin and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and wanted among others, the agency to investigate the role of officials…
New Delhi, 17/2: Strong tremors were felt in the national capital and adjoining regions as an earthquake of 4.0 magnitude struck the region early on Monday. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people in the region to stay calm and follow safety precautions while keeping alert…
London, 17/2: Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday offered British troops to help guarantee Ukraine’s security as part of any peace deal, as he and other European leaders rushed to coordinate a response to President Donald Trump’s opening of talks with Russia about ending war in Ukraine. In an article published in The Daily Telegraph…
New Delhi, 17/2: The suspense over the next Delhi chief minister could have ended on Monday with the BJP calling a meeting of its newly elected legislators to pick the leader of the legislature party. However, it has now been confirmed that the meeting has been postponed. The swearing-in of the council of ministers was…
Lucknow, 17/2: A man from Uttar Pradesh alleged that his daughter was forcibly injected with an HIV-infected needle by her in-laws for not being able to meet their steep dowry demands A case has been registered in a local court regarding the incident. According to a report by India Today, Sonal Saini and Abhishek also…
New Delhi, 16/2: The change of guard ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan will now be held in a new format, featuring an elaborate visual and musical performance against the backdrop of the presidential palace, an official statement said on Sunday. The new format includes military drills by troops and horses of the President’s Bodyguard, along with…
Nagpur, 16/2:In a sad piece of development,two people were killed in a blast at a firecracker factory in Kotwalbudi in Nagpur’s Katol tehsil on Sunday, reports PTI.
Bengaluru,17/2: After contending that there is no power-sharing agreement, the supporters of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he is indispensable to the party if it wants to retain power in the next election. The new narrative from Siddaramaiah’s camp came notwithstanding Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s warning last month asking his Karnataka colleagues to…
Thiruvananthapuram, 17/2: Defending his recent article in an English daily that stirred a political controversy, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has clarified that not highlighting the industrial advancements made during the previous UDF regime was not intentional. In a late-night Facebook post in Malayalam, he said: “The main focus of my article was the figures presented…
Amritsar/Chandigarh, 16/2: A US military aircraft carrying 116 illegal Indian immigrants landed at the Amritsar International Airport late Saturday night, official sources said. A C-17 aircraft landed at the airport around 11.35 pm as against the expected time of 10 pm, they said.
