Chennai, 6/5: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay on Wednesday met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan and staked claim to form the new government in the state, two days after his party emerged as the single largest party but was short of a simple majority. Vijay met the Governor at around…
Belagavi (Karnataka), 6/5: A 76-year-old man in Belagavi was allegedly cheated of Rs 7.9 lakh in an online investment scam that used an AI-generated deepfake video misusing the name of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to lure investors, police said on. An online fraud case was registered at the cybercrime police station on May 1, they…
New Delhi, 6/5: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to accede to the Centre’s request to adjourn the hearing on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of a 2023 law that removed the CJI from a committee responsible for appointing the chief election commission. A nine-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant is currently…
Washington DC, 6/5:report by Axios says that the White House has started believing that it is getting close to an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations. The report further suggests that the US expects Iranian responses on several key…
Ahmedabad, 6/5: The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the Indian Premier League (IPL) final on May 31, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Wednesday (May 6). The BCCI released the schedule for play-offs and final. Qualifier 1 will be held at Dharamsala while New Chandigarh will host Qualifier…
New Delhi, 6/5: Congress is getting into hectic negotiations to decide on its chief minister in Kerala, where the party has returned to power, but the exercise is not going to be an easy one with top contenders KC Venugopal, VD Satheesan and Chennithala unlikely to make space for their inner-party rival. Venugopal, Congress General…
Chennai, 6/5: In a significant political development with far-wider ramifications, a majority of the AIADMK MLAs-elect have expressed their wish to the party leadership to support the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in forming the next government. The development comes as the Congress is set to walk out of the DMK alliance and extend support to…
New Delhi, 5/5: Congress on Tuesday appeared strongly inclined to back Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form a government in Tamil Nadu following a formal request from its leader Vijay but did not rush to announce support, even as it directed its state unit to take a call “keeping in mind” the sentiments “reflected in…
Bengaluru, 5/5: Left out of the NITI Aayog’s national Growth Hub initiative, Bengaluru is now getting a homegrown economic roadmap with the Government of Karnataka (GoK) preparing to craft a new master plan for the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region to steer the next phase of growth. The ambitious plan aims to double Bengaluru’s economic output by…
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to raise the strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India. In a meeting, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it approved the proposal for introducing the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament…
