Mumbai, 11/5: Stepping up his attack against the current Maharashtra goverment after the Supreme Court verdict on the political crisis in the state, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that Eknath Shinde should resign as chief minister like he did. They [now Shinde faction MLAs] betrayed my party and the legacy of…
Kolkata, 11/5: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm — Mocha — overnight and it is likely to make landfall between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Sittwe in Myanmar, officials said on Thursday morning. The cyclone, named Mocha by Yemen — pronounced as ‘Mokha’, is likely to bring heavy…
Bangalore, 10/5: After high-pitch campaigning and end of intense voting in Karnataka, several pollsters have declared their exit polls predictions based for Karnataka Assembly elections. As per most exit polls prediction, the southern state is likely to witness a hung assembly once again. In situation of a hung house the the HD Kumaraswamy-led Janata Dal…
New Delhi, 10/5: The Union government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it has received responses from seven states on the issue of same-sex marriage and the governments of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Assam have opposed granting legal validation for such wedlock. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a five-judge Constitution bench…
Chennai, 10/5: Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday filed a criminal defamation case against state BJP chief K Annamalai for his “defamatory” statements against Chief Minister M K Stalin “without any basis or evidence” during a press conference on April 14 while releasing the “DMK Files.” The case was filed by the City Public Prosecutor (CPP)…
Moscow, 10/5: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday abolished visas for Georgian nationals and lifted a 2019 ban on direct flights to the South Caucasus nation, a move that comes amid rocky relations between the two countries and that was quickly denounced by Georgia’s president as a “provocation.” According to a decree Putin signed, starting…
New Delhi, 10/5: Olympic medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik on Wednesday challenged WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to undergo a lie detector Narco Test if he is confident of his innocence after seven grapplers levelled sexual harassment allegations against him. The protesting wrestlers also said that they will oppose the holding of competitions if…
New Delhi, 10/5: Indian laws permit an individual to adopt a child irrespective of marital status, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while asserting that the law recognises there may be situations apart from an “ideal family” having its own biological children. In its submission to the apex court, which is hearing pleas seeking legal…
Jharsuguda,10/5: Polling for the by-election to Jharsuguda assembly seat in Odisha began at 7 am on Wednesday amid tight security measures, officials said. A total of 2,21,070 people are eligible to exercise their franchise in 253 booths. There are 1,10,320 male electors, 1,10,687 women and 63 of the third gender. Polling will continue…
Bangalore, 10/5: A voter turnout of 8.26 per cent was recorded in the first two hours of polling in Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections on Wednesday, according to Election Commission data. The highest percentage was in the coastal district of Udupi (13.28 per cent) and the lowest in Chamarajanagar district (5.75 per cent) till…
