Thiruvananthapuram, 21/3: BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who is contesting in the upcoming Kerala Assembly polls from the Nemom constituency on Saturday declared assets, both movable and immovable, of over Rs 93 crore. Chandrasekhar, who is fighting against CPI(M) leader and state Education Minister V Sivankutty, and K S Sabarinadhan from the Congress in the…
Bhubaneswar, 21/3: The Biju Janata Dal on Saturday suspended six of its MLAs for cross-voting during the recent election to four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha. The suspended legislators were Chakramani Kanhar of Baliguda seat, Naba Kishor Mallick of Jayadev constituency, Souvic Biswal of Choudwar-Cuttack, Subasini Jena of Basta, Ramakanta Bhoi of Tirtol and Devi…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conveyed Eid and Nowruz greetings to the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian. He expressed hope that this festive season brings peace, stability and prosperity to West Asia. Prime Minister Modi, in his telephonic conversation with the Iranian leader, condemned the attacks on critical infrastructure in the region,…
New Delhi, 21/3Indian refiners plan to resume buying Iranian oil while refiners elsewhere in Asia are examining such a move after Washington temporarily removed sanctions to alleviate an energy crunch caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, traders said on Saturday. Three Indian refining sources said they will buy Iranian oil and are awaiting government…
Thiruvantpuram, 21/3: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday took a dig at the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi, terming them as being the B-team of the BJP. The remarks came while responding to a question regarding Gandhi’s recent claim that the central agencies have arrested or called for questioning other opposition leaders in…
New Delhi, 21/3: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he has always been “in favour of doves” in West Asia or other conflicts. Speaking to reporters, Tharoor said the damage being done to the combatants, the neighbourhood, and the wider region, including to India, due to the West Asia conflict has “crossed all acceptable…
Tehran, 21/3: The United States on Friday announced a temporary lifting of sanction on Iranian oil stranded at sea in a bid to keep check over the soaring crude oil prices globally. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took to X and said that the step would free 140 million barrels of Iranian oil to global markets….
Ahmedabad, 20/3: A metropolitan court on Friday remanded a Gujarat-based yoga guru and his six followers to ten days of police custody. A day earlier, they were arrested for manufacturing and circulating counterfeit currency largely with the help of AI-based tools. According to the police remand application, the yoga guru and his followers plotted to…
Kolkata, 20/3: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the Centre is planning to “take away people’s citizenship” in the name of NRC and Census after the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Addressing a press conference during the release of the TMC’s election manifesto, she claimed that an “unofficial President’s Rule”…
Kolkata, 20/3: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the Centre is planning to “take away people’s citizenship” in the name of NRC and Census after the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Addressing a press conference during the release of the TMC’s election manifesto, she claimed that an “unofficial President’s Rule”…
