Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) council meeting on Tuesday witnessed a dramatic walkout by councillors belonging to the Left parties, the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist), in protest against...
Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on Tuesday accused the DMK of encouraging "goondagiri", after its councillor and his associates allegedly attacked a resident in Tiruvarur. The BJP leader, who shared a video of the...
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that three labourers died and several others narrowly escaped when part of an under-construction four-storey building collapsed last week in central...
Leh, Aug 26 (IANS) After a six-week stay in Ladakh, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama’s departure from Leh on Tuesday was delayed owing to bad weather and he will now leave after two days, officials said.The Nobel Peace Laureate...
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) BJP leader Amit Malviya has launched a sharp rebuttal to the Opposition’s allegations of voter suppression in Bihar, calling the “vote chori” narrative a politically motivated gimmick devoid of factual basis. Reacting to a recent...
Ahmedabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to his home state Gujarat, inaugurated and flagged off a 'Made in India' ‘e-Vitara', the first global strategic Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) of Suzuki, on Tuesday.The...
Visakhapatnam, Aug 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has sounded an alert in north coastal Andhra Pradesh as heavy rain started lashing the region under the impact of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. A...
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday sought public opinion on various concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which ignited a full-scale spat between the ruling and Opposition parties in...
Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Tuesday approved 26 proposals during a cabinet meeting held in the Chief Minister's Secretariat in Patna.One of the major focuses of the meeting was the land acquisition for industrial development...
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak has appealed to citizens of the state to support local products and prioritise the purchase of Swadeshi goods during the upcoming festive season. His remarks come in strong...
Varanasi, Aug 26 (IANS) Hartalika Teej holds special significance in Varanasi, the sacred city of Lord Shiva. On this auspicious day, a large number of women on Tuesday gathered at the historic Mangala Gauri Temple, located at Panchganga Ghat to...
Sambalpur, Aug 26 (IANS) In a remarkable display of devotion and creativity, Sambalpur’s Kshetraraipur-based Natraj Club has crafted a 26-foot-tall idol of Lord Ganesh entirely out of apples — approximately 1,500 kilograms of them. With Ganesh Chaturthi approaching, this towering...