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)… Continue reading Chennai corporation’s Left councillors stage walkout over waste management privatisation; midnight arrest of workers
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… Continue reading Tamil Nadu: Annamalai slams DMK over ‘attack’ on Tiruvarur resident
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… Continue reading NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of death of 3 labourers in Delhi building collapse incident
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… Continue reading Bad weather delays Dalai Lama’s departure from Leh
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… Continue reading BJP rebuts ‘vote chori’ allegations, cites data to expose Oppn’s narrative
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… Continue reading PM Modi flags off first ‘Made in India’ e-Vitara, to be exported to 100 countries
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… Continue reading Heavy rain lash north coastal Andhra Pradesh due to low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal
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… Continue reading Amid showdown over Bihar ‘SIR’, ECI seeks public opinion on five questions
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… Continue reading Bihar cabinet clears Rs 1,200 crore 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… Continue reading Buy only Swadeshi products this festive season: UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak echoes PM Modi’s appeal
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… Continue reading Varanasi: Women seek blessings of marital bliss at ‘Mangala Gauri temple’ on Hartalika Teej
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… Continue reading 26-foot tall apple Ganesh idol to mark golden jubilee of Natraj Club in Sambalpur
