CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Monday rubbished claims of opposition parties that DMK would tie up with BJP. Stalin, however, was all praise for Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, who released a commemorative coin to mark late DMK leader M Karunanidhi’s centenary birth anniversary in Chennai on Sunday.“We did not insist Rajnath…
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin with defence minister Rajnath Singh CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Monday rubbished claims of opposition parties that DMK would tie up with BJP. Stalin, however, was all praise for Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, who released a commemorative coin to mark late DMK leader M Karunanidhi’s…
Modi in Kyiv but shift unlikely in Indian positionNEW DELHI: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s “landmark and historic” visit to Ukraine, the Indian government indicated Monday its position on the Russia-Ukraine war – that ensuring peace is possible only through dialogue and diplomacy and the involvement of both parties in any peace initiative – remains…
NEW DELHI: BJP ally and Union minister Chirag Paswan Monday termed the lateral entry move “completely wrong” and said he would raise the issue before the Centre. He said his party is “absolutely not in favour of” any appointment by government without following the policy on reservations.“My party’s stance on such appointments is absolutely clear….
AGRA: A fast-track court in Mainpuri sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his 15-year-old cousin after she rejected his advances six years ago. Judge Bhoola Ram also imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 on Jitendra Kumar, 25, who was convicted of pouring kerosene on the girl and setting her alight while she was…
NEW DELHI: Accusing West Bengal government of being complicit in destroying evidence and shielding culprits in Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital rape-murder, BJP on Monday alleged that it was being done at the behest of state chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who should resign from her post immediately.“Mamata Banerjee has become Mamata, the destroyer. We demand her…
JAMMU: An inspector from CRPF’s 187th battalion was killed in a terrorist attack in a remote forest of Udhampur district Monday, bringing the total number of security force fatalities in J&K to 18 since May, with 14 in Jammu region and an additional four in Kashmir.According to officials, the inspector was fatally shot when terrorists…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) is considering fielding its president, Farooq Abdullah, and his son, NC vice-president Omar Abdullah, as its “star candidates” for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections in an attempt to give a tough fight to BJP and some smaller regional parties seen as the saffron party’s tactical allies.PDP, meanwhile, announced on Monday…
NEW DELHI: Just ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Ukraine on Aug 23, the Russian Navy chief is now In India to explore new avenues to further strengthen maritime cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi.Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev, on an official visit to India from Aug 19 to 22, held wide-ranging discussions with chief of…
NEW DELHI: Communist Party (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on Monday after he complained of high fever.Yechury was admitted to the hospital‘s emergency department in the evening and later shifted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU).Yechury had initially gone for a checkup and was subsequently admitted for pneumonia, news agency PTI…
