Category: India

Actor Kamal Haasan, 70, of the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), is all set to enter Rajya Sabha, courtesy the party’s ally and Tamil Nadu’s ruling party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and State Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin meet Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party leader Kamal Haasan, at Secretariat in Chennai […]

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall with lightning and thunderstorms with gusty winds across India for the next two-three days. Amid the weather forecast, schools in Mizoram have been closed on Thursday. Meanwhile, in Goa, a public meeting of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has been cancelled. A low […]

The Kerala government on Wednesday announced the deployment of volunteers and drone surveys to get rid of plastic pellets, also known as nurdles, which were found in large quantities across the coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram after a Liberia-flagged cargo vessel sank off the coast of Kerala earlier this week. The plastic nurdles washed ashore on Tuesday […]

The Delhi high court on Wednesday took a dim view of a petition demanding the Centre to have an exclusive army regiment for Gujjars, terming such a move as “divisive”. With the court declaring its intent to dismiss the petition with costs, the petitioner chose to withdraw the plea. Bengaluru, Jan 15 (ANI): Special Commando Forces […]

Kamal Haasan faced backlash from pro-Kannada groups after his remark that “Kannada was born out of Tamil”. A police complaint was filed against him, while a film association is set to discuss a possible ban on the veteran star ahead of his upcoming release – Thug Life, directed by filmmaker Mani Ratnam. A police complaint was […]

Asaduddin Owaisi of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) said there are “clear evidence” of Pakistan’s involvement with terrorism. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the lack of action from Pakistan on 26/11 perpetrators despite getting proof from India is also why they should be put back on the FATF list. (ANI) Speaking at an interaction in […]

Congress leader Udit Raj on Wednesday criticised party colleague and lawmaker Shashi Tharoor over his comments that India breached the Line of Control (LoC) for the first time during the 2016 surgical strike, saying he should be declared “super spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)”. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speaks during an interaction with Indian […]

May 29, 2025 06:44 AM IST Bulk traders can now stock 3,000 tonne of wheat at a time, while retailers can hold up to 10 tonne of the grain, a government notification said. The Centre on Wednesday eased restrictions on the quantity of wheat traders can store, a move that comes in the wake of plentiful […]

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a raise in minimum support prices (MSPs) for key kharif or summer-sown crops, increasing the rate for common paddy, the season’s staple, to ₹2,369 per quintal (100 kgs) from ₹2,300 a year ago. Centre raises kharif MSP, credit assistance While fixing the MSPs, the […]

Imphal: At least 44 MLAs are ready to form a new popular government in Manipur, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Thokchom Radheshyam Singh said on Wednesday after meeting Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla. Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla during a meeting with MLAs to discuss the law and order and political situation in the state and for […]