With Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, who is widely known to have the ear of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, set to retire on January 28, the grapevine in South Block and foreign policy circles is abuzz about whether he is going to get another extension....
An Indian woman was among seven pedestrians critically injured here after being run over by an Australian man driving a stolen car, the media said on Monday....
Students leading the Jallikattu protests here torched several vehicles and fought pitched battles with police after they were forcibly evicted from the Marina beach here....
With Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arriving here on Tuesday on a three-day visit to India, India's ties with the UAE are expected to get a further boost. Sheikh Mohamed, who will attend this year's Republic Day celebrations as chief guest, will be accompanied by a high-level d...
The BJP on Monday released its first list of 31 candidates for the Manipur assembly elections on March 4 and March 8. The candidates were finalised by the Central Election Committee at a meeting presided over by party President Amit Shah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior cabinet ministers also attended the meeting. The Bharatiya Janata Party (B...
Jaipur, Jan 23 Bangladeshi author and freedom of expression advocate Taslima Nasrin, who has been living in exile since 1994 after facing the ire of fundamentalists, said on Monday India urgently needed a uniform civil law. During a surprise session at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the controversial writer also said that criticism of...
Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday appealed to Jallikattu protesters in Tamil Nadu to call off their agitation. The appeal came after the protests turned violent in Chennai and some parts of Tamil Nadu. The minister said now that the Tamil Nadu government has issued an ordinance to permit the bull taming sport, the protesters should c...
Tamil Nadu Governor C.H. Vidyasagar Rao on Monday said a bill to replace the ordinance issued to enable holding of Jallikattu will be placed in the assembly immediately. Addressing the state assembly Rao said: "As a permanent measure to allow the conduct of Jallikattu, a Bill to replace the Ordinance will be placed before...
Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) officers are backing the move to replace Mahatma Gandhi's photographs with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in 2017 calendars and diaries. In the process, they have virtually come out against KVIC's 2,800-strong employees' planned agitation from January 26. The KVIC Officers Association, with around 300 m...
Nearly a week after watching on the sidelines the Jallikattu protest on the Marina Beach and in other places in the state, the Tamil Nadu Police on Monday morning started evicting the protesters....
