From 107 to 120: Internal political tug-of-war keeps Vijay away from Tamil Nadu chief minister for 5 days
Vijay’s march to Fort St George may have finally crossed the halfway mark, but it was only after five days of intense behind-the-scenes negotiations, political brinksmanship and a long wait for letters of support that Tamilaga Vitri Kazhagam (TVK)…
Evening News Report: VCK, IUML back Vijay’s TVK government formation; India successfully tests Advanced Agni missile with multi-warhead capability and more
ED arrests Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in money laundering case
AAP leader Sanjeev Arora (file photo) New Delhi: law enforcement bureau Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora was arrested on Saturday in connection with a Rs 100-crore money laundering probe over alleged fraudulent goods and services tax (GST) transactions,…
Indian sailor dies after dhow catches fire near Strait of Hormuz; 17 rescued
An Indian sailor died and many others were injured after a wooden dhow carrying Indian crew caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz.Seventeen other Indian crew members were rescued after Friday’s incident, and authorities are still figuring out the…
Sleepless Planet: Why nights warm faster than days
There was a time when nightfall meant relief. After the heat of a long summer, in the hours after sunset, a cool breeze blows in through the open windows and the temperature drops enough to pull back the thin blanket and fall asleep easily. For much of…
Has Mamata Banerjee accepted defeat? What does her new X resume say?
New Delhi: Just days after refusing to step down Trinamool Congress‘Devastated in West Bengal assembly elections, Mamata Banerjee seemed to have quietly acknowledged the end of her government.The West Bengal Chief Minister’s bio on watch…
From Haryana to West Bengal – How PM Modi has expanded the BJP’s footprint since 2014
NEW DELHI: After the Congress lost seven states in 1967, there was a popular saying that one could travel to Howrah from Delhi by train without passing through any of the Congress-ruled states.Nearly sixty years later, the BJP has reversed this narrative…
BJP says it will not support any party to form government in TN
CHENNAI: The BJP will not be involved in any efforts to form a government in Tamil Nadu after the assembly election results, state president Nainal Nagantran said on Friday. He said in a statement that the party contested the elections with the aim of…
‘This is Punjab and will not be intimidated by threats’: Bhagwant Mann after ED raids minister
New Delhi: am admi party (AAP) The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Center on Saturday accused the Center of using central agencies for political ends after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted a fresh raid on Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora in…
From Dilip Ghosh to Agni Mitra Paul – What the BJP’s first West Bengal cabinet looked like
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as the chief minister of West Bengal on Saturday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda and…