Marco Rubio’s Taj Mahal visit NEW DELHI: The Iranian Consulate in Hyderabad on Monday took a swipe at US secretary of state Marco Rubio over his visit to the Taj Mahal, saying the iconic monument was built by “the genius of Iranian architects” while accusing the United States of threatening Iranian civilisation.Rubio, who is on…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata Police on Monday visited ‘Shantiniketan’, the official residence of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, with officials later calling the move as part of a “routine official exercise.”A team of police personnel reached the south Kolkata residence located at 188A Harish Mukherjee Road in the afternoon. While some officers were in uniform, others…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday moved to Delhi high court challenging the Centre over the blocking of the group’s social media accounts, days after the satirical online movement went viral.Dipke has challenged the suspension of the party’s X account, which was allegedly blocked by the government on national security…
Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar with President Murmu NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday presented 66 Padma awards at the first civil investiture ceremony for 2026 held at the Ganatantra Mandap of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.The awards were presented in the presence of Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit…
NEW DELHI: India can prevent power shortages and help consumers save up to Rs 2.5 lakh crore by doubling energy efficiency of room air conditioners (ACs) over next decade, a new study from India Energy and Climate Center (IECC) at University of California, Berkeley has said, as the country’s power grid strains under another intense…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu politics witnessed fresh turmoil on Monday after three AIADMK MLAs resigned from the Assembly and moved towards joining the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), prompting sharp reactions from both the Dravidian parties, DMK and AIADMK, which accused the Vijay-led party of “horse-trading”.The resignations of MLAs P Sathyabama, Maragatham Kumaravel and S…
Sitharaman warned the US-Iran conflict is pressuring India’s fuel prices, fertiliser subsidies and forex reserves. West Bengal opened its first holding centre for suspected illegal Bangladeshi nationals under the BJP’s deportation policy. Congress may decide on Karnataka’s leadership issue within days amid fresh buzz around Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar. Iran demanded the release of $12…
NEW DELHI: Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday reviewed India’s preparedness and response measures for Ebola Virus Disease in view of the recent outbreaks reported in parts of Africa, even as the World Health Organization warned that the epidemic was “outpacing” response efforts.However, the health ministry said that no case of Ebola has…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stressed that girls should not give up education because of the lack of sanitary napkins and functional, gender-segregated toilets in schools, while asking the Centre to ensure that its directions on the issue are implemented effectively in letter and spirit.“Make good use of it. It is for the…
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay; Cong MP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: In a development that could strain ties between new allies Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and the Congress, the TVK-led Tamil Nadu government on Monday held consultations with Cauvery water and legal experts over the proposed foundation stone ceremony announced by neighbouring Karnataka for the Mekedatu…
