NEW DELHI: K Annamalai’s resignation from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has capped months of dissent and his diminishing role within the organisation, raising fresh questions about the saffron party’s ambitions in Tamil Nadu and the political future of one of its most recognisable faces in the state.The former IPS officer, widely known as “Singham”…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday reacted to Ramalinga Reddy’s resignation as minister, saying there was “nothing to worry” about. Reddy’s resignation came days after Siddaramaiah’s exit from CM post and Shivakumar’s elevation as the state’s new chief minister.The transition of power in Karnataka came after intense buzz and discussions within the…
Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday said he was on his way to India ahead of his proposed protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.He plans to demand the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in several national-level examinations, including NEET, CUET, CBSE…
Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar NEW DELHI: Facing criticism over the absence of women in his newly constituted Cabinet, Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday assured that more ministers would be inducted and that women would get representation in the government in due course.Shivakumar took oath as chief minister on Wednesday along with…
PM Modi with US President Donald Trump NEW DELHI: United States President Donald Trump Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi again as both nations eye a month-long trade deal to materialise.“I like your Prime Minister a lot. He is a good friend of mine, and we get along well. We have a good relationship,” Trump…
NEW DELHI: Congress has announced names of seven candidates for upcoming RS elections. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge will file his nomination for RS from Karnataka.Local candidate Mansoor Ali Khan and AICC spokesman Pawan Khera are the other two candidates from Karnataka. In Jharkhand, Congress has decided to field Pranav Jha, who is an advisor to…
NEW DELHI: Stepping up efforts to address the struggle of passengers in booking confirmed tickets, IRCTC has deactivated over three crore suspicious user IDs and also placed another six crore under verification of authenticity to prevent misuse.The railways’ catering and ticketing arm has also expanded its AI-based kitchen monitoring system across its network to deal…
NEW DELHI: Unexpected side effects from medicines often come to light only after a drug is widely used. To strengthen monitoring of such cases, India’s drug regulator has directed pharmaceutical companies to maintain robust systems for tracking and reporting adverse reactions linked to medicines sold in the market.In a circular issued on June 3, the…
NEW DELHI: In view of the spike in bitumen prices and shortage of the key raw material for road projects due to prolonged West Asia conflict, highways minister Nitin Gadkari has said that his ministry is considering building cement concrete roads instead of bituminous stretches.Speaking at launch of the country’s first Flex Fuel Vehicle on…
CHENNAI: DMK is no longer part of INDIA bloc, party spokesperson TKS Elangovan said on Thursday. He made the statement to ANI, hours after DMK headquarters issued a press statement saying the party would not participate in the alliance meeting to be held in Delhi on June 8.The decision came after Congress, a long-time DMK…
