Udhayanidhi Stalin likely to become TN Deputy CM during June Assembly session
Chennai, May 28 - Tamil Nadu Minister for Sports Welfare and Youth Affairs Udhayanidhi Stalin is likely to be anointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state during the Assembly session to be convened in the second week of June.
Balakrishna, Jr NTR pay tributes to NTR on birth anniversary
Hyderabad, May 28 - Rich tributes were paid to former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder N. T. Rama Rao by his family members on his 101st birth anniversary on Tuesday.
CM Kejriwal seeks urgent hearing in SC on application seeking 7-day extension of interim bail
New Delhi, May 28 - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing on his application filed before the Supreme Court seeking a seven-day extension of interim bail to undergo medical examinations, including a PET-CT scan.
Bomb threat for IndiGo flight at Delhi airport turns out to be hoax
New Delhi, May 28 - An IndiGo flight bound for Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh received a bomb threat at Delhi airport on Tuesday morning, which later turned out to be a hoax, police said.
No feasibility study needed for solar rooftop connections up to 10 kW in TN
Chennai, May 28 - The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has directed the state power utility TANGEDCO not to conduct a technical feasibility study for solar rooftop proposals of up to 10 kilowatts.
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Jharkhand, Bengal today
New Delhi, May 28 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign in Jharkhand and West Bengal on Tuesday for the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
TN Police Cyber Wing cautions people against online scamsters
Chennai, May 28 - The Tamil Nadu Police's Cyber Crime Wing has cautioned people not to fall prey to online scamsters seeking to lure gullible people into parting with their hard-earned money.
Rajasthan Police demolishes property of drug peddler
Jaipur, May 27 - Rajasthan Police on Monday demolished the property of a drug peddler in Sriganganagar district using bulldozers.
Hardeep Puri interacts with transgender tea seller in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, May 27 - Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Monday interacted with Mona, a transgender tea seller, who is a beneficiary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra' outside Elante Mall.
God cursed Tejashwi Yadav for eating fish in Navratri: Samrat Choudhary
Patna, May 27 - Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday said that God has "cursed" Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav for eating fish during the month of Navratri.
Mamata Banerjee not to attend INDIA bloc’s June 1 meeting
Kolkata, May 27 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that she will not be able to attend the crucial meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc, convened by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, in New Delhi on June 1.
ED files chargesheet against Sheikh Shahjahan
Kolkata, May 27 - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday filed a chargesheet against former Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan who has been described as the mastermind in the incident of attack on an ED team and CAPF personnel outside his residence in
Cyclone Remal: Death toll in Bengal rises to six
Kolkata, May 27 - Weather conditions have improved in West Bengal since Monday evening with the strength of Cyclone Remal weakening substantially, but the death toll in the state has risen to six since Sunday night when it made landfall.
68.65 per cent polling in Telangana MLC by-election
Hyderabad, May 27 - Over 68 per cent turnout was recorded in the by-election to the Telangana Legislative Council from the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda graduates' constituency on Monday.
Swati Maliwal assault case: Delhi court dismisses bail plea of CM Kejriwal’s aide
New Delhi, May 27 - A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar, who is accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha member and former DCW chief Swati Maliwal.
How Congress leaders reacted to PM Modi’s denunciation of Pak’s support for Rahul & Kejriwal
New Delhi, May 27 - Pakistan politician Fawad Chaudhry's recent praise for Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal drew sharp reactions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in an exclusive interaction with IANS on Monday, called for a probe while terming it a matter
‘Not true’: Ajit Pawar on his uncle’s claims of NCP split if Bhujbal made CM in 2004
Mumbai, May 27 - NCP Chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday rebutted his estranged uncle and NCP SP President Sharad Pawar’s claim that had Chhagan Bhujbal been made the Chief Minister in 2004 the NCP would have split.
Centre approves three-month service extension for Bengal Chief Secretary
Kolkata, May 27 - The Union government on Monday accepted the West Bengal government's plea for the extension of service of Chief Secretary B.P. Gopalika for another three months.
Telangana Formation Day celebrations to be held on grand scale
Hyderabad, May 27 - Telangana Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari on Monday said that the state Formation Day celebrations will be organised on a grand scale on June 2.
Mumbai airport to handle 65,000 Haj pilgrims this year
Mumbai, May 27 - The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) here is set to handle over 65,000 Haj pilgrims this year, an airport spokesperson said on Monday.