Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala will visit Chennai on Wednesday to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay and seek the neighbouring state’s cooperation in strengthening Kerala’s anti-drug campaign. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 11:30 a.m., according to an official statement. During the meeting, the Home Minister is expected to discuss Read More…
New Delhi: July 14 is remembered as one of the most important days of the 1999 Kargil War, as it marked the turning point in Operation Vijay, India’s military campaign to drive out Pakistani forces from Indian territory. After weeks of fierce fighting in the mountains of Kargil, Indian soldiers successfully recaptured several key peaks Read More…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday criticised the Centre’s ethanol-blending policy, alleging that ethanol has become “a new name for profiteering” and that the policy benefits a select group at the expense of consumers. In a statement, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister described the ethanol-blending programme as a government-backed arrangement involving the Read More…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has become the state’s third longest-serving chief minister in terms of cumulative tenure, overtaking NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar. According to records of the Maharashtra Legislature, Fadnavis completed 2,430 days in office across three terms as of July 12, 2026, surpassing Pawar’s cumulative tenure of 2,412 days served over Read More…
Madurai: Senior AIADMK leader R.B. Udhayakumar on Sunday criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay for granting government jobs to the family members of those who died in the 2025 Karur stampede during a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally. Describing the decision as a “betrayal,” Udhayakumar said the move was unfair to lakhs of Read More…
New Delhi: India on Sunday strongly condemned the attack on the merchant vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman, stressing that attacks targeting civilian shipping and critical infrastructure in the region must cease immediately. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that 11 Indian nationals were on board the vessel at the time of Read More…
Dubai: The United States launched a series of military strikes on Iran early Sunday following an Iranian attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set a container ship on fire and forced its crew to abandon the vessel. According to the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM), the operation targeted approximately 140 Read More…
Auckland: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of more than 10,000 members of the Indian diaspora at the “Kia Ora Modi” community event in Auckland, celebrating the growing ties between India and New Zealand. In a special gesture, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joined the event, underscoring the strengthening partnership between the two Read More…
Auckland: India and New Zealand have elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership, marking a significant step in strengthening cooperation across trade, defence, maritime security and regional stability. The announcement was made following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon on Saturday. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment Read More…
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala on Friday accused the Centre of projecting “false bravado” and presenting “half-baked truths” over the implementation of ethanol-blended fuel, alleging significant policy gaps in the rollout of E20 petrol and the proposed introduction of 15 per cent methanol-blended diesel. In a post on X, Surjewala claimed that recent Read More…