Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has alleged that the previous LDF government waived a penalty of around ₹219 crore that Adani Port was liable to pay for delays in completing the Vizhinjam International Seaport project. Addressing a press conference after a Cabinet meeting, Satheesan also rejected the CPI(M)’s allegation that the proposed transfer of Read More…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin has condemned the death of a differently abled man in judicial custody in Nagercoil and demanded strict action against those responsible. The deceased, S. Sabari Varman (35), a differently abled shopkeeper from Ethankadu near Nagercoil, died in judicial custody after being arrested by the Thenthamaraikulam Police. Read More…
Dubai: An Indian crew member was killed by an Iranian strike on UAE shipping tankers on Tuesday. The strike in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman injured eight crew members as the conflict in West Asia escalated. The UAE Defence Ministry reported that Iranian cruise missiles struck the national tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah in Read More…
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…