Pinarayi Vijayan hits back over CMRL bribery case NEW DELHI: Former Keralam chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of politically targeting him through its probe into alleged payments by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL).His remarks came after the ED sought an FIR against Vijayan, his daughter Veena T and…
Vijay named his alliance with the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML the ‘Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance’ NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday named his alliance with the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML the “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance” as leaders of the parties met for the…
SC asks complainant to seek early hearing of Rahul Gandhi plea NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said “all are treated equally” after the complainant’s counsel in a defamation case against Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the matter had not been listed for hearing for a long time.The top court…
Delhi decorated with posters and lighting ahead of the BRICS Summit 2026 NEW DELHI: Delhi has tightened security across the national capital ahead of the 18th Brics Summit, with nearly 4,800 traffic police personnel set to manage VVIP movement and more than 35 major roads identified for traffic restrictions and diversions.The summit will be held…
Kerala CM counters BJP over case against journalist NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday rejected the BJP’s allegation that the UDF government was resorting to “Talibanism” by registering a case against a television journalist, dismissing the charge amid a political row over the action.Satheesan said the BJP itself had been filing…
NEW DELHI: Centre on Wednesday told Supreme Court that it will challenge the Allahabad high court’s decision to quash the detention of Delhi University student activist Akriti Chaudhary under the National Security Act (NSA).Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, also clarified that a notice issued to a Greater Noida student over participation in…
GBA chief Maheshwar Rao clarified that no notice was issued to Prof CNR Rao over a discrepancy in his electoral roll entry NEW DELHI: No notice was issued to Bharat Ratna awardee and renowned scientist Prof C N R Rao over a discrepancy in his name in the electoral roll during the ongoing Special Intensive…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh being greeted by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo and discussed the multi-faceted partnership between the two countries, including cooperation to ensure the safety, security, peace and…
The groups called for support, protection and compensation for Vikram’s family and urged authorities to protect them from intimidation, harassment or further victimisation. NEW DELHI: A group of civil society and human rights organisations has condemned the death of Manipuri music teacher and singer Chongtham Vikram, who was allegedly killed by a mob in Delhi…
Both Omar and Farooq Abdullah stood in attention as full version of Vande Mataram played NEW DELHI: The Congress has urged its allies to “stand with us” in singing a shorter version of Vande Mataram, after all six stanzas of the national song were played at an event attended by Jammu and Kashmir chief minister…