TVK-DMK verbal clash in Tamil Nadu assembly NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu assembly witnessed a sharp political face-off between the ruling TVK and opposition DMK on Friday, with the two parties clashing over the state’s official stance on the upcoming delimitation exercise.The exchange came after chief minister C Joseph Vijay, according to the DMK, omitted…
File photo: Delhi air pollution (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Construction activities in Delhi will be completely banned from December 10 to January 20 as part of the government’s measures to control air pollution during the winter season, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.In a post on X, Gupta urged people to report violations, saying…
Harsimrat claims ‘over 600 beadbis’ took place in a decade NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday turned the heat on Punjab‘s ruling AAP and main opposition party the Congress over the sensitive issue of sacrilege, or “beadbi”, claiming that the state had witnessed more than 600 such incidents over the…
SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Friday said people in Punjab want the SAD and the BJP to come together, in another indication that the former allies could reunite for the February 2027 Punjab assembly elections.“We should understand that the Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) HYDERABAD: The central govt has denied permission to chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s tour of the US following which he will cut short his visit and return to the city on August 23, after completing his tour of the United Kingdom.Originally, CM Revanth’s itinerary was to return to the…
The woman, identified as Shiv Kumari, died at the spot (representative image) NEW DELHI: A 46-year-old woman was killed by a train while trying to save her 20-year-old son, who had allegedly attempted to die by suicide after she refused to give him money to buy liquor, police said on Friday.The incident took place at…
Udhayanidhi challenges Vijay over corruption claims NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday challenged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to make public the alleged corruption files linked to the previous DMK government and take action if there was evidence of wrongdoing.Speaking during a debate in the assembly, Udhayanidhi responded to Vijay’s…
Misra rejects reports of rift with Champat Rai NEW DELHI: Nripendra Misra, chairman of the Ram Mandir Construction Committee, on Friday dismissed media reports of an internal rift over the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, calling the claims “completely baseless”.Speaking to reporters on the final day of a three-day review meeting, Misra denied…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy has been denied permission by the Centre for his planned visit to the United States, the Telangana Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Friday.Reddy, who is in London currently, has planned to visit the US and return to Hyderabad on August 30.“The…