The 12-hour bandh called by opposition AIADMK and the INDIA bloc to condemn the alleged failure of Puducherry government in preventing the murder of a minor girl impacted normal life here on Friday.
Electoral bond: SC to hear SBI plea on 11 Mar
The Supreme Court will hear a State Bank of India (SBI) plea on March 11 seeking an extension of time until June 30 to submit details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India.
Chandrababu Naidu’s party set for NDA return
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu held talks with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday, rekindling speculation about a potential alliance between the two parties for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh.
Modi presents first ever National Creators’ Awards
Prime Minister Modi on Friday presented the first ever National Creators’ Awards at the Bharat Mandapam here.
Rahul in Wayanad, Seats finalised for top leaders
The Congress election committee, in its very first meeting late last evening, has finalised most candidates for six of ten states it was considering.
Annamalai flays Kanimozhi on Modi remarks
In a recent exchange of remarks, the State BJP president, K Annamalai, took a swipe at DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, asserting that she lacks the credibility to comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
DMK, VCK & MDMK seal pact ahead of LS polls
In a significant development ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has finalized electoral alliances with the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK).
UN raises alert for 780,000 people displaced in Mozambique
The United Nations’ refugee chief raised a new alert Thursday over 780,000 displaced people in Mozambique, the vast majority of them because of a seven-year insurgency by a jihadi group that has thrown the north of the country into turmoil
Nawaz’s sons to surrender before court in corruption cases
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s two sons have approached a special court here, seeking suspension of their arrest warrants in three corruption cases related to the Panama Papers, to surrender before it on March 12, a media report said on Thursday.