Wayanad landslide; Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today

Wayanad landslide; Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today

THIRUVANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to seek maximum assistance from the Centre in connection with the Wayanad landslide disaster. They will probably meet at 10.30 am in Delhi. The Chief Minister reached Delhi yesterday for this purpose. Kerala had submitted a special petition on the instructions of the […]

Jammu Kashmir to vote in three phases; Election Commission announces dates of Assembly polls in two states

Jammu Kashmir to vote in three phases; Election Commission announces dates of Assembly polls in two states

NEW DELHI: After a gap of six years, democratic rule is set to return to Jammu and Kashmir through a three-phase assembly election from September 18 to October 1. The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the dates for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. Addressing the media, Chief Election Commission […]

SEBI chief and husband reject Hindenburg report allegations: ‘Our finances are transparent’

SEBI chief and husband reject Hindenburg report allegations: ‘Our finances are transparent’

New Delhi: Capital markets regulator Sebi Chairman Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband on Saturday denied allegations levelled against them by short seller Hindenburg as baseless and asserted that their finances are an open book.In a statement, Madhabi Puri Buch and Dhaval Buch also said it is unfortunate that Hindenburg Research against whom Sebi has […]

‘Accused will be hanged to death if necessary,’ Mamata Banerjee demands swift justice in trainee doctor’s murder case

‘Accused will be hanged to death if necessary,’ Mamata Banerjee demands swift justice in trainee doctor’s murder case

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has reacted strongly to the tragic murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at R G Kar Medical College. She has called for expedited legal proceedings and emphasized that, if necessary, the accused should face the death penalty. The young doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of […]

‘No interference in freedom’, ‘Waqf bill based on Congress report’, defends Kiren Rijiju

‘No interference in freedom’, ‘Waqf bill based on Congress report’, defends Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi: Amid the opposition’s all-out attack on the Centre after the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju defended the bill in the House and said that there is no “interference in the freedom of any religious body”. “With this bill, there is no […]

Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya passes away, loses senior leader of communist party

Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya passes away, loses senior leader of communist party

KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister and senior most leader of communist party Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has passed away. He was 80. He died at his residence in Kolkata Thursday morning. He was undergoing treatment for respiratory problems for quite some time. He was on life support after contracting pneumonia. After serving as an MLA and […]

Water level expected to fall on Amavasya day; Eshwar Malpe readies himself for Shirur rescue mission

Water level expected to fall on Amavasya day; Eshwar Malpe readies himself for Shirur rescue mission

SHIRUR: It has been decided not to send the dredger from Thrissur Agricultural University to conduct search operations for missing truck driver Arjun in Shirur. The committee after visiting the place reported to the Thrissur district administration that there were fewer chances of positive results with dredgers due to the silt and flow of the […]