Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa passes away: A look into the life of Amma
J Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and one of India's most powerful and popular politicians, died on Monday in a Chennai hospital, nearly three months after she was admitted there. She was 68. Ms Jayalalithaa had a cardiac arrest...
RBI Governor Urjit Patel earns Rs 2 lakh a month:
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel gets a little over Rs 2 lakh as salary and has not been provided with any supporting staff at his residence, the central bank has said. Patel, who took over as RBI governor...
INS Betwa slips while undocking at Naval Dockyard
New Delhi: INS Betwa, which is undergoing a refit at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, slipped on the dock blocks while undocking on Monday afternoon, Navy informed on Monday. The incident occurred at about 1.50 pm. "The extent of the damage...
Don’t know whether there’ll be another miracle: Swamy
New Delhi: Expressing disquiet over Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's medical condition, Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that he is pinning his hope for another miracle. Swamy told media, "She was recovering in a miraculous...
Jayalalithaa very critical, says Apollo in latest bulletin
File Pic Chennai: Apollo's latest medical bulletin says 'Jayalalithaa continues to be very critical. Under constant monitoring.' She continues to be very critical and is on ECMO and other life support systems, the release said. Jayalalithaa had earlier in the day underwent...
Jayalalithaa’s health: Tight security across Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Here's what we know about the security situation in Tamil Nadu following the deterioration of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's health on Sunday evening
- Security has been stepped up across Chennai to attend any eventuality and buses plying out of the...
CM Jayalalithaa suffers cardiac arrest
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa suffered a heart attack this evening. She is critical and undergoing treatment. Apollo Hospital has issued a statement regarding her health saying that she is currently being attended by a battery of doctors including cardiologists. Earlier,...
Only Rs 500 as penalty? What Jio may have to pay for using PM Modi’s pic in ad
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) did not grant permission to use the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in print and electronic advertisements of Reliance Jio but the latter may have to shell out merely Rs 500 as...
‘Notebandi a positive step with long-term benefits’
Patna: Amid growing protest by opposition against demonetisation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today again voiced support to the Modi government's decision, saying it is a positive step which will lead to benefits. "This 'notebandi' is a positive step which will...
Have I committed any crime by attacking corruption, asks PM Modi
Moradabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses BJ P volunteers at the Parivartan Rally in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. Here are the highlights: -- I had come to Moradabad in 2009, could not come in 2014. -- If poverty is eliminated from a large state,...
Narendra Modi is better than Donald Trump: Kanhaiya Kumar
File Pic Mumbai: JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "better" than US President-elect Donald Trump. Kumar was speaking at a panel discussion titled 'From Bihar to Tihar' at Times LitFest. "Despite several differences (he may have...
Nagrota attack as shameful as 26/11: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Former Home Minister P Chidambaram has said the recent Nagrota attack is as "shameful" as the 2008 Mumbai carnage and has "disproved" the belief that surgical strikes can end cross-border terrorism. Speaking at the launch of former National Security...
Toll plazas in Mumbai refuse card payments, commuters shell out cash
Mumbai : Despite of all the tall promises made by the Maharashtra government to encourage cashless travelling, not a single toll plaza around the country's financial capital Mumbai were ready to accept cards or indulged in mobile wallet payment options...
American alleges rape by guide, 4 others in 5-star hotel in Delhi
An American woman was allegedly gang-raped by a group of five men, including a tourist guide, at a five-star hotel near Connaught Place in Delhi. Police said they received a complaint from the woman through email. The woman said she would...
22-year-old hacks Modi app and accesses private data of 7 million people
Long since Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of the nation, he has talked about Digital India. Presently, in India, internet penetration is a mere seven per cent, while those actually who own a smartphone make up roughly 41 per cent...
Large volumes of cash are big source of corruption, says PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that large volumes of cash are a big source of corruption and black money. In an article posted on social media, Prime Minister Modi said corruption slows down growth and takes a...
Bengal was informed, let’s not drag Army into controversy: Naidu in RS
New Delhi: With the deployment of the army at various check points across West Bengal dominating discourse in parliament on Friday, Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said it was a routine exercise and insisted that an apolitical institution...
Cyclone Nada weakens further, making landfall in TN today
Tamil Nadu: Cyclonic storm Nada today further weakened into a depression as per expectations, with making its land fall between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu, the MeT Department said. "A large chunk of the depression has crossed coast early morning....
Anthem order should not be overstretched: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court refuses to entertain a plea seeking playing of the national anthem in courts after the Attorney General submits that the petitioner should file a proper application. The SC says its order on the national anthem...
Parrikar, Army rebut Mamata: Toll plaza deployment routine exercise
New Delhi: The TMC raises the issue of "army deployment in West Bengal" in the Lok Sabha as does the Congress in the Rajya Sabha. Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad says, "It seems out of the way. Army doesn't collect...
Won’t leave office till Centre withdraws Army from toll plazas: Mamata
Kolkatta: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday night refused to leave the state secretariat until Army personnel are withdrawn from toll plaza in front of it. "Until and unless Army stationed in front of Nabanno, the Bengal state govt...
