SC rejects plea for ‘urgent hearing’ on Sasikala’s swearing-in
New Delhi: The Supreme Court declines an urgent hearing of a PIL seeking to restrain V K Sasikala from taking oath as CM. The court has said there will be no 'urgent' hearing of the case, but reschedules to February...
Trump calls Chinese prez, promises to honour One China policy
New Delhi: President Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday night that he will honor the "One China" policy that recognizes Beijing as the only legitimate Chinese government. The two leaders spoke by phone Thursday night, the White House said in...
You created fizz without soap: Uddhav attacks PM over ‘raincoat’ jibe
Mumbai: Taking on Narendra Modi over his "raincoat" remark, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said that the Prime Minister had created "fizz" without soap. "Though he wore a raincoat, (former Prime Minister) Manmohan Singh at least bathed using water. You (Modi)...
Pakistan 36-nation naval exercise begins today
Pakistan is hosting warships from 36 countries, including Russia, China and the US, in the Arabian Sea for a naval exercise beginning today. Codenamed Aman-17, the five-day-long exercise will be held in the north Arabian Sea. Russia has sent three ships for...
Manmohan Singh cannot run away from scams taken place under his regime: Amit Shah
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed 'raincoat' remark on his predecessor Dr. Manmohan Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Thursday said though the former prime minister never took responsibility of the scams that...
Swamy condemns TN Guv’s ‘deplorable’ behaviour
New Delhi: Condemning Tamil Nadu Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao's act of delaying an appropriate decision in the ongoing Tamil Nadu political crisis, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said that the Congress is not attacking the governor so...
Top AIADMK leader backs OPS, says he is the real leader
Former Tamil Nadu minister E Madhusudanan has thrown in his lot with O Panneerselvam. He is the AIADMK Presidium Chairman and was a minister in the Jayalalithaa Cabinet from 1991 to 1996. Madhusudanan said OPS is the real leader. VK Sasikala...
Akhilesh sacks UP minister for contesting on RLD ticket
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister Sharda Pratap Shukla, who is contesting Assembly polls on a Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) ticket, was today sacked by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. "Minister of State for Higher Education (Independent charge), Sharda Pratap Shukla, has been sacked...
In Parl, Cong, Left, JDU want PM to apologise for raincoat remark
New Delhi: Row in Rajya Sabha over PM's raincoat jibe at former PM Dr Manmohan Singh. Lok Sabha adjourned till 11.30 am after opposition uproar. The Congress says the PM's remarks are highly objectionable. The Congress has started reaching out to other...
Uphaar victim’s mother: Don’t come to court if you want justice
New Delhi: Neelam Krishnamoorthy, an activist in the Uphaar tragedy case, who lost two children in the tragedy, says she is extremely disappointed with the verdict. This is what she told NDTV: Neelam Krishnamoorthy "The message given out today is, don't come...
SC reviews Uphaar verdict, sends Gopal Ansal to 1-year jail
New Delhi: Uphaar cinema verdict review. Top court sends Gopal Ansal to one-year jail, he has four weeks to surrender. The other brother Sushil Ansal stays out of jail because of his age. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea to...
Adverse impact of note ban on jobs? Govt says no such data
New Delhi: Opposition in the Rajya Sabha today insisted that demonetisation has had an adverse impact on job creation in manufacturing and other sectors, with the government rebutting the argument saying existing data does not back such a claim. During the...
Fadnavis’s wife represents M’rashtra at US world peace meet
Washington: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta represented Maharashtra at the 'National Prayer Breakfast' forum for world peace held on February 2 in Washington, DC, where Amruta, a banker by profession, spoke on the topic 'Power of Love'. Senators and leaders...
Stalin: Jayalalithaa has smiled at me earlier
Chennai: First reactions from DMK's MK Stalin after Sasikala's address to AIADMK MLAs: This is not the first time we backed the AIADMK, he said. Stalin said the DMK will back OPS as CM and would continue to behave like a...
Most Patanjali ads misleading, finds ASCI
New Delhi: You switch on any channel on Cable TV - entertainment,news,films etc. and you are guaranteed to watch a Patanjali product ad. 'modeled' by Guru Ramdev himself . "Chemical cosmetics have completely spoiled 'Aishwarya's' ( telling choice of name!) complexion!...
Trump’s immigration ban faces tough scrutiny in court
Washington/New Delhi: President Donald Trump's controversial immigration order today faced intense scrutiny as a court of appeals grilled the Trump Administration whether the travel ban unconstitutionally discriminates against Muslims and questioned the arguments that curbs were motivated by national security...
Election Commission delivers jolt to Sasikala
New Delhi: EC says AIADMK rules don't allow interim general-secretary, jolt for Sasikala. According to the AIADMK constitution enacted by founder M G Ramachandran, the general secretary is all powerful. The general secretary is to be elected by all the...
In a first, SC issues contempt notice to Calcutta High Court judge
In a first, the Supreme Court today issued contempt notice to a sitting high court judge, Justice CS Karnan for levelling allegations against former Judges of the Supreme Court and sitting judges of Madras High Court. The top court...
Pannerselvam vs Sasikala now as O.P. revolts. Amma wanted me to be CM, he says
Chennai: Late on the night of Monday, 7th February, a political 'psunami' hit Marina when recently outgoing C.M. who had stepped in to replace Jayalalithaa , O Pannerselvam revealed that he was forced to resign by Sasikala. Panneerselvam had headed late...
Tamil Nadu did NOT vote for Sasikala, says Jaya’s niece Deepa
Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar holding her promised press conference, as a wary Tamil Nadu awaits Sasikala's promotion as the next chief minister. Deepa said it was a sad day for Tamil Nadu. "People don't...
Sahara raises note ban issue but SC to attach Rs 39,000 cr Aamby Valley
New Delhi: In a big blow to beleaguered businessman Subrata Roy, the Supreme Court on Monday directed attachment of the Sahara Group's prime property worth Rs 39,000 crore at Aamby Valley in Pune for realisation of money to be paid...
