Ground under her feet getting slippery – AIADMK Minister Pandiarajan breaks rank to join OPS
Chennai: Considered a close ally of 'Chinnamma' Sasikala till yesterday, Education Minister in Jaya's cabinet Pandiarajan has crossed over to the side of 'acting C.M.' O.Pannerselvam. Announcing his decision, he tweeted;
Will surely listen to the collective voice...
PM lauds missile defence test, uses it to mock Oppn
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded the successful test of interceptor missile and used the occasion to take a dig at opponents, saying they would now have to travel "very high" if they want proof of it. Addressing an election...
Modi likes peeping into bathrooms, Google searching: Rahul Gandhi
Lucknow: Taking a swipe at Narendra Modi for his "raincoat in bathroom" barb at Manmohan Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said the Prime Minister was more interested in "peeping into bathrooms of people". The Congress Vice President also said that...
BHIM app is now on iOS platform
New Delhi: National Payments Corporation of India today said Bharat Interface for Money, the platform for making easy and quick payments, is available on Apple app store for download and use. The BHIM app on iOS platform is equipped with features...
RBI Governor nudges banks to reduce lending rates
New Delhi: RBI Governor Urjit Patel today exhorted banks to reduce their lending rates to push credit demand in laggard segments, saying banks have benefited from influx of low-cost deposits and its previous repo rate cuts. "One the amount of reduction...
Sasikala set to meet AIADMK MLAs at Koovathur resort
Chennai : Soon after requesting the Tamil Nadu Governor to allot time to parade party MLAs supporting her, AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala today set out to meet the legislators staying at a nearby resort. She left from the Poes...
Uddhav questions Maria’s transfer during Sheena case probe
Mumbai: Needling the BJP which has made transparency its main plank for the BMC polls, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should reveal why former city police commissioner Rakesh Maria was transferred in the middle...
BJP Sangeet Som’s brother Gagan arrested for carrying pistol inside polling booth in UP
Lucknow: BJP, the party that has been accusing ruling SP for having turned UP into a crime and mafia state, seem to have been found guilty on this count itself on the first day of polling in UP. BJP lawmaker Sangeet...
Passenger opens plane’s emergency chute at Mumbai airport, 1 hurt
Mumbai: A passenger onboard an IndiGo plane from here to Chandigarh opened the emergency chute of the aircraft "accidentally", resulting in injury to a co-passenger, following which the airline lodged an FIR against the accused. The incident occurred this morning when...
Sasikala vs Panneerselvam: Are over 100 AIADMK MLAs being held captive with no cell phones or access to TV?
Chennai: Governor Vidyasagar Rao has asked Tamilnadu DGP to ascertain reports that many MLAs are being held captive in a resort near Chennai against their will. Cell phones have been jammed; there is no access to internet and they are...
I ordered rapists be hung upside down, salt put on wounds: Uma Bharti
Bulandshahr: Union Minister Uma Bharti told a large crowd while campaigning in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on Thursday that she made rapists "beg for forgiveness" when she was Chief Minister. The Times of India reports: In a startling and graphic revelation, Bharti...
Will hear plea to trace ‘missing’ BSF jawan: HC
New Delhi: Delhi HC agrees to hear today a plea seeking to trace 'missing' BSF jawan, who posted video alleging that poor quality food was served to them. Tej Bahadur Yadav - the BSF constable whose Facebook video about the food...
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...
