- Chennai
TVK gets majority, Vijay set to become Tamil Nadu CM; swear-in on May 10
Chennai: The uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu finally ended on Saturday after days of drama, with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) allies VCK and IUML extending “unconditional support” to Vijay-led TVK…
- Kolkata
Mamata updates bio on X, Facebook after Bengal poll defeat
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, May 9, updated her profile on social media platforms X and Facebook and described herself as “Founder Chairperson, All India Trinamool Congress.…
- India
Owaisi decries Nida Khan’s media trial, asks if possessing burqa is crime
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday, May 9, said it was wrong to associate his party with the Tata Consultancy Services case, accused Nida Khan and asserted…
- Hate Crime
Udaipur Dalit bride rides mare again after facing humiliation, villagers rally
Jaipur: What should have been a moment of celebration for a young bride in a village near Udaipur, Rajasthan, has turned into a political campaign for rights after she was forced to…
- India
VCK eyeing Dy CM post in new TN govt formation: Party source
Chennai: The Thol Thirumavalavan-led Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) is eyeing plum posts, including Deputy CM, if the party joins the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led new government, a source in the pro-Dalit organisation…
- Hyderabad
Modi to launch projects, address BJP rally in Hyderabad on Sunday
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate or lay the foundation stone for development projects worth Rs 9,400 crores and address a rally in Hyderabad on May 10. This marks…
- India
Lieutenant General Subramani named next Chief of Defence Staff
New Delhi: Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani (retd) has been named India’s next Chief of Defence Staff and his primary mandate will be to implement the ambitious military theaterisation plan and bolster…
- India
Suvendu takes oath as first BJP CM of West Bengal, 5 other MLAs sworn in
Kolkata: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and five ministers were sworn in at the Brigade Parade Grounds here on Saturday as West Bengal got its first BJP government, with representatives from the northern…
- India
Decision on Kerala CM likely in 24 hours, says Congress leader Muraleedharan
Thiruvananthapuram: As lobbying intensifies among the three top contenders for the chief minister’s post, senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Saturday, May 9, said the party high command was likely to take…
- Telangana
Telangana High Court refuses to quash cases against rice millers
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has ruled that a detailed investigation must continue into allegations that rice millers diverted paddy supplied for milling for personal gain. The court refused to quash criminal…
- India
Rajasthan: Over 100 fall sick after eating sweets at wedding
Jaipur: More than 100 people, including children, fell ill allegedly due to food poisoning after consuming sweets prepared at a wedding function in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district on Friday, May 8. The incident…
- World
Trump says Russia, Ukraine accept 3-day ceasefire proposal, prisoner swap
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt…
- Sports
KKR hammer DC by eight wickets as Allen smashes unbeaten ton
New Delhi: Finn Allen smashed a 47-ball 100 not out as Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to register their fourth win on the trot in the IPL, here…
- Hyderabad
Apollo Hospitals launches dedicated centre for sports injuries in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Apollo Hospitals on Friday, May 8, said it has launched a Centre of Excellence for Sports Injuries and Orthopaedics here, aiming to provide advanced treatment and rehabilitation services for athletes and…
- Mumbai
AIMIM corporator sheltered TCS case accused Nida Khan, say Nashik police
Mumbai: An AIMIM corporator allegedly harboured Nida Khan, an accused in the alleged sexual harassment and religious coercion case at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and her family in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, police said…
