Chennai: In a major policy move with significant political implications, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay Tuesday ordered the closure of 717 TASMAC liquor retail outlets functioning near places of worship, educational institutions and bus stands across the state within the next two weeks....
Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday appealed for greater self-reliance in consumption habits and financial discipline, including reduced dependence on imported goods, gold purchases, and fuel consumption, during his address in Vadodara. He urged citizens to support domestic products and strengthen local industries, stating: “Today’s...
Mogadishu: At least 31 people were killed and 30 others injured in inter-clan fighting that broke out in northern Somalia's Laashimo Valley last week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) confirmed Monday. The fighting, which occurred between May 6 and 7, displaced approximately 9,000...
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Agarwal, was Monday appointed as the state's new Chief Secretary. "The Governor is pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Kumar Agarwal, IAS (WB-1990), Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal and ex officio Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Hill Affairs...
The Hague: A French woman and two Americans tested positive or showed symptoms of hantavirus Monday as nations around the world scrambled to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them. Passengers from the ship began flying home...
Mumbai: Stock markets fell for the third day running Monday, with the benchmark Sensex tumbling 1,313 points amid rising crude oil prices after the US and Iran failed to reach a peace deal to end the war in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked...
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay Monday met his predecessor and DMK President M.K. Stalin at his Alwarpet residence here, in a politically significant development following the dramatic post-election realignment in the state. Vijay, who recently led...
New Delhi: The Centre Monday announced that the Viksit Bharat -- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act will come into force across the country from July 1, replacing the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The new Act will have a...
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari chaired the first cabinet meeting Monday and said his government has granted transfer of land to the BSF for erecting a fence along the Bangladesh border and approved immediate implementation of the Census exercise in the state. The...
Beijing: US President Donald Trump will pay an official visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced Monday. This will be the first visit to China by a US president in...
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people in the country on 10 May to curb fuel use, reduce overseas...
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The framers of the Constitution envisaged the office of the Governor as a neutral constitutional authority, detached from partisan politics...
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Every few years, India calls in its envoys for a reality check. At the 11th Heads of Mission Conference recently,...
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The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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