The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) ahead of the May 16 Assembly polls, its candidate for Nanguneri constituency, Tirupathi Reddiar joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the presence of its senior party leader Nainar Nagendran. Political observers feel that the PMK candidate joining the AIADMK may not have any impact on the outcome, as the list of […]
» Read moreMaking a “graceful” exit from Uttarakhand, the Centre conceded on Wednesday in the Supreme Court that deposed Chief Minister Harish Rawat won the trust vote conducted on May 10. President’s rule in the State was revoked later in the day. The Centre said Mr. Rawat, who had led the Congress-led government before his ouster on March 27, is to be […]
» Read moreIT engineer Sharanya Ari secured the seventh rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2015. “Though I had an opportunity to fly abroad, my parents wanted me to join civil services,” said Ms. Sharanya. Her father M. Arivazhagan, retired Air Force officer, motivated her to serve the nation by joining the Indian Administrative Service. Her mother J. Sathya Priya, a […]
» Read moreActing swiftly on a complaint lodged by a Belgian woman, who was allegedly molested inside an Ola cab on Saturday evening, the Delhi police arrested the accused driver early Sunday morning from his Gurgaon residence. A city court sent the accused driver, Balraj Singh, a native of Alwar in Rajasthan, to 14 days in judicial custody after the complainant recognised […]
» Read moreA teen-age boy was allegedly shot dead late on Saturday night in Gaya district of Bihar for overtaking an SUV of a ruling party Janata Dal (United) legislator’s son. The son of the JD(U) leader is still absconding but his father and the bodyguard has been detained by the district police. The incident happened when the son of a prominent […]
» Read moreLaunching an attack on the Narendra Modi government and the Congress on the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Prime Minister does not have “enough courage” to arrest Sonia Gandhi and that the two parties have an “alliance in corruption“. Questioning the Congress on the issue of PM’s alleged “fake” degree, Mr. Kejriwal […]
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