A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami faced his first major crisis as 19 MLAs belonging to the T.T.V. Dhinakaran faction submitted letters to Governor Ch.Vidyasagar Rao expressing lack of confidence in the Chief Minister and withdrawing support to him. Shortly after the development, Leader of the Opposition and DMK leader M K […]
» Read moreThe physial police verification for getting a passport may soon be dispensed with as the Centre plans to connect the procedure with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Project (CCTNS), a project first conceptualised by the UPA government in 2009. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi said the CCTNS, an exhaustive national database of crimes and criminals that will check […]
» Read morethe country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has waived processing fees on most of its retail loans. This is in addition to the existing waiver of fees on takeover of home loans from other lenders. In a statement issued on Monday, the bank said that it will waive upto 100 per cent processing fee on car loans, personal […]
» Read moreOver six months after a bitter split, rival AIADMK factions on Monday merged following a power sharing arrangement under which K Palaniswami will remain the chief minister and O Panneerselvam will be his deputy. Panneerselvam will also be the AIADMK coordinator while Palaniswami will be the co-coordinator of the ruling party in Tamil Nadu. A cabinet reshuffle will take place, […]
» Read moreLooking at the steady increase in tourist arrivals from India, Israel is eyeing one lakh Indian travellers to visit the country by the next year. “We have been very focused in tourism promotions in India and easing the visa process. This year in the first seven months till July we have already hosted 34,000 Indian tourists. This is expected to […]
» Read moreQatar will build a stadium shaped like an Arabian skull cap for the 2022 World Cup, organisers said on Sunday, as the Gulf state moves ahead with preparations for the tournament despite a diplomatic rift with its neighbours. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates imposed sanctions on fellow U.S. ally, Qatar in June, and cut all transport […]
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