The Election Commission on Thursday alloted the AIADMK’s “two leaves” symbol to the Panneerselvam-Palaniswami combine, holding that it enjoyed majority in the party’s legislative and organisational wings. Putting an end to almost an year-long dispute between warring factions, the Commission said it was of the view that “the petitioners group led by E. Madhusudhanan, O. Panneerselvam and S. Semmalai, and […]
» Read moreBharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal on Thursday said the Bharti family has pledged 10 per cent of their wealth totalling Rs. 7,000 crore to support activities of the group’s philanthropic arm Bharti Foundation. The amount committed includes three per cent of the family’s stake in Bharti Airtel, Sunil Mittal, founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, said at a conference. The […]
» Read moreThe Judicial Review Board of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed from house arrest. It overruled the government’s request that his release may trigger international sanctions against Pakistan. Saeed will be freed in the midnight of November 24 after the expiry of the house arrest order. He had been under house […]
» Read moreVeteran actor Kamal Haasan has come out in support of actor Deepika Padukone, who portrays the titular role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed Padmavati, saying that he wants her head to be saved. The release of Padmavati has been postponed amid protests by various Rajput groups and political leaders. Recently, a Haryana BJP leader offered a bounty of Rs. 10 crore […]
» Read moreIndia scored a major diplomatic victory on Monday as its nominee to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Dalveer Bhandari, was re-elected after the United Kingdom withdrew its candidate, Christopher Greenwood. The U.K. chose to withdraw after it became clear that it would not win the contest in the General Assembly (GA) and it did not have adequate support in […]
» Read moreSri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will leave for India on Tuesday on an official visit, his office here said. He will hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and call on President Ram Nath Kovind during his stay in New Delhi, in addition to participating in the Global Conference on Cyberspace to be held in the Indian capital […]
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