CHENNAI: DMK IT wing deputy general secretary and daughter of actor Sathyaraj, Dhivya Sathyaraj said TVK supporters threw slippers at her when she was campaigning in Chennai.“When I was campaigning in Nungambakkam for Thousand Lights MLA N Ezhilan on Monday evening, a group of TVK supporters who gathered there threw slippers at me. I was…
Patna: War of words have erupted between the ruling alliance and opposition over holding of ‘Jan-Aakrosh Mahila Sammelan’ at Gandhi Maidan on Monday after the Constitution amendment bill to implement reservation for women in the legislature was defeated in Lok Sabha.While the opposition claimed that Gandhi Maidan has been barred as a protest site, the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal‘s attempt to seek the recusal of a high court judge hearing the excise policy case is “unfortunate” and risks undermining public trust in democratic institutions.Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma refused to recuse herself from hearing the liquor policy…
KOLKATA: BJP MLA Maithili Thakur, who is campaigning in the state for the upcoming assembly elections, commented on the law and order situation in West Bengal.Maithili Thakur expressed her views on the political atmosphere, stating that the ruling party can make any claims, while the role of the opposition is to speak out, and their…
NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar MUMBAI: Sharad Pawar, president of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) and a Rajya Sabha MP, has been admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai for a routine health check-up, sources said on Tuesday, according to news agency PTI.. The 85-year-old leader was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital two days ago,…
NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown, Delhi Police’s Cyber Cell and Special Staff (Crime Branch) have busted a highly organised racket involved in the large-scale manufacturing of fake ENO antacid powder, along with counterfeit Nescafé coffee products in the city’s Madhu Vihar area on Tuesday. Four accused have been arrested in the operation.Acting on specific…
Edappadi K Palaniswami (File Photo) AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami dismisses the importance of Vijay’s TVK in this election, calling it a direct fight between his party and DMK. In an interview with Julie Mariappan , the former chief minister charges DMK leaders with prioritizing their family interests over public interest. ■ How confident…
Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD chief Lalu Prasad as their parties did not support the 131st Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha last week to implement 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state legislative assemblies.Addressing the ‘Jan Akrosh Mahila Sammelan’, organised by BJP…
Two women die in suspected Bison attack in forest (Representative image) LATEHAR: A search for two women who had stepped out to collect flowers ended in tragedy in Latehar, with their bodies found in a forest a day later, suspected to be victims of a wild bison attack. Two women were found dead in a…
Pakistan-based gangster and ISI proxy Shahzad Bhatti (right) NEW DELHI: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested two individuals allegedly connected to Pakistan-based gangster and ISI proxy Shahzad Bhatti. Officials said on Tuesday that the module was planning firing incidents, grenade explosions and targeted assassinations across the Delhi-NCR region.Acting on intelligence inputs, police registered…
