Andhra on high alert as Montha cyclone races towards coast

IANS | October 27, 2025 11:44 AM

Amaravati, Oct 27 (IANS) Cyclone Montha in the Bay of Bengal is racing towards the Andhra Pradesh coast and is likely to intensify into a severe cyclone before making landfall near Kakinada on Tuesday night, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority officials said on Monday.

An Empire's bitter harvest: The sugar rivalry between West Indies and British India (From the Archives)

Santosh Kumar Verma | October 26, 2025 11:27 PM

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) In the early 19th century, within the grand theatre of the British Parliament, a bitter conflict unfolded, not of armies and navies, but of commodities and capital. It was a struggle that pitted one cornerstone of the empire, the powerful West India sugar colonies, against the burgeoning and complex interests of Britain's vast dominion in India.

Yogi Adityanath calls on HM Amit Shah after meeting JP Nadda in Delhi

IANS | October 26, 2025 11:11 PM

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in the national capital. The meeting, described by sources as a routine courtesy call, came during CM Adityanath’s visit to Delhi for scheduled interactions and official engagements.