Chennai, May 16 (IANS) The internal rebellion within the AIADMK appears to be gathering pace, with a powerful dissident faction led by senior leaders C.V. Shanmugam and S.P. Velumani intensifying efforts to challenge the leadership of party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS).
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), May 16 (IANS) A four-year-old child who had fallen into a borewell in Chak Samana village of Punjab's Hoshiarpur was safely rescued after an intense nine-hour operation carried out jointly by teams of the NDRF, SDRF, Punjab Police, district administration officials, and residents, officials said on Saturday.
The Hague, May 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral talks with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten and will also meet King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima on Saturday as part of his official visit to the country.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took to social media to rebut a source-based media report claiming that the government was considering imposing a levy on foreign travel “at highest levels”.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) Even as Kerala prepares for the swearing in of V.D. Satheesan as the Chief Minister of the state on Monday, one prominent Congress leader will be missing from the high profile event in Thiruvananthapuram would be the flamboyant local MP Shashi Tharoor.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Within a week of taking oath as the head of the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has initiated a series of immediate, high-impact executive measures following the May 9 oath ceremony at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) India’s premier agency responsible for gathering and analysing intelligence from abroad, the Research and Analysis Wing, held its annual lecture series on Friday, which began in 2007 to honour its founder, Rameshwar Nath Kao.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) National General Secretary of the Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti Swami Jitendranand Saraswati, on Friday, claimed that according to the 'Sant Samiti', popular temples in the country were demolished to create mosques.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) A day after VD Satheesan was announced as Kerala's next Chief Minister, the veteran Congress leader firmly said that the state is secular and that he won't allow any "hate campaigns" here.
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty on Friday said that the Bengal Football Academy was a long-cherished dream of him, which could not materialise earlier due to political hurdles, but expressed confidence that the newly formed BJP government in West Bengal would now help turn the vision into reality.
