Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Actor Kamal Haasan has stirred a fresh controversy over language identity after claiming that Kannada "was born out of Tamil" during a public event in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Shimla, May 28 (IANS) In a major face-saving exercise amid bureaucratic tussle with Opposition BJP alleging a cover-up exercise in the death of a Chief Engineer, the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has sent top functionaries -- Director General of Police (DGP) Atul Verma and Additional Chief Secretary (CS) (Home) Onkar Sharma, and Shimla Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Gandhi on leave for “indiscipline”.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a crucial meeting of the Union Cabinet on Wednesday at his official residence.
Paris, May 27 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in France said on Tuesday that the all-party delegation led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad met with French senators headed by Jacqueline Eustache-Brinio, who reaffirmed solidarity with India in its fight against terrorism.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed its registry to accept the status report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the controversial remarks made by Madhya Pradesh Tribal Welfare Minister Vijay Shah against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, the Indian Army officer who briefed the media throughout Operation Sindoor against Pakistan.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India's FDI inflows increased to $81.04 billion in FY 2024-25, marking a 14 per cent increase from $71.28 billion in FY 2023–24, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday.
Gandhinagar, New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday participated in the 20th anniversary celebrations of the ‘Gujarat Urban Development' programme, attended by hundreds and thousands of city residents.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) In a significant move aimed at delivering long-overdue justice, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with Cabinet Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, on Tuesday distributed government job letters to family members of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims.
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) The price of Olectra Greentech Ltd shares plunged by as much as 14 per cent in the stock market on Tuesday to touch an intraday low of Rs 1,160 in morning trade, as the Maharashtra government decided to scrap the order for 5,150 electric buses placed with the company for the state transport service.
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Pakistan's present President Asif Ali Zardari managed his first term by skilfully getting then incumbent Pervez Musharraf to resign in August 2008 by securing the backing of his successor as Army chief, and then, outmanoeuvring coalition ally Nawaz Sharif, his former aide has revealed.
