Bengaluru, May 19 (IANS) Heavy rains that lashed Bengaluru overnight led to severe waterlogging across several parts of the city on Monday, disrupting traffic and throwing normal life out of gear on the first working day of the week.
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The Centre's action of selecting and including Yusuf Pathan, the cricketer-turned-politician and Lok Sabha member from Baharampur constituency of West Bengal, in the multi-party delegation on Operation Sindoor without consulting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, prompted Trinamool Congress to withdraw his name.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, P.J. Kurien, on Monday criticised Shashi Tharoor, the four-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram, for his recent actions that appear to defy the party line.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) BJP MP Shashank Mani Tripathi on Monday expressed his gratitude towards the Centre for including him in the all-party delegation slated to go abroad to brief the world about Operation Sindoor and India's fight against cross-border terrorism.
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) With the onset of southwest monsoon rain in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is set to chair a high-level review meeting on Monday to assess the state’s preparedness and discuss precautionary measures.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Monday to provide a comprehensive briefing on the Operation Sindoor and recent tensions between India and Pakistan.
Bhopal, May 18 (IANS) All attention is riveted on the Supreme Court hearing scheduled for Monday, where the case of Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shah is likely to be heard.
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has ordered a thorough probe into the fire in a building near Charminar, which claimed 17 lives on Sunday.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his frequent digs at Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi over alleged Pakistan links. Notably, the war of words between Sarma and Gogoi escalated after the Assam CM's fresh claims about the Congress MP's Pakistan visit, which the Deputy LoP described as "nonsense".
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A delegation comprising clerics of leading dargahs across the country, accompanied by BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, on Sunday met the Defence Minister, Minority Affairs Minister and the Law Minister at their residences here and expressed gratefulness on behalf of the entire Muslim community to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and Indian Armed Forces for the Operation Sindoor.
