Chennai, June 5 (IANS) The departure of former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief K. Annamalai from the party and his decision to launch a new political outfit have triggered a debate over its likely impact on the saffron party’s prospects in the state.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Congress on Friday once again voiced its opposition to the Great Nicobar development project by flagging its adverse impact on the environment – an allegation repeatedly dismissed by the Centre as baseless.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) With NDA leaders across the country undertaking tree plantation drives on World Environment Day under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh cautioned that the country currently faces an "eleven per cent shortfall" in per-capita green cover.
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday informed that four more accused persons have been arrested in connection with four separate cases related to road blockades and the alleged illegal detention of judicial officers during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at Mothabari in Malda district of West Bengal.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, on Friday urged citizens to plant at least one tree as part of the 'Ek ped Maa ke naam’ campaign on the occasion of World Environment Day.
Chennai, June 5 (IANS) Moments after declaring his formal exit from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), K. Annamalai sought to rebrand himself as a “common citizen”, aspiring to bring decisive and transformational change in Tamil Nadu’s Dravidian-dominated politics.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to keep policy repo rate unchanged focuses on preserving financial stability and will keep growth prospects intact in the long term, economists and industry leaders said on Friday.
Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Karnataka Minister H.K. Patil said on Friday that Ramalinga Reddy's resignation was a warning bell for the Shivakumar government.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Two days after the Punjab government unveiled a proposed regulatory framework to cap annual fee increases of private schools at five per cent, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal, on Friday, said the "arbitrariness of private schools should now come to a halt".
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) There is a varied difference in the way terror operations are conducted in North and South India. In the North of India, the ISI makes an aggressive push to launch multiple attacks at important locations. However, in South India, the push is a soft one. The ISI has maintained this style, with the sole focus being on radicalisation and demographic changes
