HOUSTAN(US): Tropical Storm Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into the nation’s fourth-largest city Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground and overwhelmed rescuers who could not keep up with the constant calls for help. The incessant rain covered much of Houston in turbid, gray-green water and turned streets into […]
CHENNAI: Amid the continued rebellion by 21 MLAs loyal to sidelined party deputy chief TTV Dhinakaran, a meeting of the AIADMK (Amma), headed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami, today decided to convene the party’s general council, where a decision to remove jailed party general secretary V K Sasikala from the post could be […]
CHANDIGARH: A ‘youth brigade’ was formed several days ahead of the verdict in the rape case against the Dera Sacha Sauda chief to “trigger violence” in Punjab if the judgement goes against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a senior Punjab Police official said today. The plan to “indulge in arson and rioting” in Punjab was found […]
NEW DELHI: India and China have agreed to “expeditious disengagement” of border personnel at Dokalam, the government said today, a week before the BRICS summit in Xiamen for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to China. In a major diplomatic breakthrough, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the two countries had maintained […]
NEW DELHI: Justice Dipak Misra, who was part of the bench that confirmed the death sentence of the four convicts in the December 16 gangrape case and passed the order for mandatory singing of the national anthem in cinema halls, was today sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India. At a brief ceremony […]
PANAJI: The ruling BJP today won the by- elections to two assembly seats in Goa, with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar emerging victorious from Panaji and health minister Vishwajit Rane from Valpoi. It was crucial for the BJP to bag the two seats as it does not enjoy a majority on its own in the 40-member […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A pioneering initiative made by the farmers in Andhra Pradesh helped the newly formed state to pool 34,000 acres of land in just two months from 29 villages for its new capital, Amaravati, State Housing Corporation Managing Director Kantilal Dande said here today. He made this revelation while participating in a discussion on ‘Emerging […]
NEW DELHI: New Rs. 200 notes entered the banking system today. The central bank, while announcing the move on Thursday, said that the Rs. 200 notes will act as a “missing link” and make it easier for people to transact in lower denomination currency, thereby bringing greater efficiency into the system. The bright yellow coloured […]
NEW DELHI: BJP president Amit Shah today took oath as member of the Rajya Sabha, making his debut in Parliament. His party colleague, Union minister Smriti Irani, also took oath as member of the Upper House. While Shah took his pledge in Hindi, Irani took hers in Sanskrit. Both the leaders, accompanied by their spouses, […]
NEW DELHI: Amrit, a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to make treatment for life threatening diseases more affordable in India, has achieved a key milestone with the opening of its 100th pharmacy on Monday. A national programme, the Amrit (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) programme has achieved […]