Chennai: In a novel move, two private companies in Chennai and Bengaluru have declared holiday on July 22, the releasing date of the much-awaited Rajnikanth movie ‘ Kabali’.
Bengaluru-based Opus Waterproofing and Chennai-based Fyndus India Pvt Ltd sent out internal circulars to their employees making their intentions clear.
NEW DELHI: In a surprise move, BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from Rajya Sabha amid rising speculation that he could join Aam Aadmi Party. The resignation of 52-year-old Sidhu, who was nominated on April 22, has been accepted by Chairman Hamid Ansari with immediate effect. There is talk of Sidhu joining the AAP ahead […]
ITANAGAR: In a dramatic turnaround in Arunachal Pradesh, the Congress party today replaced Chief Minister Nabam Tuki by choosing a new leader Pema Khandu, who staked claim to power on the basis of support of 45 party MLAs along with two Independents. In fast-changing developments, Khaliko Pul, rebel-turned chief minister, who was unseated by the […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked states to focus on intelligence sharing which will help the country stay alert and updated in countering internal security challenges. Addressing the Inter-State Council meeting, convened after a gap of 10 years, the Prime Minister told the Chief Ministers that “we should focus on how we can make […]
New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will take on the role of Congress Party’s star campaigner in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections. She held discussions with Congress party’s in-charge for UP, Ghulam Nabi Azad on tuesday. Political analysts see two angles to this development. One, Rahul Gandhi will fail utterly as a star campaigner of the […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to maintain calm so that the situation can normalise in the violence-hit Valley and hoped that no innocent person faces inconvenience or loss. At a high-level meeting on the situation in Kashmir Valley, where 24 people have lost lives in the […]
SRINAGAR: Curfew remained in force in many parts of the Kashmir Valley including pockets of Srinagar city and Pulwama district as authorities braced for more protests on the fourth day of militant commander Burhan Wani’s killing even as the toll in the violent clashes between protestors and security forces climbed to 24. A youth injured […]
NEW DELHI: It was an evening of sublime remembrance as Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) paid a cinematic tribute to K G Subramanyan by screening a film on the work and journey of the art legend, whose oeuvre makes him one of the most versatile artists in post-independence India. The 103-minute documentary […]
NEW DELHI: The Tamil language attained classical status by adopting Vedic and Sanskrit traditions, even as the Vedic civilization, which flourished in northern India during 1500-500 BC, had an ‘absolute and extraordinary’ influence on the early Tamil Nadu’s literary works, society, polity and culture, a renowned art historian and archaeologist said. The early Tamil culture […]
New Delhi: Supreme Court has ruled that divorces granted by Catholic Church Courts have no legal validity.
It said that only civil courts in the country have the authority to grant divorce.