Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy, along with his wife, took part in the celestial wedding of Lord Rama with Sita at Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy temple in Bhadrachalam on the occasion of Rama Navami on Sunday.Revanth offered ‘pattu vastralu’ (silk clothes) and ‘mutyala talambralu’ (pearl necklaces) to the deities on behalf of the state … Read more
BENGALURU: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar’s determined refusal to step down as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president has intensified the internal power struggle within the party, even as the leadership in Delhi has signalled it is backing him – at least for now.Shivakumar, who returned to Bengaluru after a two-day trip to Delhi, … Read more
CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi “to present a memorandum on delimitation that emerged from the recent deliberations.”Stalin wrote a letter to Modi seeking his “audience” along with select MPs of Parliament from different parties.Recalling the meeting of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) on ‘fair … Read more
NEW DELHI: CJI Sanjiv Khanna‘s prompt move to order a judicial inquiry into charges of cash being found at Justice Yashwant Varma‘s residence notwithstanding, the task ahead for the three-member panel could be tedious and time-consuming as it involves examining many people and requires assistance of experts to analyse the judge’s call data records.The panel … Read more
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Ronen Bar, the head of the country’s internal security agency, Shin Bet, because of an “ongoing lack of trust.” The decision, approved unanimously by the government on Friday, cuts short Bar’s five-year term, which was set to end in 2026.Bar was appointed in October 2021 by the previous Israeli … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday appointed Vikas Kaushal, former India head of management consultancy firm Kearney (formerly known as A. T. Kearny), as chairman of state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, after accepting the oil ministry’s suggestions for relaxations in eligibility criteria.Kaushal becomes the first person from the private sector to be appointed as the … Read more
Picture source: LinkedIn/Hayden haynes US House Speaker Mike Johnson’s chief of staff was arrested Tuesday night for suspected driving under the influence of after crashing into a police vehicle following President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.Hayden Haynes was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence and later released.The arrest occurred shortly after President … Read more
Bangladesh received no “official response” from India regarding the requests made for the former PM Sheikh Hasina‘s extradition, claimed interim government chief Mohammed Yunus. Speaking to Sky News, Yunus claimed that the south Asian country had sent “formal letters” but received “no official response” from New Delhi. He further said that the former PM would … Read more
Attorney Anthony Ricco, one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defence attorneys has filed to withdraw from the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking case, sparking a wave of speculation and discussions online. Attorney Ricco, on Thursday, submitted a notice in Manhattan federal court, stating that he could no longer “effectively serve as counsel.” Ricco, who previously defended one … Read more
NEW DELHI: Gyanesh Kumar took charge of the office as the 26th chief election commissioner on Wednesday. In his first address as CEC, he said, “first step for nation building is voting.”“Therefore, every citizen of India who has completed 18 years of age should become an elector and should always vote. In accordance with the … Read more