NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay assumed office on Sunday, which started with a series of political, administrative and symbolic moves.The events starting from the oath ceremony included him having an unscripted moment, his first law and order review meeting at the Secretariat, welfare announcements, the appointment of a Pro-tem Speaker and…
Lee Hui Ying, MP from Nee Soon GRC at the festival (Image: Indian high comission in Singapore on Instagram) Indian mangoes were the ultimate prize at a cultural festival in Singapore this weekend. The performers were rewarded with boxes of the fruit as India pushes campaign to promote mango exports overseas.The “Threads of Indian Tradition”…
RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale (left) being received at the event Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday attended a programme titled “Priya Kelkar Ji,” organised to mark the birth centenary year of Yashwant Rao Kelkar, the organisational architect and former national president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the RSS-affiliated…
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay chairs first Secretariat meeting after taking oath. Security scare in Bengaluru after gelatine sticks found near PM Modi event venue. Iran sends response to US proposal via Pakistan as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz. Vijay’s swearing-in begins with full Vande Mataram, sparking political debate in Tamil Nadu. Passengers evacuated from…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to use petrol, diesel and gas “with great restraint”, saying reducing dependence on imported fuel would help India limit the impact of the ongoing war.Addressing a gathering in Hyderabad after virtually inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for projects worth around Rs 9,400 crore in…
UP Cabinet expansion: Bhupendra Chaudhary, Manoj Pandey sworn in as ministers in Yogi’s govt The Uttar Pradesh government, led by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday expanded its cabinet ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, inducting several new ministers and strengthening its administrative team at Jan Bhavan in Lucknow. Former Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Bhupendra…
Sanjeev Arora (File photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora was on Sunday remanded to seven-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a day after the central agency arrested him in an alleged Rs 100-crore GST fraud-linked money laundering case.Judge Narender Sura of the Sessions-cum-special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Gurugram…
M Veerapandiyan and Vijay NEW DELHI: CPI state secretary M Veerapandiyan on Sunday said that the ‘Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu’ (state song of Tamil Nadu) must be accorded the foremost place in the protocol of government ceremonies.In a letter issued after the swearing-in ceremony of Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay, Veerapandiyan objected to the order in…
NEW DELHI: TVK chief Vijay on Sunday took oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu in a massive display of starpower, with thousands attending Thalapathy’s swearing in. However, what stood out at the event was the commencement of the programme with Vande Mataram and not with the state’s official song Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu, which…
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