Red Fort car blast prime accused Umer Un Nabi NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) investigation into the deadly Delhi Red Fort car blast uncovered how the key accused allegedly used fake identity and a makeshift laboratory in Faridabad to procure chemicals and experiment with explosive materials, official sources said on Tuesday.The agency recently…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday claimed that a large number of alleged illegal Bangladeshi nationals had assembled at the Hakimpur checkpoint in North 24 Parganas district’s Basirhat subdivision and urged authorities to expedite their deportation.Speaking to reporters after an administrative meeting in Kalyani attended by officials from Nadia, Hooghly and…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre not to allow the construction of the Mekedatu dam by the Karnataka government.This comes days after the Congress-led Karnataka government proposed the construction of the Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery river.In the letter, Vijay said that…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced a slew of welfare measures, including subsidised meals, monthly financial assistance for women, and new restrictions on liquor shops near educational and religious institutions.Addressing a public gathering, Adhikari said fish-rice meals would be made available for Rs 5 at 400 dedicated canteens across the…
AIADMK political crisis: Speaker accepts fourth MLA’s resignation in a fresh setback NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Ambasamudram AIADMK MLA Esakki Subaya, further escalating the political turmoil within the opposition party.The speaker had initially rejected Subaya’s resignation letter and asked him to submit a…
NEW DELHI: Punjabi Singer Yo Yo Honey Singh, also known as Hirdesh Singh, met BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh to discuss Punjab’s growing drug crisis, with both urging the state’s youth to stay away from narcotics and rebuild their lives. The meeting, held on Tuesday, focused on using music and public influence to spread…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue across large parts of Central and Northwest India over the next 4-5 days, and over East and adjoining Peninsular India during the next 3-4 days, even as it forecast a gradual reduction in maximum temperatures from…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue across large parts of Central and Northwest India over the next 4-5 days, and over East and adjoining Peninsular India during the next 3-4 days, even as it forecast a gradual reduction in maximum temperatures from…
CHENNAI: Speaker JCD Prabhakar on Tuesday accepted the handwritten resignation letter of former Minister and sitting Ambasamudram MLA Esakki Subbaiah, after initially rejecting a typed version.Subbaiah is expected to join the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). This follows Monday’s resignations of three MLAs from the rebel camp led by former AIADMK ministers C Ve Shanmugam…
Quad meeting in Delhi: Terrorism, maritime security and energy dominate talks (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Quad on Tuesday announced a raft of new initiatives including maritime surveillance cooperation, port infrastructure in Fiji, a critical minerals framework, and an energy security initiative, as foreign ministers of the four nations met in New Delhi for…
