NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is reportedly in talks with a section of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs over a possible power-sharing arrangement as the political battle over government formation in Tamil Nadu intensified on Thursday. The development comes as 28 AIADMK legislators were shifted to a private resort in Puducherry.The…
File photo: MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Thursday marked the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, asserting that India had given a “befitting reply” to Pakistan for sponsoring cross-border terrorism following the Pahalgam terror attack.Speaking during a media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the world had recognised the April…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday changed the display pictures on his social media handles to mark the one year of the Operation Sindoor, and asked everyone to do the same as a mark of respect to the armed forces and their success.The profile picture of PM Modi on his handles on X, Facebook,…
NEW DELHI: TVK chief Vijay’s second meeting with the Tamil Nadu governor on Thursday turned dissapointing again after the governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said that the “majority required to form the government has not been established.”TVK has been struggling to form government in the state even after securing a stunning victory, after it fell short…
“A little while ago, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” the ministry of defence said in a statement issued at 1.44 am on May 7, 2025.“Altogether, nine (9) sites have been targeted,” the statement added, while making it clear that no Pakistani military installations…
Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai on Thursday said Operation Sindoor demonstrated that “Atmanirbhar is not just a slogan, it is indeed a force multiplier”, highlighting the role of indigenous defence systems and coordinated multi-agency operations during the conflict.Addressing a press conference marking the first anniversary of the operation, Ghai said more than 65 per cent of…
NEW DELHI: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday sent a legal notice to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, seeking an apology over his remarks allegedly linking the saffron party to recent blast incidents in Punjab, accusing him of attempting to “tarnish the reputation, credibility and public standing” of the saffron party.The BJP leader…
Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM) president and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan on Thursday said not inviting TVK to form the government in Tamil Nadu, despite emerging as the single largest party, would amount to “disrespecting the mandate of the people”.He urged constitutional authorities to allow the party to prove its majority on the floor of…
NEW DELHI: The Crime data yet again brings into focus abuse faced by women within the confines of their homes and the growing crime against children. Crime against children marked a worrying increase of nearly 6% in 2024 when compared to 2023.NCRB data for 2024 shows that cases of “cruelty by husband and relatives” like…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday targeted the government over the handling and aftermath of Operation Sindoor, claiming that despite India’s diplomatic outreach after the military action, Pakistan was not isolated globally as it had been after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.Taking to X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh also launched a sharp critique…
