File photo: Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at Downing Street in London. (AP) London: British PM Keir Starmer on Tuesday averted a parliamentary inquiry over his choice of Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as British ambassador to Washington, but failed to quell questions about whether he bent the…
Trisha Krishnan visited Vijay’s residence in Chennai on Monday, at a time when his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is leading in trends for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026.With TVK inching closer to forming the government, celebrations erupted across the state. Party workers gathered in large numbers, waving flags, distributing sweets and dancing to…
Bengaluru: In a move aimed at preventing disruption to classroom teaching, the department of school education and literacy is proposing a framework to insulate a section of teachers from mandatory deployment for election-related duties and surveys.The proposal, which is being prepared, seeks to ensure that teachers are deployed for non-academic duties only after exhausting personnel…
Delhi-NCR is likely to witness isolated thunderstorm activity accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching up to 50 kmph. Similar conditions are expected over Haryana and Punjab. NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall is likely to continue across parts of northeast India, the west coast and southern states on Tuesday, while thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty…
Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) on Sunday caught four alleged touts who were misleading patients and attendants with promises of cheaper medicines and diagnostic tests, diverting them to private medical institutions. The accused were nabbed from the cardiology department and handed over to the police.KGMU officials said the action was part of a drive…
The rupee weakened by 44 paise to close at 95.70 against the US dollar on Tuesday, pressured by renewed geopolitical tensions in West Asia, rising crude oil prices and a stronger American currency, PTI reported.Forex traders said weak domestic equities also added pressure on the local currency.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened…
The last enumeration, conducted in 2018, recorded about 29.8 lakh trees within city limits and rose to nearly 33.7 lakh after Aarey Colony’s inclusion The last enumeration, conducted in 2018, recorded about 29.8 lakh trees within city limits and rose to nearly 33.7 lakh after Aarey Colony’s inclusion The last enumeration, conducted in 2018, recorded…
Demanding strict punishment for the culprits in the Baruipur-rape murder case, state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra said a strict campaign will be launched against illegal liquor shops across the state. “The CM said he will issue strict orders — all hootch dens across Bengal will be demolished. No illegal liquor shop will…
CJI Surya Kant and Meghalaya HC CJ Revati Mohite Dere hand over assistive devices to Persons with Disabilities at legal awareness camp in Ri-Bhoi on Saturday Shillong: Chief Justice of India (CJI) and patron-in-chief of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), Justice Surya Kant, inaugurated the mega camp-cum-awareness programme on NALSA schemes and govt welfare schemes…
Chennai: Former Egmore MLA I Paranthamen made a direct attack on HR and CE minister P K Sekarbabu blaming him for chief minister M K Stalin‘s defeat in Kolathur constituency.“Is this what you meant when you said, ‘I will take care,’ P K Sekarbabu,” Paranthamen asked in an X post. He had tagged the post…
