Chennai: Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin‘s electoral victory has come as a solace for DMK after a bruising defeat that saw CM M K Stalin lose his seat and the party cede power in the state.The 48 year old DMK scion’s win in Chepauk–Triplicane has assumed significance far beyond his constituency as the victory was not…
Hyderabad: Calling it an “extraordinary, hard-fought and inspiring victory”, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday congratulated the Congress-led UDF alliance in Kerala for its triumph in assembly elections.In a post on X, Revanth congratulated Congress workers and leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal and Deepa Dasmunsi.“On a personal note, I…
Kolkata: The BJP candidate from Panihati assembly constituency, mother of the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim, emerged a clear winner on Monday, polling 87,977 votes. She led from the very first round of counting and her margin grew as counting progressed, signalling a change of guard at Panihati, a Trinamool bastion for years.In a post on…
Bicholim: Bicholim police on Monday arrested Nilu Gaonkar, 42, a resident of Madhlawada Shirgao, who drove the car that was involved in a hit-and-run case that took place in Muslimwada, Bicholim, on Sunday.The complaint in this regard had been lodged by a scooter rider, Maleshi Basappa Talwar, 41, a resident of Vathadev. According to Bicholim…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) on Monday announced the results of the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GujCET) alongside the Class 12 science outcomes. The results revealed that 52,757 students out of the 1,32,319 who appeared for the exam, were unable to secure even the 40th percentile, pointing to challenges in…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday reserved its judgment on a petition filed by Trident Limited seeking protection from any coercive action pursuant to the April 30 inspection by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) at its Barnala-based factory.Rajya Sabha MP Rajinder Gupta, founder and chairman emeritus of Trident Limited, had switched…
Pune: The Nigdi police on Saturday arrested a 36-year-old private security agency owner on the charge of duping the wife of a central govt official of Rs22.5 lakh by promising double returns on her investments.The fraud happened in March this year. The accused has been charged under Sections 316 (criminal breach of trust), 318 (cheating),…
Guwahati: Regionalism in Assam, once the dominant force shaping state’s politics, remains at its weakest. Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), born out of the historic Assam movement against Bangladeshi infiltrators and twice forming the govt, has steadily declined since the rise of BJP.This election was yet another test, and the party which had been reduced to…
Jaipur: The Special Operation Group (SOG) wing of the Rajasthan police Monday unearthed a major fraud in the Rajasthan Govt Health Scheme (RGHS), where a doctor and a private lab operator allegedly colluded to siphon off crores of rupees from the state exchequer through fake medical claims.The SOG has arrested two accused, including a doctor…
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday condemned the strike in the United Arab Emirates that left three Indian nationals injured, calling for an immediate halt to escalating hostilities in the region.Responding to the attack in Fujairah, the ministry of external affairs said, “The attack on Fujairah that resulted in injury to three Indian nationals is unacceptable….
