TDP leader and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s dream project, lost the status as Andhra Pradesh’s capital, as the state Assembly’s special session passed the AP Decentralisation and Equal Development of All Regions Act, 2020
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29th Jan 2020 | Updated at 02:52pm 29th Jan 2020
Special plane ready to fly 250 Indians out of coronavirus-hit Wuhan
India will request China for a possible evacuation of over 250 Indians from Wuhan, the government said after a review meeting by the cabinet secretary to evaluate the situation arising out of the new coronavirus outbreak in the neighbouring...
Govt renews push to sell Air India
The government of India offered for sale its 100% stake in Air India and AI Express - instead of 76% in the first attempt - and the entire 50% it owns in ground-handling joint venture AI-SATS
Periyar's statue vandalised in TN after Rajinikanth's remarks
Days after actor-politician Rajinikanth stirred the hornet’s nest with his remarks about rationalist leader EV Ramasamy Periyar, the statue of the social reformer was vandalised near Chengalpattu and in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu
Cong and DMK finally make peace in Tamil Nadu
After a week-long war of words that pushed the Congress-DMK alliance in Tamil Nadu to the brink, state Congress unit chief KS Alagiri walked the extra mile to meet DMK chief MK Stalin at the Dravidian party’s headquarters to placate the senior...
Centre, Assam, Bodo outfits sign landmark peace pact
A tripartite accord signed between the Centre, Assam government and Bodo representatives, including all factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) that has waged a violent struggle, holds out prospects for peace with all sides...
Muslim infiltrators will be chased out: Bengal BJP chief
Amid the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh claimed that 50,00,000 Muslim infiltrators will be identified and thrown out of India if...
Vibrant Gujarat roadshow held in Mumbai
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani held a roadshow in Mumbai on November 26, for the ninth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019
Manchester airport delivers major boost to north with new Mumbai connection
Jet Airways’ five-times-a-week service from Manchester to Mumbai took for the first time this morning, at a celebration attended by Aviation Minister, Baroness Liz Sugg and hundreds of guests from across the region.
India’s cultural diversity and military prowess were on full display during the 71st Republic Day celebrations on Sunday at Rajpath
BJP stalwarts Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj and socialist icon George Fernandes, all of whom passed away last year, have been honoured with the Padma...
It was a moment of elation for eight from Gujarat who were selected for Padma honours
India is geared to celebrate its 71st Republic Day following a turbulent last few months with respect to the domestic policies unveiled and a slowdown in its economy as reported by the IMF
India is geared to celebrate its 71st Republic Day following a turbulent last few months with respect to the domestic policies unveiled and a slowdown...
Former health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda was elected unopposed as the 11th BJP president on Monday with support of 21 states units and the parliamentary...
Dr Premen Addy, intellectual, historian, author, former editor Asian Voice and columnist passed away in a Kolkata nursing home on the morning of 15th of...
Speculation is rife that US President Donald Trump during his three-day tour of India, next month or in the first week of March, may also visit Gujarat...
A day after two FIRs were filed for his remark that people protesting against the new citizenship law “were shot like dogs” in BJP-ruled states, state...
