State vice president Karu Nagarajan and 15 other officials, including state secretary Sumathi Venkatesh, have also quit following K. Annamalai’s resignation from the BJP CHENNAI: The fallout from Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai’s resignation continues to widen, with state vice president Karu Nagarajan, state secretary Sumathi Venkatesh, and at least 14 other party officials…
The US-Iran peace deal could provide support to India’s economic growth by helping normalise supply chains The interim peace deal between Iran and the United States could provide support to India’s economic growth by helping normalise supply chains and easing geopolitical pressures, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its bi-annual Financial Stability Report…
Has the time come for Congress’s breakaway parties to return to the fold? NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress is not merging with the Congress. That’s final for now. Both the parties have firmly rejected speculations about a merger, dismissing them as “baseless rumours” and “fake news”.But not before the speculations triggered a larger and…
Wrong to remove Sreejesh in just 15 months: Felix (Image: X) KOLKATA: Former India hockey captain Jude Felix came down hard on Hockey India, criticising its handling of PR Sreejesh’s exit and calling it “wrong” to remove him barely 15 months into the role.Felix, who took charge of the junior men’s team in 2017, was…
A tragic BMW crash on an under-construction expressway near Badlapur, claiming two young lives, highlights the rampant illegal use of the stretch for drag racing and parties THANE: The BMW crash near Badlapur that killed two youths and left the driver battling for life has once again drawn attention to the rampant illegal use of…
Europe’s largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer, ASML, has pushed back against concerns raised by US officials. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, ASML’s clarification comes after the US government raised concerns that one of its advanced chipmaking systems may have reached China. The company insisted that it has never shipped an extreme ultraviolet…
With polling concluded in the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, the spotlight has shifted to a set of high-stakes constituencies that are expected to influence the outcome when votes are counted on May 4. These key battles cut across regions and reflect the broader contest between the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya…
NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians by 30 runs to confirm their place in the playoffs in their IPL 2026 match played on Sunday at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. With this result, Rajasthan finished on 16 points and joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the knockout stage. MI’s defeat also ended…
Former Congress MLA Alka Lamba NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Monday convicted former Congress MLA Alka Lamba in a case linked to a protest over women’s reservation held at Jantar Mantar in 2024, news agency ANI reported.The case pertains to an FIR registered at Parliament Street Police Station following the protest demonstration organised…
NEW DELHI: Around 45 ships are under construction within the country and will be delivered in the next 3 to 4 years, Navy vice chief Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsyan has said in Kolkata during the launch of ‘Sanghamitra’, the first of four next-generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPVs) built by defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and…