Congress camps ‘flex’ muscle as Kerala CM race spills onto streets | India News

VD Satheesan, KC Venugopal, Ramesh Chennithala TIRUVANANTHAMPURAM: Congress’ battle for Kerala CM crossed from closed-door bargaining to open-street mobilisation on Thursday as rival camps staged demonstrations, mounted flex-board offensives and…

Wish judges appointed as speedily as ECs, says Supreme Court | India News

NEW DELHI: The appointment of Gyanesh Kumar (now CEC) and S S Sandhu as election commissioners in 2023 — who were shortlisted, cleared and appointed within a day — was…

Political drama shifts to Pondy: EPS meets MLAs at resort | India News

Puducherry/Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami visited the resort in Puducherry where the party’s MLAs are staying and held discussions with them amidst uncertainty over govt formation in Tamil…

10,546 farm suicides in 2024, 2% dip from previous year: Data | India News

NEW DELHI: A total of 10,546 people involved in the farming sector (comprising 4,633 farmers/cultivators and 5,913 agricultural labourers) died by suicide during 2024, accounting for 6.2% of total suicide…

VCK, Left unite in defence of Vijay: ‘Let him form govt’ | India News

Chennai: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan and leaders of the Left parties flayed Tamil Nadu governor R V Arlekar for not inviting TVK president Vijay to form the govt, calling it…

Ex-judge quits SIR tribunal, says it will take 4 years to clear appeals | India News

KOLKATA: Calcutta HC’s former chief justice TS Sivagnanam resigned from an SIR tribunal in Bengal on Thursday. He cited personal reasons in his resignation letter to Calcutta HC CJ Sujoy…

West Bengal: Bomb attack near RG Kar victim’s home | India News

Mother of RG Kar victim Ratna Debnath KOLKATA: Five BJP workers suffered splinter wounds after bike-borne miscreants allegedly hurled bombs at them near the Panihati home of the RG Kar…

Tamil Nadu: Can’t afford another poll, our aim to ensure stable government, says DMK | India News

CHENNAI: Amid reports of talks between DMK and AIADMK for a post-poll tie-up, DMK legislature party has empowered outgoing CM M K Stalin to “study the evolving political situation and…

Over 40 India-bound vessels stuck amid Hormuz deadlock | India News

NEW DELHI: Amid reports that Iran and the United States would be returning to negotiating table after weeks of deadlock to try and end the war, which has hit transit…

Muslim law board rejects Centre’s move on ‘Vande Mataram’ | India News

NEW DELHI: All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Thursday rejected Union cabinet’s decision to accord “Vande Mataram” a status equal to national anthem “Jana Gana Mana”, make all six…