CHENNAI: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for infrastructure projects worth Rs 13,000 crore in Chennai Sunday, promising Centre’s support for Tamil Nadu’s growth, as CM C Joseph Vijay sought funds while navigating ties with BJP-led Union govt and ally Congress.“We are taking Tamil Nadu’s development journey forward with CM Vijay,” Modi said…
India’s national highway system has undergone remarkable enhancements, reducing two-lane stretches to only 8%. NEW DELHI: Barely 8% of the country’s 1.46 lakh km national highway (NH) network is now less than two lanes wide, compared with 2018-19, when such stretches accounted for nearly one-fourth of the network. Data shows the length of less-than-two-lane NHs…
NEW DELHI: The Congress and other opposition parties will march to the Supreme Court on Monday, October 12, demanding chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The protest comes a day after a police crackdown on demonstrators in Delhi and amid fresh political tensions…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Sunday condemned the repeated attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz after two merchant ships carrying Indian seafarers came under attack.In a statement, the ministry said the recurring attacks on commercial shipping in the region were deeply concerning and risked further aggravating an already volatile…
In a recent address, Asaduddin Owaisi highlighted the importance of cultivating political leadership within minority communities. Asaduddin Owaisi, the India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, on Sunday widened his party’s political outreach in Azamgarh in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, where he called for “greater political independence among minority communities”.Targeting both, the SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and…
PM Modi and Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay during the launch and inauguration of various development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore at IIT Madras, in Chennai NEW DELHI: A brief stir broke out at an official government function attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai on Sunday after some people displayed placards projecting…
The DMK has long opposed the imposition of Hindi in Tamil Nadu. The latest remarks come amid a political debate over the protection of regional languages and cultural identity. NEW DELHI: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Sunday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the Hindi title of his student outreach programme, ‘Chhatron…
The breakthrough comes as part of a wider, intensified crackdown on narcotics trafficking across the North Eastern region. In a blow to cross-border synthetic drug cartels, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) intercepted a massive quantity of Yaba tablets sent to India from Myanmar and arrested two alleged traffickers who are resident of Manipur. The drugs are…
The Prime Minister urged students to dream big, expand their horizons and pursue their ideas fearlessly. He expressed confidence that their efforts would help India achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged students in Chennai to develop innovative solutions to global challenges and…
Delhi Police released a video showing Abhijeet Dipke being informed of his grandmother’s death in detention. PM Modi pledged continued support for Tamil Nadu as CM Vijay sought metro project approvals & pending funds. An IndiGo Delhi-Chennai flight made an emergency landing in Hyderabad after smoke was detected from a passenger’s power bank. A scuffle…
