President appoints new Governors for 8 states in major rejig

New Delhi (IANS) In a major reshuffle, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed eight new governors giving them charge of administration of new states. While many were transferred, others were new appointments.

P.S. Sreedharan Pillai,…

Modi cabinet reshuffle expected soon, BJP MPs asked to reach Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) Amid strong buzz in the political circle about possible reshuffle in the union cabinet later this week, first in the second term of the Narendra Modi government, sources said that cabinet reshuffle is likely to take place in a couple…

Ahead of likely cabinet reshuffle, BL Santhosh meets Nadda

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of the likely reshuffle of the Union cabinet, BJP national General Secretary (Organisation) B.L. Santhosh called on party President J.P. Nadda at the latters residence here on Tuesday to discuss the likely rejig at the organisational…

Ex-Minister Anil Deshmukh ducks ED date thrice

Mumbai (IANS) While moving the Supreme Court for protection against coercive action by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the embattled ex-Home Minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh skipped an ED summons for the third time in a week, this time, accusing…

Bhima-Koregaon accused Stan Swamy dies seeking bail

Mumbai (IANS) Ailing octogenarian tribal rights activist Fr. Stan Lourduswamy -- an arrested-accused in the sensitive Bhima-Koregoan case and awaiting bail on medical grounds -- passed away here on Monday afternoon, officials said.

Swamy's…

Twitter losing immunity due to non-compliance of IT Rules: Centre to Delhi HC

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that Twitter has failed to comply with the IT Rules, 2021 as on July 1, on four counts: Chief compliance officer not being appointed; the position of the resident grievance officer is vacant;…

Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee joins Trinamool

Kolkata (IANS) In a major blow to the Congress party, former President of India Pranab Mukjerjee' son Abijit Mukherjee joined Trinamool Congress on Monday afternoon. The two-time MP from Jangipur in Murshidabad and one-time MLA from Nanhati in…

K'taka politics hits a low as ex-CMs launch foul-mouthed rants

Bengaluru (IANS) In an ugly episode of political rivalry, former Karnataka chief ministers H.D. Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah made derogatory remarks against their opponents on Monday.

Kumaraswamy passed a distasteful remark while criticising…

Punjab still ISI's key destination for pushing drugs into India

New Delhi (IANS) Even as intelligence agencies are not unaware of the fact, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) continues to pump illegal drugs into India through Punjab -- the state lying on the border between the two neighbouring countries.

Stranded in Iran for 18 months, 5 Indians move PM for 'ghar-wapasi'

Mumbai (IANS) In a heart-wrenching development, five Indian sailors -- stranded in Iran for 18 months -- have appealed for help to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, to return home.

Harbouring dreams…