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‘Healthy and asymptomatic’: Indian Embassy says crew members evacuated from hantavirus-hit MV Hondius are safe

The Indian Embassy in Spain on Sunday said the two Indian crew members onboard the hantavirus-hit Dutch cruise vessel MV Hondius are “healthy and asymptomatic” and have been evacuated to the Netherlands for quarantine unde Read More

After big wins, NDA sitting comfortably for 2027 presidential election

NEW DELHI: BJP’s super-majority win in a string of assembly polls, capped by its maiden victory in West Bengal with over two-thirds seats, and its rising number in Rajya Sabha will all but allow the party to dictate terms in nex Read More

‘Need to save foreign exchange amid war crisis’: PM Modi pushes for cut in fuel use & gold buying, favours WFH

HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI Amid global energy supply disruption, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to use public transport and revive work from home to reduce dependence on petrol and diesel – which largely come from imported crud Read More

India, UAE working on pact to help in evacuation of Indians via Fujairah port

NEW DELHI: India and UAE are working on an agreement that will help in evacuation of lakhs of Indian workers through the port of Fujairah, and it is likely to be signed during the stopover added to PM Modi’s itinerary, signalling anoth Read More

India has ensured democracy deep-rooted: Amit Shah

‘Govt Change Sans Violence Best Proof’ NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said democracy is so deep rooted in India that changes happen without any bloodshed, and argued that change of govt and state boundaries without any Read More

Niti report says school access up, continuity weak

NEW DELHI: India’s school education system has solved much of the “getting children into school” challenge, but is struggling with a tougher problem – keeping them there long enough to complete secondary and hi Read More

Himanta to take oath as Assam CM today after governor’s appointment

Himanta Biswa Sarma has been appointed Assam’s chief minister by governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, marking the NDA’s third consecutive term. Read More

Kolkata flips, BJP leads in 102 of 144 civic wards

KOLKATA: The saffron surge in the Bengal assembly elections, which swept BJP to office for the first time in the state, saw the party leading in 102 of the 144 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), fuelling speculation about h Read More

Vijay’s event rewrites Tamil Nadu’s political grammar

CHENNAI: Years of fan worship, political speculation and blockbuster charisma culminated in a historic swearing-in Sunday as TVK chief C Joseph Vijay assumed office as TN’s 18th CM at the head of a fragile but numerically secure Read More

Suvendu Adhikari may move into new home, just 2km from Didi’s

Suvendu Adhikari KOLKATA: Bengal’s first BJP chief minister, Suvendu Adhikari, may soon change his Kolkata address from his Chinar Park flat to the Soujanya complex in Alipore. Read More

Congress yet to name chief minister, Kerala suspense on

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KPCC president Sunny Joseph on Sunday said AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will soon announce the next chief minister of Kerala from among the three conten Read More

DMK stood by Congress for years only to be backstabbed: PM Modi

Slams Cong For Kerala & K’taka Power Struggles BENGALURU: PM Narendra Modi called Congress “a parasite and backstabber” and attacked the party on multiple fronts at a rally in Bengaluru Sunday, accusing it of betraying Read More