Apart from the alliance arithmetic that worked in favour of the AIADMK that won with an absolute majority, the DMK also suffered the wrath of voters for the long hours of power cuts. Analysts later pointed out that the major reason for the DMK's defeat was load s ....

Answering a question at a press conference at the DefExpo 2016, he said the Ministry had denied the team permission to go anywhere in the airbase. The site where the attack took place had been handed over to the National Investigation Agency, and “it was up to the ....

The ongoing conclave seems set to pass a resolution on the need to counter caste discrimination. “This is the 125th birth anniversary of the Babasaheb. We believe in complementarity and harmony in society. Discrimination should end. Discussions are under way at ....

They include the ‘guest of honour’ Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Nepal President Bidhiya Devi Bhandari, and former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, while former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and form ....

 Art of Living's trouble-ridden World Cultural Festival is being held to celebrate the foundation’s 35 years in service. Nearly 36,000 artistes from around the world will perform on what is possibly the world’s largest stage. Environmentalist Mano ....

Mr. Modi not only watched the cultural programme seated beside Ravi Shankar, but, in a speech of around 10 minutes, praised the spiritual guru for taking Indian culture to the world. In an apparent reference to the controversy surrounding the event, taking place on the ....

 Personnel of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China transgressed into the Indian territory in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, twice in the past four days. An official in the security establishment said that with the new border defence mechanism in place, the iss ....

This despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to the Opposition not to move the amendment, when he began his speech, responding to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address. Referring to the 300 amendments moved by the Opposition, he s ....

The company was facing a ‘class action litigation’ moved by the former workers of its thermometer factory at Kodaikanal who were allegedly exposed to toxic mercury vapour during their employment. Claiming the settlement as historical, the association&rsqu ....

It also directed the Art of Living to bear the cost of restoring the area into a biodiversity park after the completion of the event, holding it responsible and liable for the damage caused to the environment, ecology, bio-diversity and aquatic life of the river. After ....