Chennai:  Veteran actor Kamal Haasan today voiced concern over the prevalence of usury, saying it affected various sections including farmers and the cinema industry.

The actor was responding to the alleged suicide of a Tamil film producer, who had accused a Madurai-based financier of pushing him to take the extreme step by c

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to accept a giant national flag made by the Dalit community that was presented to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani but which officials reportedly refused to accept citing lack of space.

Gandhi will accept the flag, about 125 feet wide and 83.3 feet high, when he visits the Dalit Shakti Kendra near Sanand

New Delhi: Delhiites braved chilly winds in the city this morning with mercury plummeting to 9.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the normal.

The minimum temperature, in areas falling under Lodhi Road and Ridge weather stations, however, was recorded at 8 and 8.7 degrees Celsius respectively, a MeT Department of

New Delhi: India has sought a sovereign guarantee from Pakistan that Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife and mother would not be questioned and would be given full security when and if they go to meet the former navy officer who has been sentenced to death by a military court on charges of espionage.

Jadhav was arreste

Amid allegations that the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) was casting votes only for the BJP at a ward in Meerut during the first phase of the civic polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded a probe into EVM glitches during the local body polls.

According to media reports, protests had broken out in Meerut after pe

Lansing (US): Former USA Gymnastics team doctor Lawrence Nassar, accused of molesting more than 100 female athletes over several decades, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct.

Nassar — who was involved with USA Gymnastics for nearly three decades and worked with the count

New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality improved a shade and remained in the ‘poor’ category throughout the day today on the back of strong surface winds, but dipped towards the evening.

The day’s average air quality index (AQI), based on the readings till 4 pm, was 292, classified as ‘poor&rs

In a major setback to the Sasikala camp, TV channels reported sources as saying that the Election Commission on Thursday restored the ‘Two Leaves’ Symbol to the unified AIADMK under EPS-OPS faction.

AIADMK MP Maitreyan was quoted by news agency  saying, “We’re waiting for the hard copy but got inf

Hyderabad:  A 10-member Japanese delegation comprising delegates from Clean Authority of Tokyo met the Telangana Municipal Administration officials here and discussed the steps to be taken towards setting up a Clean Authority in the state.

The delegation held talks with Municipal Administration secretary Navi

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday approved an ordinance to introduce changes to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, informed sources said.

The ordinance was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the Cabinet cleared “some changes”, said Arun Jaitley, Union Minister