Beijing: China today objected to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s first visit to Arunachal Pradesh, saying her tour of the “disputed area” is not conducive to the peace and tranquillity in the region.

Sitharaman yesterday visited forward army posts in remote Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh bo

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured Tamil Nadu of full assistance from the Centre to handle the situation arising out of heavy rains and floods here and in other parts of the state.

“On landing in Chennai, PM Narendra Modi discussed the situation arising due to heavy rains and floods in Chennai and other parts

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met DMK supremo M Karunanidhi at the latter’s Gopalapuram residence here.

The meeting between the two leaders lasted about 20 minutes. Modi sat next to Karunanidhi and held his hands.

Earlier, DMK Working President and Karunanidhi’s son, M K Stalin, welc

Hyderabad: The police today unearthed and defused two powerful landmines allegedly planted by Maoists below a road in Telangana’s Bhupalpally district.

During road-checking, a police team spotted a wire on the roadside between Abbaigudem and Aluvaka villages at around 4.30 am, Additional Superintendent of Police

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party was a dream that thousands of people breathed life into. Among them were three close friends — Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Kumar Vishwas.

As AAP turns five this month, it seems unlikely that the trio will ever be a cohesive group again. Recent developments indicate that the

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today refused to interfere with the appointment of BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra as an independent director on the board of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar refused to entertain the PIL which also sought cancellati

Mumbai: Director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, best known for her films “Nil Battey Sannata” and “Bareilly Ki Barfi”, is all set to direct a movie based on the game of Kabaddi.

Fox Star Studios has signed on the director, who will develop the story with the studio’s creative team.

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Kozhikode: A 26-year-old journalist with a Malayalam news channel allegedly committed suicide in an apartment here, police said today.

Nithin Das, a native of Thopumbady in Kochi district was found hanging in his room at the apartment yesterday by neighbours, they said.

On receiving information, police reache

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today that dealing in cash has a cost and a clear trend is emerging in the country which shows a shift towards digital transactions.

“Excessive dependence on cash has its cost. It is not just cost but it is a curse on both society and economy,” he s