Chennai,  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Thursday paid his last respects to Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and other armed forces personnel killed in the helicopter crash at Coonoor.

Stalin paid his last respects at the Madras Regiment Parade ground at Coonoor. The Tamil

New Delhi,  Ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, the AAP has blamed the BJP of hurting Hindu emotions by charging devotees for temple visits, forcing them to pay property tax and threatening to seal the temples if they failed to pay.

"This must be happening for the first time eve

Amaravati, A soldier from Andhra Pradesh was among those who were killed with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat in the helicopter crash at Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

Lance Naik B. Sai Teja, serving as Personal Security Officer to the CDS, was among 11 who died along with Gen Rawat and his wife Madhul

Bengaluru,  The major political parties in Karnataka, including the ruling BJP, Congress and JD(S), are keeping their fingers crossed ahead of the elections to 25 seats of the 75-strong Legislative Council, also known as the Upper House of the state Assembly, scheduled on December 10.

The curtains were d

New Delhi, Amid heavy security deployed at the residence of India's first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, at Kumarasami Kamraj Marg here, several VVIPs arrived to offer their condolences to the bereaved family.

In a tragic incident earlier on Wednesday, General Rawat (63), his wife Madhulika Rawat

New Delhi,  The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the funding and implementation of the project for interlinking of rivers Ken and Betwa at a cost of Rs 44,605 crore, a move criticised by experts as the approval came without the statutory clearances.

"The total cost of Ken-Betwa project has been a

New Delhi, The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is continuously working on improving operational forecasting models for various weather and climate extreme events to help farmers and others, the Parliament was told on Wednesday.

"India has augmented its capability of High-Performance Computing (HPC) syst

Chennai, Traders and businessmen across Tamil Nadu have said that any relief in the coming days from the soaring vegetable prices in the state is unlikely even if the rains take a back seat.

Koyambedu Vegetable market president Chandran told IANS: "Prices are soaring in Tamil Nadu and there seems to be no res

Chandigarh,  Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday congratulated the farmers for their historic victory whereby they had not only forced the BJP-led Central government to repeal the three agricultural laws, but had also paved the way for making the minimum support price (MSP) a legal right

Agartala, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the northeastern region of India can emerge as a hub for natural rubber production, adding the Central government has plans for rubber plantations on two lakh hectares of land in the region in the next five years.

Addressing the investmen