May 2022

Paris: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, along with actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shekhar Kapur and R Madhavan, on Tuesday walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The festival kicked off today,…

NEW DELHI: Three days after the government decided to ban wheat exports, citing the country’s food security, it sought to clarify its stand on Tuesday. It said it is allowing shipments of wheat consignments already registered with the…

NEW DELHI: A five-year term for all office-bearers was among the biggest takeaways — besides ‘one family one ticket’ and ‘50 below 50’ — of the Congress ‘chintan’ at its Udaipur shivir. However, brainstorming after the session, the Congress…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee, but granted the duo some concession. The court asked the ED to…

CHENNAI: Representatives of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and JSC “TENEX”, an exporter of initial nuclear fuel cycle products, recently visited the Kalinin nuclear power plant in Russia to learn about the process…

GUWAHATI/ITANAGAR/AGARTALA: As floodwaters entered fresh areas of Assam, the number of affected people has doubled in Assam to over four lakh since the previous day, while three more persons died due to the calamity taking the toll to…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that connectivity in the 21st century will determine the pace of India's progress and so it has to be modernized at every level. He was virtually addressing the silver jubilee…

Varanasi: The court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar on Tuesday removed Commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra from the survey team with immediate effect, after Special Advocate Commissioner of the team Vishal Singh…

New Delhi: While stressing on the multi-faceted and deep-rooted nature of the India-Africa relationship, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the two sides closed ranks to confront the once-in-a century pandemic,…

New Delhi: Speaking after launching two frontline warships, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that if a country wants to safeguard its national interests, it should project its military prowess in areas far beyond the…

Thiruvananthapuram: The very rare 10-day 'Maha Kalika Yagam,' 4,000-year-old ritual inscripted in Vedas for appeasing Goddess Kali to reduce the ill effects of 'Kali Yuga', concluded here on Monday night. The Yagam concluded in the…

MUMBAI: Actress Urvashi Rautela will be attending the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival this year for the poster launch of her Tamil debut film 'The Legend'. She will be seen at the Indian Pavilion section at Nice, which lies…