India

Bengaluru, Feb 18: The Union government has directed pharma companies not to withdraw coronary stents from the market on the pretext of relabelling. It has rolled out a notification to tackle the sudden scarcity of stents at hospitals, Union Minister for Pharmaceuticals H N Ananth Kumar said on Friday. On Wednesday, a day after a price cap came into force, hospitals said manufacturers were taking

Rae Bareli (UP), Feb 17: Making her maiden speech during the ongoing UP Assembly polls, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "adopted son" remark, asking if the state really needed any leader from outside when it has its own sons. "PM Narendra Modi had earlier too said Varanasi has adopted me and I am like a son for it and will develop it...I felt, does UP need

Kolkata, Feb 17: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday suggested the BJP that it should manage its own house as "no one" had voted for it in the Punjab elections. She also accused the Narendra Modi government of threatening her with a probe by the CBI as she raised her voice against demonetisation. "BJP should manage its own house. In the just-concluded Punjab (Assembly) election

Chennai, Feb 17: In a tit for tat move, the O Panneerselvam camp today "removed" AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala and her two relatives from the party for "going against its principles and ideals". In a statement, E Madusudanan, who was earlier removed as Presidium Chairman by Sasikala, said she had "violated" her promise to the late Jayalalithaa that she will not enter politics and that she

Chennai, Feb 16: Edappadi K Palaniswami, a V K Sasikala loyalist, was today sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, ending the 10-day political uncertainty in the state which began with caretaker CM O Panneerselvam's revolt against the AIADMK general secretary. Palaniswami is the third person to occupy the top post in the last nine months. Governor C Vidyasagar Rao administered the oath of

Chennai, Feb 16: Sasikala loyalist Edappadi K Palaniswami is all set to be the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with the Governor today inviting him to form government at the "earliest". Ending the 10-day impasse over government formation, Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao asked Palaniswami, the AIADMK Legislature Party Leader, to form his ministry at the earliest and seek a vote of confidence in the

Chennai, Feb 16: After a long period of political uncertainty in Tamil Nadu, it now seems that Governor Vidyasagar Rao may swear in the new Chief Minister of the state on Thursday. Reports say that E Palanisamy, who was nominated by disproportionate assets-convict AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala Natarajan, will take oath as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Thursday. Palanisamy met Governor Rao

Kolkata, Feb 15: Security agencies and border guarding forces on Wednesday made first seizure of a “large consignment” of fake notes of Rs. 2000 denomination along the India-Bangladesh border. As many as 100 notes of Rs. 2000 denomination were seized at Churiantpur in Kaliachak block, Malda district. The notes were thrown over the border fence from Bangladesh for an Indian courier to carry to

Mumbai, Feb 15: As US president Donald Trump keeps the world on tenterhooks with his protectionist ways that can have a debilitating impact on the Indian IT sector, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani today advised the industry to look at it as a blessing in disguise to focus on home market. "Trump can actually be a blessing in disguise. The domestic IT industry can focus on solving problems right here

New Delhi, Feb 15: People creating hurdles during anti-terror operations and displaying flags of Pakistan and ISIS in Jammu and Kashmir will be dealt as anti-nationals and will face "harsh" actions, Army Chief Bipin Rawat said today. His stern message came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he paid last respects here to the three of the four soldiers including a major who were killed in two