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CHENNAI: DMK is no longer part of INDIA bloc, party spokesperson TKS Elangovan said on Thursday. He made the statement to ANI, hours after DMK headquarters issued a press statement saying the party would not participate in the alliance meeting to be held in Delhi on June 8.The decision came after Congress, a long-time DMK…

NEW DELHI: Unexpected side effects from medicines often come to light only after a drug is widely used. To strengthen monitoring of such cases, India’s drug regulator has directed pharmaceutical companies to maintain robust systems for tracking and reporting adverse reactions linked to medicines sold in the market.In a circular issued on June 3, the…

NEW DELHI: Subhash C Kashyap, whose encyclopaedic knowledge of constitutional law and parliamentary affairs made him the go-to person for politicians, bureaucrats and journalists alike, and whose books on Parliament became bestsellers and mandatory reading for students of political science and law, died at his residence following “cardio-pulmonary arrest” on Thursday morning. He was 97.Kashyap…

NEW DELHI: In view of the spike in bitumen prices and shortage of the key raw material for road projects due to prolonged West Asia conflict, highways minister Nitin Gadkari has said that his ministry is considering building cement concrete roads instead of bituminous stretches.Speaking at launch of the country’s first Flex Fuel Vehicle on…

NEW DELHI: SC has ruled that courts must not allow litigation to prolong a decayed and decomposed marriage, which is a deeply personal and social partnership built on mutual respect, as that would create a “foul sociological, psychological and mental hollowness” in life.Using its exclusive powers under Art 142 of the Constitution to dissolve the…

NEW DELHI: Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian do not figure among the 11 Rajya Sabha candidates named by BJP for the June 18 polls, a development that adds to the buzz about a reshuffle in the council of ministers.Kurian, the only Christian minister in the PM Modi-led govt, and Bittu are outgoing…

NEW DELHI: Following up on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s suggestion to organise structured interactions between senior and young IAS officers for mentorship and knowledge-sharing, the department of personnel and training (DoPT) has asked all states and Union territories to nominate officers for the first such interaction at Statue of Unity, Ekta Nagar, Gujarat on Ekta…

NEW DELHI: Minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday rejected the perception that minorities were being discriminated against, saying this narrative was nothing but propaganda and a “malicious campaign aimed at tarnishing India’s image” by certain forces inside and outside the country.He also attacked the opposition parties for reinforcing this perception by attacking govt. “Sometimes…

SRINAGAR: A day after CM Omar Abdullah convened a meeting of NC legislators and MPs at Dachigam National Park on the outskirts of Srinagar and announced a protest in New Delhi on the opening day of Parliament’s monsoon session for the restoration of statehood and “constitutional guarantees” to Jammu and Kashmir, the party’s rebel MP…

Taking cognisance of the Malviya Nagar restaurant fire in Delhi, which claimed 21 lives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday ordered special security inspection of hotels and commercial establishments in the state.The Chief Minister directed officials from all development authorities, police departments, Public Works Department (PWD), and fire departments, along with several other…