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Row erupts after AIADMK MP Shanmugam’s comments on Nayanthara, opposition calls it “cheap mindset”
Mar 17, 2026Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , March 17 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP CV Shanmugam sparked controversy on Tuesday after making remarks about actress Nayanthara during a protest in Villupuram district. The comments triggered......Read More -
E-bikes speed up rural healthcare: Medical assistance at doorstep
Mar 17, 2026Bengaluru (Karnataka) , March 17 (ANI): In a bid to bring about a new revolution in rural healthcare, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao distributed 69 e-bikes to the staff of primary healthcare centres.Speaking... -
Reproductive autonomy extends beyond biological birth: SC strikes down 3-month adoption bar to avail maternity leave
Mar 17, 2026New Delhi , March 17 (ANI): Observing that the object of maternity benefit is not associated with the process of childbirth but with the that of motherhood, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 60(4)... -
“From justice perspective, many mistakes were made and many wrongs were done”: Sonam Wangchuk after release from NSA detention
Mar 17, 2026New Delhi , March 17 (ANI): Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday reflected on his nearly six-month detention under the National Security Act in Jodhpur Central Jail, describing it as an experience that allowed him... -
Himachal Minister Vikramaditya Singh pushes Rs 600 crore development plan, focus on roads and urban infrastructure
Mar 17, 2026Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) , March 17 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Public Works and Urban Development Minister (PWD) Vikramaditya Singh on Tuesday said the state government is accelerating development with a strong focus on roads, infrastructure and u......Read More -
“Rafales, missiles are useless unless you have software that leverages their delivery; we must invest in AI”: Lt Gen Raj Shukla
Mar 17, 2026New Delhi , March 17 (ANI): Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd), former General Officer Commanding of the Army Training Command and a noted military strategist, on Tuesday said India's defence industry must prioritise artificial intelligence and... -
Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, APCC Vice-President Navajyoti Talukdar resigns from Congress
Mar 17, 2026Guwahati (Assam) , March 17 (ANI): In another major jolt to the Congress after Bhupen Borah, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) Vice-president Navajyoti Talukdar on Tuesday resigned from the primary membership of the party.In his resignatio......Read More -
“Shows person’s cheap mindset”: DMK’s TKS Elangovan slams Shanmugam’s derogatory remarks on Nayanthara
Mar 17, 2026Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , March 17 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson TKS Elangovan on Tuesday condemned former AIADMK minister and Rajya Sabha member CV Shanmugam's derogatory remarks on actress Nayanthara, asserting that it "show......Read More -
“Certainly, Badruddin Ajmal will win from Binnakandi”: AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam
Mar 17, 2026Guwahati (Assam) , March 17 (ANI): All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA Aminul Islam, on the party's second list of candidates for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, said that party members want chief Badruddin Ajmal... -
President Murmu graces event to commemorate the five billion meals of Akshaya Patra Foundation
Mar 17, 2026New Delhi , March 17 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu graced an event to commemorate the five billion meals of Akshaya Patra Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the President said...
