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Chennai, July 11Two groups of suspected AIADMK workers clashed outside the party headquarters here, police said, on a day when the dominant faction led by Edappady K Palaniswami is set to elect him possibly as the single leader of the organisation in a crucial General Council meet.On his part, former…

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, July 11 Ahead of the crucial General Council (GC) meeting on Monday to decide the future leadership structure of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (AIADMK), factions of Edappadi K Palanisawmy (EPS) and O Pannerselvam (OPS) clashed outside the party headquarters in Chennai after the court’s order….

Mandi, July 10 Residents of the remote Malana village in Kullu district have been reeling under darkness for the past five days. Due to flash flood at Malana power project on July 6, the power infrastructure was damaged in the area, snapping supply to the village. Villagers have also been…

New Delhi/Colombo, JULY 10 India today expressed solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka as the island nation’s Opposition decided to form an all-party interim government. This decision comes a day after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and PM Ranil Wickremesinghe agreed to resign in the wake of unprecedented street protests…

New Delhi, July 10 In view of recent accidents in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has launched a nationwide survey of passenger cable cars and ropeway systems to find out possible security flaws and prepare a structural blueprint for effective rescue operations. The…

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, July 10India is all set to enhance emergency response preparedness in the wake of Covid-19 with the government forming a high-level committee this week to finalise the new public health law and repeal the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897.GAPS in existing actEpidemic Diseases Act, 1897, does not…

Patiala, July 10 Two bike-borne youngsters were killed in a road accident on Friday night near Rohar Jagir village in Julkan area of Patiala. They were hit by a speeding car allegedly driven by two drug smugglers who were trying to evade policemen. Drag bike for 1 km …

London, July 10 Novak Djokovic withstood early brilliance from Australian showman Nick Kyrgios to secure a fourth successive Wimbledon title with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) victory on a sun-drenched Centre Court on Sunday. The 35-year-old Serb stretched his unbeaten streak at Wimbledon to 28 matches as he calmly seized…

Panaji, July 10The Congress on Sunday removed Michael Lobo from the post of Leader of Opposition in Goa Legislative Assembly, accusing him and former chief minister Digambar Kamat of “conspiring” against the party and “hobnobbing with the ruling BJP to ensure a split”.Making this announcement on the eve of the…

Dehradun, July 10 Over 40 devotees including BJP MLA Kishore Upadhayay remained suspended in the air for nearly an hour on Sunday when a ropeway connecting Surkanda Devi temple near Mussoorie got stuck midway due to a technical snag. Upadhayay said the incident occurred when they were returning from the…

Colombo, July 10 Sri Lanka’s main Opposition parties on Sunday agreed to form an all-party interim government after the anticipated resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday, following unprecedented political turmoil that forced him and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to offer their resignations over the mishandling of the nation’s crippling…

Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, July 10 The first indigenously made sea-going aircraft carrier, the Vikrant, is set to be commissioned into the Indian Navy next month, the Indian Navy said on Sunday. The fourth and last phase of sea trials for the Vikrant has been successfully completed on Sunday. The…

Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, July 10 The first indigenously made sea-going aircraft carrier, the Vikrant, is set to be commissioned into the Indian Navy next month, the Indian Navy said on Sunday. The fourth and last phase of sea trials for the Vikrant has been successfully completed on Sunday. The…

New Delhi, July 10A sizeable number of IndiGo’s aircraft maintenance technicians went on sick leave during the last two days in Hyderabad and Delhi to protest against their low salaries, sources said on Sunday.On July 2, around 55 per cent of IndiGo’s domestic flights were delayed as a significant number…

Colombo, July 10Embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose location is still unknown since the protesters overran both his office and the official residence, has ordered officials to ensure the smooth distribution of cooking gas after the fuel-starved country received 3,700 metric tonnes of LP gas, his office said on Sunday.In recent…