Ending suspense and speculations over Tamil Nadu’s governance, the portfolios held by Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa, who is currently in hospital, have been allocated to state Finance Minister O.Panneerselvam, a Raj Bhavan statement said on Tuesday. According to the statement, Governor Ch.Vidyasagar Rao has, under Clause (3) of the Constitution’s Article 166, allocated the subjects hitherto […]
Michelle Obama has urged all girls everywhere to be “hungry” for education, not to fear failure and to do what they can to help each other, as she announced new private funding for her programme “Let Girls Learn”. “We have all this technology, all these tools. Use them to educate yourselves and reach out to […]
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said that “climate change is real” and “urgent”, adding that it is one of the most important issues in the upcoming November 8 election. At a campaign rally at Miami Dade College on Tuesday, the former secretary of state said that her Republican rival, Donald Trump, “denies science” and says […]
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar on Wednesday to prevent a Muharram procession here. Fearing violence, authorities in the valley have not allowed the main Muharram — Islamic mourning — procession ever since the separatist armed struggle started here in the 1990s. “Restrictions under section 144 of CrPc (Code of […]
The UN General Assembly will appoint Antonio Guterres as next Secretary-General on Thursday to replace the retiring Ban Ki-moon on January 1 next year. According to a letter sent by General Assembly President Peter Thomson on Tuesday, the date for the appointment has been set for October 13 at UN headquarters, Xinhua news agency reported. […]
A foreign power has managed to hack the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s computer system to steal sensitive documents and compromise other government networks, an official cyber security report revealed on Wednesday. The 2016 Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Threat report provides new details on last year’s attack on the bureau, which also breached sensitive systems […]
The second edition of Kumaon Literature Festival (KLF) began here on Tuesday with a debate on the difference between our thoughts and actions and the role of freedom of expression in this. Sharing his views on the topic against the backdrop on attempts to curb free expression and thought, especially for artistes, Carnatic vocalist-cum-author T.M. […]
Well known Indian socialite and philanthropist Parmeshwar Godrej, wife of Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej, passed away in a private hospital here. She breathed her last late on Monday night at the Breach Candy Hospital where she was admitted recently for treatment of some lung ailments, but details are not available. She was 71 and […]
Teary-eyed devotees bade an emotional farewell, as idols of goddess Durga and her children were immersed on Tuesday in lakes, and rivers and ponds of West Bengal on Vijaya Dashami, bringing to an end five days of revelry and celebration associated with eastern India’s biggest festival. However, as decreed by the state government and the […]
Over 10 tonnes of World War II munitions have been destroyed during an Australian Defence Force led multinational operation in the Solomon Islands. Operation Render Safe aims to remove explosive remnants of war, which continue to pose a potential danger to local communities across the South West Pacific. Commander of the Australian Contingent, Royal Australian […]