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Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to stop the handing over of the International Airport here to the Adani Group. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan demanded urgent steps to handover the Airport to a special company formed under Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) by

Amaravati, Mar 1: Actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan here on Thursday claimed, the BJP told him two years ago that there will be war before the Lok Sabha elections. Jana Sena chief revealed this while addressing an election rally in the Kadapa district. "I was told two years ago war will be coming. You can understand from this what kind of situation our country is in," said Pawan, a former ally

New Delhi, Mar 1: It is a day of celebration for India as Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was taken into custody by Pakistani rangers; three days ago will be repatriated today. Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan yesterday announced the release of captured Varthaman, calling it a "peace gesture". Varthaman's MiG 21 was shot and he bailed out after bringing down one

Kozhikode, Mar 1: A Video Journalist, two police personnel and several students were injured in stone pelting and clashes that witnessed as part of a protest march taken out by supporters of Muslim Students Federation (MSF) at the Calicut University campus on Friday. The MSF students were protesting against the alleged sidelining of their members in the ongoing C Zone Youth festival. The injured

Amravati, Mar 1: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he was not ashamed to visit the state with ‘empty hands’ and said he owed an explanation to ‘five crore people’ over unfulfilled promises,vis-a-vis the AP Reorganisation Act,2014. In a letter to the Prime Minister on the eve of his scheduled visit to the port city of Visakhapatnam on

New Delhi, Mar 1: BJP President Amit Shah on Friday slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for not condemning the Pulwama terror attack and said how could India trust him. Speaking at the India Today Conclave, Shah said the Modi government has been able to create "fear" in the minds of those behind terrorism with its action against Pakistan-based terrorists. "I believe the track record of our

Chennai, Mar 1: A Tuticorin-bound private aircraft carrying Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami returned here on Friday following a "technical snag," airport officials said. Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami was scheduled to travel to Kanyakumari from Tuticorin to attend a government event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be present. According to airport officials, the pilot of the

Kannur, Feb 28: Budget carrier GoAir on Thursday commenced direct flight operations to Muscat from the recently commissioned Kannur international airport. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Arjun Das Guptha, Vice president, GoAir international operations said, three weekly flight between Kannur to Muscat will be operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during winter and Summer days. The

New Delhi, Feb 28: In a bid to enhance the travel experience and bring greater transparency for rail passengers, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday launched a new feature on the IRCTC website through which passengers can view reservation charts and vacant berths online. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Goyal said: "It is another step to introduce transparency in the system and

New Delhi, Feb 28: Amid the rising Indo-Pak tensions, the Opposition on Wednesday condemned the ruling BJPs "blatant politicisation" of the armed forces sacrifices and also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not convening an all-party meeting. Representatives of 21 opposition parties, including Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee and CPI(M) General