NEW DELHI: TVK has finally achieved the numbers needed to form the government in Tamil Nadu after days of intense political uncertainty, strategic negotiations and shifting alliance equations in the aftermath of the hung assembly verdict. The breakthrough came after Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India (Marxist)…

File photo: The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde (Picture credit: AP) NEW DELHI: Two Indian nationals reportedly infected with hantavirus aboard a cruise ship appear to be isolated cases and there is “no immediate public health threat” to India, director of the ICMR’s National Institute of Virology (NIV) Dr…

NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar questioned the grand old party’s decision to back actor-turned politician Vijay’s TVK party after contesting elections in alliance with the DMK. Aiyar termed the party’s move a “political stupidity” as Congress could not even ensure majority for the TVK as latter emerged the single largest party in…

NEW DELHI: DMK MP Kanimozhi has written a letter addressed to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to change the seating arrangements in the Parliament so that they don’t have to sit near the Congress MPs, considering the recent rift after Tamil Nadu poll results.“I write to respectfully request suitable changes in the seating arrangement of…

Former India spinner Sairaj Bahutule is poised to become the Indian men’s team’s spin-bowling coach for the next two years. With extensive experience, including with the Punjab Kings and at the NCA, Bahutule’s appointment aims to bolster India’s spin attack. His tenure is expected to commence with the Afghanistan series in June. The Team India…