TDP Ministers Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Y.S. Chowdary submit resignations
Andhra Pradesh's Telugu Desam party pulled out its ministers from the NDA Cabinet on Thursday, March 8, 2018. TDP Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Minister of State Y.S. Chowdary submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanked him for the “cooperation extended by him” during their tenures.
PM speaks to TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, a day after the TDP chief decided to pull out of the NDA government at the Centre.
Supreme Court sets aside Kerala HC order annulling Hadiya's marriage
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Kerala High Court order that annulled the marriage of Hadiya, previously known as Akhila.
News Analysis: How the TDP-BJP marriage of convenience broke
When Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu decided to forge a pre-poll alliance with the BJP in the summer of 2014, his expectation was that the BJP-led NDA would extend all-out help to a State that was hived off unwillingly leaving it to fend for itself after an “unscientific bifurcation”.
Anti-Muslim attacks in Kandy: 10 arrested
Police have arrested 10 persons, including a key suspect, in connection with the recent anti-Muslim attacks in Kandy, Sri Lankan officials said on Thursday. A total of 81 suspects have been arrested so far since the violence broke out in the central highlands last weekend, police said.
Neiphiu Rio sworn in as Nagaland Chief Minister
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader Neiphiu Rio was on Thursday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Nagaland. Governor P B Acharya administered the Oath of Office and the Secrecy to Mr. Rio and nine Ministers in Kohima.
Diamond merchant Mehul Choksi refuses to come back to India citing health reasons
Gitanjali group owner Mehul Choksi, against whom the CBI has registered two cases and the Enforcement Directorate is conducting money laundering probe into the Punjab National Bank fraud, has cited health issues and suspension of his passport as reasons for not coming back to India.
Dawood aide Mustak Mohammad Miya arrested in Delhi airport
Fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Farooq Takla, who is wanted in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, on Thursday was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airpor in Delhi by the CBI on arrival from Dubai.
Meghan Markle secretly baptised ahead of wedding: Daily Mail
U.S. actor Meghan Markle has been baptised by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual head of the Church of England, ahead of her royal wedding in May to Britain’s Prince Harry, the Daily Mail newspaper reported on March 8.
Interactive: Put yourself in the shoes of an Indian woman
An Indian woman faces numerous hurdles in accomplishing even basic goals in life, whether it is owning a mobile phone or a house in her own name. On this International Women's Day, how aware are you of the issues faced by women?
