Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Chennai on Wednesday evening to chair the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting at Kovalam on Thursday.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will attend the high-level conference along with the Chief Ministers of other southern States and the Union Territory of Puducherry.The meeting will be held at a luxury hotel on East Coast Road in Kovalam, Chengalpattu district.HM Shah is scheduled to leave New Delhi aboard a special airc…

Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) The Punjab Police achieved a major breakthrough against transnational organised crime as the Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell of its Counter Intelligence Wing, with assistance from Central agencies, secured the deportation of three wanted operatives linked to the Davinder Bambiha gang from Malaysia, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday. He wrote on X that the three deportees are wanted in multiple cases involving murder, extortion, ex…

Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms is likely to lash Chengalpattu, Villupuram and Cuddalore districts on Wednesday, the Regional Meteorological Centre said, as a weak low-pressure circulation persists over Tamil Nadu’s coastal belt. In its latest weather bulletin, the department said the atmospheric system prevailing in the lower levels was expected to create favourable conditions for rainfall across several parts of the State. Apart from the three districts where h…

Mumbai, August 19 (IANS) Actress Shriya Saran was recently spotted at the ISKCON temple in Mumbai, reportedly to express gratitude following the release of her latest film, Awarapan 2.She was later seen exiting the temple premises with her family and daughter and interacting with the paparazzi stationed outside.However, Shriya’s little daughter appeared extremely uncomfortable upon seeing the paparazzi suddenly and immediately chose to hide behind her mother.She refused to be photographed and …

Mumbai, August 19 (IANS) Indian content creator Apoorva Makhija, popularly known as Rebel Kid, has shifted base to New York.The influencer revealed that her decision was driven by her strong connection with the city after visiting it.Apoorva revealed this on her social media post, and confirmed her move to the USA, following the release of her appearance on the podcast. Addressing questions from fans about her whereabouts on her social media, she wrote, “Soo… I don’t live in India anymore….

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the United Arab Emirates’ National Security Advisor, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussed Iran, Lebanon and security in the Strait of Hormuz during a telephone call. The State Department said the two officials reviewed a range of regional security issues. Their talks included developments in Lebanon and continued coordination between Washington and Abu Dhabi.The two sides also discussed joint efforts to hold Iran and its …

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) The United States recorded its largest year-to-year decline in the violent crime rate in nearly nine decades in 2025, with murders and robberies falling sharply, according to detailed FBI data released by the White House. Violent crime fell an estimated 9.3 per cent from 2024, while the violent crime rate declined 9.7 per cent, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Programme said. It was the largest annual drop in the rate since national estimates began in 1936.The estima…

Patna, Aug 19 (IANS) Bihar Leader of Opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said his party will march to Raj Bhavan on Wednesday to put pressure on the state government and raise the grievances of students and the youth against paper leaks. Yadav hit out at the state government over the “deteriorating” law and order condition in the state and claimed that competitive examinations were being marred by paper leaks and series of irregularities.He also demanded answers from state government on the…

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) The United States imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court’s president and a senior trial lawyer, widening the Trump administration’s campaign against the tribunal and threatening further measures to curb its operations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal had been designated under an executive order authorising sanctions against the court.Rubio accused the two officia…

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian-American educator Pia Dandiya has won the Democratic primary for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, setting up a closely watched November contest that could determine control of the US House of Representatives. Dandiya defeated attorney Kaysia Earley with 61.3 per cent of the vote in Tuesday’s primary. She will face Republican businessman and Marine veteran Casey Askar in the November 3 general election.Askar secured the Republican nomination with 24 per …