Karnataka Lok Sabha polls: Congress second list likely on Friday; relatives of Ministers and leaders may figure in it

March 13, 2024 08:45 pm | Updated 08:45 pm IST - BENGALURU Sons, daughters, and relatives of some Ministers and leaders are expected to get Congress ticket to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka in the party’s second list of candidates which is likely to be announced on …...Read More

Take test to renew driving licence, says Kerala HC

March 13, 2024 08:43 pm | Updated 08:43 pm IST - Kochi Applicants, who are seeking renewal of their driving licence one year after its expiry, will have to undergo the test of competency to drive, according to the Kerala High Court. Justice N. Nagaresh issued the order while dismissing …...Read More

TDP demands thorough probe into Gitanjali death row

March 13, 2024 08:43 pm | Updated 08:43 pm IST - TIRUPATI Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders have demanded the government to conduct a thorough probe into the death row of G. Gitanjali, a Tenali-based woman, who reportedly died by jumping in front of a running train in Tenali on …...Read More

Ponmudy to continue as legislator; set to rejoin T.N. Cabinet

March 13, 2024 08:40 pm | Updated 09:33 pm IST - CHENNAI Senior DMK leader K. Ponmudy, whose conviction and sentencing in a disproportionate assets case was stayed by the Supreme Court, is set to rejoin the Tamil Nadu Cabinet. Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker M. Appavu on Wednesday rescinded his earlier …...Read More

Diane Abbott criticises Speaker for not calling her to speak during PMQs dominated by Tory donor row

Diane Abbott has criticised Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle over his failure to call her during Prime Minister's Questions despite it being dominated by a row over comments a Tory donor allegedly made about her. The former Labour MP was in the Commons chamber as Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer, …...Read More

TDP’s only difference with BJP was over denial of Special Category Status: Chandrababu Naidu

March 13, 2024 08:37 pm | Updated 08:37 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday claimed to have no differences with the Bharatiya Janata Party, except over the denial of Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh and what …...Read More

Byadgi chilli market decides to transact twice a week

March 13, 2024 08:35 pm | Updated 08:35 pm IST - HUBBALLI The Byadgi APMC Yard, which witnessed violence on Monday over chilli prices, will now carry out the tender process for chill crop twice a week instead of the earlier once a week. The chilli merchants of Byadgi agreed …...Read More

Tiger caught in trap in Wayanad

March 13, 2024 08:35 pm | Updated 08:54 pm IST - KALPETTA A tiger that caused panic among residents of the Appad, Pullumala, and Mylampadi areas in Meenangadi grama panchayat, under the South Wayanad Forest Division, was captured from a human settlement on Tuesday night. The big cat, aged about …...Read More

Sabari rail: Finance dept. forwards file to CM for final call

March 13, 2024 08:33 pm | Updated 08:34 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Finance department has forwarded the file seeking the approval of the government to shoulder 50% of the revised estimate of the Sabari rail project to the Chief Minister. Before forwarding the consent letter of Kerala to the …...Read More

'Jesus survived in a barn': Constance Marten defends living in tent with baby and denies 'dumping' her body

Constance Marten has defended her decision to live in a tent with her newborn baby who later died, telling her trial: "Jesus survived in a barn." Marten, 36, explained her reasoning for living on the run with her partner Mark Gordon, 49, and their daughter Victoria. Victoria's body was found …...Read More