March 13, 2024 01:38 pm | Updated 01:38 pm IST - UDHAGAMANDALAM Two persons were rescued after they were buried alive, when a portion of a retaining wall they were constructing collapsed on top of them, near the tree arboretum in Udhagamandalam on Wednesday (March 13, 2024) morning. Police said …...Read More
Two construction workers in Udhagamandalam rescued after wall collapse
Strengthening soil organic carbon levels is crucial to achieving T.N.’s carbon sequestration goals: expert
March 13, 2024 01:16 pm | Updated 01:16 pm IST - CHENNAI Across India, and especially in Tamil Nadu, forests are receiving renewed attention for their role in carbon sequestration, in line with the country’s nationally determined contribution target of creating an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion …...Read More
George North: Wales centre to retire from international rugby after Six Nations
George North has announced Wales' final Six Nations match against Italy on Saturday will be his last international rugby game. The 31-year-old centre says it feels like the "right time to step away" after a 14-year career. North will play his 121st match for Wales against Italy after he was …...Read More
Join us if you are being 'insulted', Uddhav Thackeray tells Nitin Gadkari; BJP leader rebuffs invitation
March 13, 2024 01:15 pm | Updated 01:15 pm IST - Yavatmal Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has again asked Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to leave the BJP if he is being "insulted", saying the Opposition in Maharashtra would ensure his victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. However, …...Read More
PM Modi lays foundation stone of three semiconductor facilities
March 13, 2024 01:08 pm | Updated 01:38 pm IST - Dholera (Gujarat) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 13 said when India commits, it delivers, referring to his government's commitment to make the country a semiconductor manufacturing hub. Mr. Modi was virtually addressing people after laying the foundation stone …...Read More
Electoral Bonds Case: SBI files compliance affidavit in SC after sending electoral bonds details to EC
March 13, 2024 12:51 pm | Updated 02:03 pm IST - NEW DELHI The State Bank of India (SBI) on March 13 informed the Supreme Court that details of electoral bonds anonymously purchased by contributors and encashed by political parties between April 2019 and February 15, 2024 were hand-delivered to …...Read More
Tory donor not 'racist' despite alleged Diane Abbott remarks, claims minister
A Conservative minister says he does not believe his party's biggest donor is a racist, despite alleged comments he made about former Labour MP Diane Abbott - apparently saying she made him "want to hate all black women". Rishi Sunak took the whole of Tuesday to call out the remarks …...Read More
BRS cup of woes compound as more leaders desert party
March 13, 2024 12:44 pm | Updated 12:52 pm IST - HYDERABAD : The cup of woes of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) seems to be increasing by the day as more leaders are deserting it ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. It was a day of high drama for …...Read More
Appointment of EC | Supreme Court to hear plea to bring CJI back in selection committee
March 13, 2024 12:41 pm | Updated 12:58 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to urgently hear on March 15 a plea which said the Centre could take “unfair advantage” while filling the two vacancies of Election Commissioners (ECs) in the Election Commission of India …...Read More
Mamata Banerjee’s brother ‘unhappy’ over TMC’s Howrah Lok Sabha seat nomination
March 13, 2024 12:39 pm | Updated 01:09 pm IST - Kolkata TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's younger brother Babun Banerjee on March 13 expressed displeasure over the party re-nominating Prasun Banerjee from Howrah Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. Babun Banerjee, who is presently in New Delhi, however, denied speculations …...Read More
