March 10, 2024 11:42 pm | Updated 11:42 pm IST - Ranchi The Communist Party of India (CPI) on March 10 parted ways with the opposition bloc INDIA, announcing that it will contest in eight of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections. The CPI has no representation …...Read More
CPI parts ways with INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, to go solo in Lok Sabha polls
Fears government will use new lists of extremists to embarrass Labour
Michael Gove is poised to unveil a new definition of extremism amid jitters in government at his plan. The Politics at Jack and Sam's podcast discusses the big announcement by Rishi Sunak's government this week - designed to update and increase the number of organisations that are classed as "extremist" …...Read More
Chennai’s romance with Mollywood
March 10, 2024 11:12 pm | Updated March 11, 2024 10:06 am IST A survival thriller centred around Kodaikanal’s Guna cave has set the cash registers ringing across Tamil Nadu. Just that Manjummel Boys is a Malayalam film even if a significant chunk of the movie slips into the Tamil …...Read More
From ice storage to virtual reality, Vivekanandar Illam bridges eras
March 10, 2024 11:10 pm | Updated March 11, 2024 10:04 am IST One usually gets carried away by the mystic beauty and serenity of Marina Beach. Yet, a stoic building, adjacent to the shore, has played a vital role in spreading the Ramakrishna Movement in south India. Vivekanandar Illam, …...Read More
Canara Bank to hold property expo
March 10, 2024 11:03 pm | Updated 11:03 pm IST - Thrissur The Canara Bank will organise an exhibition of closed houses/ commercial buildings on March 11, Monday, near its regional office, Koorkanchery. Properties from various parts of Thrissur district are available in the expo with an appraised price of …...Read More
India-European Free Trade Association deal | $100-billion investment target was breakthrough moment: Swiss official
Expressing confidence that the EFTA bloc of four countries Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland would be able to reach the target set by the India-EFTA Free trade agreement of $100 bn investment and 1 million jobs, one of the deal’s top negotiators cautioned that investment would come from the private …...Read More
The road to Thiruvanmiyur beach is filled with tasty food
March 10, 2024 10:56 pm | Updated 10:57 pm IST Until a decade ago, those going to the Thiruvanmiyur beach got to taste ‘sundal’ (chickpea), ice-cream, roasted corn and raw mangoes sold in push-carts and in small vessels that vendors carried on their shoulders. Things have changed now. The massive …...Read More
Man and woman arrested after 34 bodies removed from funeral parlour in police raid
Two people have been arrested in connection with the investigation into a funeral director in northern England. A man, 46, and a woman, 23, have been arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial, fraud by false representation and fraud by abuse of position, Humberside Police have …...Read More
BJP distances itself from Anantkumar Hegde’s remarks on changing the Indian Constitution
March 10, 2024 10:53 pm | Updated 10:53 pm IST - NEW DELHI The BJP on March 10 distanced itself from its MP Anantkumar Hegde’s statement urging voters to give a two-thirds majority to the BJP to effect changes in the Indian Constitution, and has asked Mr. Hegde to clarify …...Read More
Schoolteacher suspended by Tamil Nadu govt. accused of ‘provoking’ fraternity against State
March 10, 2024 10:53 pm | Updated March 11, 2024 06:30 am IST - CHENNAI A schoolteacher who was recently suspended from service by the Tamil Nadu government has been accused of provoking fellow teachers. The teacher allegedly posted content on social media criticising the State administration. According to sources …...Read More
