App delisting cannot be permitted: Minister Vaishnaw on Google-Indian startups row

March 02, 2024 03:10 pm | Updated 03:10 pm IST - New Delhi Taking a strong view of Google pulling off some apps from its Play Store, the government on March 2 said delisting of Indian apps cannot be permitted and that the tech company and the startups concerned have …...Read More

CPI(M) hiding accused in ‘murder’ of veterinary student, alleges Kerala Opposition Leader

March 02, 2024 03:03 pm | Updated 03:03 pm IST - KOCHI Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] which is “hiding” the accused in the death of J.S. Siddharth, a second-year student of the College of Veterinary and Animal …...Read More

AIADMK holds DMK regime responsible for ex-convict Santhan’s death

March 02, 2024 03:02 pm | Updated 03:51 pm IST - CHENNAI AIADMK general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami has held the DMK regime responsible for the death of Santhan, alias T. Suthenthirarajah, a released convict in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, early this week at the Rajiv …...Read More

Man held while smuggling ganja from Odisha to Zaheerabad

March 02, 2024 02:51 pm | Updated 02:51 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Rajendranagar police nabbed a man and seized about 124 kilograms of marijuana while he was smuggling it across borders from Odisha to Zaheerabad via Hyderabad. Police said that they nabbed 26-year-old Sapavath Venkanna, a driver who collected …...Read More

Water released from Kuppanatham dam in Tiruvannamalai as sowing for paddy season gets underway

March 02, 2024 02:45 pm | Updated 02:45 pm IST - TIRUVANNAMALAI Water was released from Kuppanatham dam in Chengam near Tiruvannamalai town on Saturday, March 2, 2024, following requests from farmers to help them irrigate 9,432.76 acres of paddy fields in the region. Accompanied by C.N. Annadurai, MP (Tiruvannamalai), …...Read More

Three held for smuggling ganja in Tirupattur on T.N.-A.P border

March 02, 2024 02:43 pm | Updated 02:43 pm IST - TIRUPATTUR Three persons were arrested on Saturday, March 2, 2024, by the Kandali police at the police check-post in Gajalanaickenpatti village, in Tirupattur on the Tamil Nadu - Andhra Pradesh border, for smuggling ganja. Police said that around 20 …...Read More

Snow rain lashes Himachal Pradesh, four national highways among 350 roads closed

March 02, 2024 02:40 pm | Updated 03:07 pm IST - Shimla Snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh crippled daily life in the tribal Lahaul & Spiti and the Kinnaur districts while 350 roads, including four national highways in the state, were closed for traffic. The state's mid …...Read More

SCB MLA Lasya Nanditha accident case: Tipper driver taken into custody for withholding information

March 02, 2024 01:54 pm | Updated 01:55 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Patancheru police of Sangareddy identified a heavy duty dumper truck in which the SUV of SCB MLA Lasya Nanditha crashed into. Officials took the driver into custody for withholding information related to the incident. The Secunderabad Cantonment …...Read More

New office-bearers elected for Madras High Court and Madurai Bench Officers and Staff Association

March 02, 2024 01:49 pm | Updated 01:50 pm IST - CHENNAI After a hiatus of six years, the Madras High Court and Madurai Bench Officers and Staff Association has got a new set of office-bearers for 2024-26 with the election of A. Raman as its president, V. Venkatasubramanian as …...Read More

MHA, Tripura govt, TIPRA Motha sign tripartite agreement to address tribal community grievances

March 02, 2024 01:46 pm | Updated 01:46 pm IST The Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Tripura Government and Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA Motha) have signed a tripartite agreement to address the grievances of the tribal community. The agreement was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit …...Read More