High Court grants bail to couple in domestic help torture case

March 02, 2024 12:24 am | Updated 12:24 am IST - CHENNAI The Madras High Court on Friday granted bail to DMK MLA E. Karunanithi’s son Anto Mathivanan and daughter-in-law Marlena Anne in a case booked against the couple for having allegedly tortured their domestic help belonging to a scheduled …...Read More

Police arrest five women in connection with Haldwani violence

March 02, 2024 12:24 am | Updated 12:24 am IST - New Delhi The Uttarakhand Police on Friday arrested five women, including a 50 year old, on charges of rioting in connection with the violence in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani earlier this month. The violence, which erupted during the demolition of an …...Read More

LDF fields heavyweight candidates to give political fight to Congress

March 02, 2024 12:22 am | Updated 01:14 am IST - Kozhikode By pitching heavyweight candidates against the Congress in nearly all Lok Sabha constituencies, the Left Democratic Front (LDF), particularly the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI-M], is unequivocally signalling that its alliance within the INDIA bloc holds little …...Read More

The Hindu Future India Club learning series draws to a close

March 02, 2024 12:16 am | Updated 12:16 am IST - KOCHI The series of workshops on communication skills as part of Future India Club learning series organised by The Hindu in association with Vallath Education Private Limited for colleges in the State for the present academic year concluded with …...Read More

Builders’ meet to discuss shortage of raw materials and spiralling input costs

March 02, 2024 12:13 am | Updated 12:15 am IST - KOCHI The Kerala chapter of Builders’ Association of India (BAI) will meet here on Saturday to discuss, among other issues, a serious shortage of raw materials like quarry products and spiralling input costs. The recent hike in building permit …...Read More

CUK suspends Professor again amid student unrest

March 02, 2024 12:12 am | Updated 12:12 am IST - KASARAGOD Efthikar Ahamed B., an Assistant Professor in the English department at the Central University of Kerala (CUK), who is accused of sexual harassment, has been suspended once again amid strong protests by students. The decision came after Vice-Chancellor …...Read More

Prince Harry granted access to secret documents in phone hacking claim

Prince Harry has successfully secured the release of confidential documents from the Leveson Inquiry as part of his phone hacking case against the publishers of the Daily Mail. The decision permitting the Duke of Sussex to access the files was taken by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer. Harry and six other …...Read More

ED gets 4-day custody of accused in Jal Jeevan Mission case

March 02, 2024 12:10 am | Updated 12:10 am IST - NEW DELHI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken four-day custody of an accused in the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) case in Rajasthan. The accused has been identified as Piyush Jain. He was arrested on Thursday and produced before a …...Read More

Clapham: Three people injured after 'shotgun' fired in south London

A moped rider being chased by police has fired shots, wounding three people in south London. Two people suffered shotgun pellet injuries and a third was hurt by the moped, but none are believed to be in a life-threatening condition. Officers were pursuing the vehicle after it failed to stop …...Read More

INS Vikrant with a crew strength of about 1,700 Navy personnel arrives in Chennai

March 01, 2024 11:58 pm | Updated March 02, 2024 03:25 am IST CHENNAI Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Vikrant has arrived at the anchorage off Chennai. This is the vessel’s first visit to the city, an official release from the Union Ministry of Defence said. Commanded by Captain Birendra …...Read More