April 16, 2024 11:03 pm | Updated 11:03 pm IST - NEW DELHI A fire broke out on the second floor of the Department of Personnel and Training’s (DoPT) office in North Block, a statement issued by the department said. The North Block Secretariat building here houses the offices of …...Read More
Fire breaks out in DoPT, North Block Secretariat
Rwanda enforcement officers told all leave is cancelled, as government hopes law will pass
Immigration enforcement staff have had their leave cancelled as the government hopes its plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda will become law this week. Speaking to Sky News, Lucy Moreton from the ISU, the union for borders, immigration and customs, said the staff who will be expected to …...Read More
Inequality, unemployment, inflation in India are at all time high, says Parakala Prabhakar
April 16, 2024 10:57 pm | Updated 11:03 pm IST - CHENNAI Inequality, unemployment among youth, inflation of various commodities and household debt are at an all-time high in the country, said political economist Parakala Prabhakar, in Chennai on April 16. Speaking at a national colloquium on the present political …...Read More
Ahead of poll rallies, PM holds roadshow in Guwahati
April 16, 2024 10:54 pm | Updated 10:55 pm IST - GUWAHATI GUWAHATI Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Guwahati on Tuesday evening, ahead of his election rallies in Assam and Tripura on Wednesday. Thousands of people lined up on both sides of the arterial Guwahati-Shillong Road for …...Read More
Scooter rider’s death caused by overspeeding, say police
April 16, 2024 10:53 pm | Updated 10:53 pm IST - KOCHI Even as the family of the youngster who was killed after getting entangled in a cordon-off rope tied across the road continued to blame his death on police indifference, the Kochi City police insisted that they had merely …...Read More
Reforms needed in the voting process | Explained
April 16, 2024 10:45 pm | Updated 10:45 pm IST The story so far: The Supreme Court has decided to hear petitions seeking 100% cross-verification of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with the vote count as per Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). What is the history of voting …...Read More
A faceoff leads to Home Minister P. Subbaroyan being divested of Police portfolio in 1947
April 16, 2024 10:44 pm | Updated 10:44 pm IST Intra-party tussles have a long history, both at the national level and in Tamil Nadu. It is well known that during the pre-Independence days, the working of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) was characterised by two groups: one owing …...Read More
Vigil for WPC Yvonne Fletcher as hopes grow for prosecution 40 years after 'callous' murder
More than a thousand people are expected to flood a pretty London square to celebrate the life of a police officer murdered there exactly 40 years ago. PC Yvonne Fletcher, 25, was shot dead by a bullet fired from inside the Libyan embassy while she was policing a demonstration outside …...Read More
Excise Department raid leads to huge cash find in Dharwad
April 16, 2024 10:42 pm | Updated 10:42 pm IST - HUBBALLI A raid conducted by the Excise Department based on a tip-off that liquor has been stored illegally has led to the unearthing of huge cash stored in a residential apartment in Dharwad on Tuesday night. According to sources, …...Read More
A river that was once the lifeline of Coimbatore needs restoration
April 16, 2024 10:37 pm | Updated 10:37 pm IST What happens when Nature takes on grey hues? “A pall of gloom descends, a sign of bad tidings,” says G. Chandrasekaran, a retired art teacher, as he describes a painting on River Noyyal. Mr. Chandrasekaran, with 30 fine arts students, …...Read More
