April 16, 2024 08:46 pm | Updated 08:46 pm IST - KANNUR Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] general secretary Sitaram Yechury has castigated Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of being the “presiding deity of legalised political corruption in India”. He was speaking to reporters in Kannur on Tuesday. …...Read More
Modi the ‘presiding deity of political corruption in India’: Yechury
INS Talwar seizes 940 kgs narcotics in Western Arabian Sea
April 16, 2024 08:44 pm | Updated 08:47 pm IST - NEW DELHI Indian Naval frigate INS Talwar on deployment in the Western Arabian Sea for maritime security operations under the ambit of the Bahrain-based Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) apprehended a suspicious dhow on April 13 and recovered 940 kgs …...Read More
Satheesan flays govt. for exempting school midday meal from food safety licence
April 16, 2024 08:43 pm | Updated 08:43 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has criticised the State government decision exempting midday meals served in State schools from the mandatory food safety licence. Mr. Satheesan has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking to withdraw the …...Read More
Squads step up vigil in Tiruchi district as campaigning ends by 6 p.m. on April 17
April 16, 2024 08:42 pm | Updated 08:42 pm IST - TIRUCHI With just two days left for polling, the squads have intensified checking of vehicles in Tiruchi district. Collector M. Pradeep Kumar, who is also Returning Officer of the Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency, told The Hindu that the elections …...Read More
Forum for NRI rights seeks CM’s initiative in constituting NRI Welfare Board
April 16, 2024 08:41 pm | Updated 08:41 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Forum for protection of rights and welfare of NRIs has urged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to take initiative for constitution of Indian Overseas Welfare Board in the interests of over 25 lakh Indian origin people working …...Read More
ENT surgeon from Shoranur wins President’s gold medal in DNB
April 16, 2024 08:40 pm | Updated 08:40 pm IST - PALAKKAD Hamnas V.A., ENT surgeon from Shoranur, has won the President’s gold medal with first rank in the DNB (Diplomate of National Board) examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) in April 2023. Dr. …...Read More
UDF working as a mafia in Vadakara, says M.V. Govindan
April 16, 2024 08:37 pm | Updated 08:37 pm IST - IDUKKI Personal attacks through social media against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate in the Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency, K.K. Shailaja, is a serious issue, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretary M.V. Govindan has said. Talking to …...Read More
PM Modi has implemented several promises, says Nadda
April 16, 2024 08:36 pm | Updated 08:36 pm IST - TIRUCHI BJP president J.P. Nadda on Tuesday said that the Central government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had implemented several assurances given to voters. The BJP president was leading a roadshow in Musiri campaigning for T.R. Paarivendhar, Indiya …...Read More
Speaker evaluating live telecast procedures followed in other States, A-G tells Madras High Court
April 16, 2024 08:33 pm | Updated 08:33 pm IST - CHENNAI The Madras High Court on Tuesday recorded the submission of Advocate General P.S. Raman that the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M. Appavu is evaluating the procedures followed in other States with respect to live telecast of the …...Read More
Lok Sabha election: People of smaller backward class categories feel left out in the political mainstream
April 16, 2024 08:31 pm | Updated 08:31 pm IST - Bengaluru The outburst of Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami, a Lingayat seer from Shirahatti in Gadag district, against the BJP for “ignoring” certain communities while “appeasing” some others during ticket distribution for the Lok Sabha election, has brought to the fore …...Read More
