April 16, 2024 07:50 pm | Updated 08:07 pm IST - KOLLAM The story of 26-year-old Febin Jose Thomas, who achieved his IAS dream in the fourth attempt, is one of perseverance. Hailing from Pathanapuram and an alumna of the National Institute of Technology, Calicut (NIT-C), he says it is …...Read More

April 16, 2024 07:47 pm | Updated 07:47 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM As many as 30,238 electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the State, said Sanjay M. Kaul, Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) on Tuesday. The CEO announced this after the second phase …...Read More

April 16, 2024 07:47 pm | Updated 07:47 pm IST - KOLKATA The economic woes of the tea gardens and their workers, and the identity politics of the Rajbangshi community are likely to be key issues determining the electoral choices of voters in three constituencies along the northern fringes of …...Read More

Two brands which have for decades been among the biggest commercial backers of elite European rugby are engaged in a multimillion pound bidding war to become the Premier League's next brewing partner. Sky News has learnt that Guinness, which is owned by the FTSE-100 drinks giant Diageo, and Heineken have …...Read More

April 16, 2024 07:46 pm | Updated 07:46 pm IST - KALABURAGI Hailing the contribution of B.R. Ambedkar in creating a more humane and equitable society, B.M. Baeen, retired Professor of Political Science, Gulbarga University, has said that the former has not only faced the most inhuman discrimination and oppression …...Read More

April 16, 2024 07:45 pm | Updated 07:46 pm IST The DMK-led INDIA alliance is a fascinating alliance because they have stayed together since 2017, ahead of the RK Nagar byelection in Chennai. They have since remained together during the 2019 general elections, the 2021 Assembly elections and local body …...Read More

April 16, 2024 07:45 pm | Updated 07:49 pm IST - HYDERABAD Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is working on flood prevention measures ahead of monsoons by desilting stormwater drains and taking measures to avoid waterlogging. At a meeting to review monsoon preparedness of the corporation on Tuesday, Principal Secretary, …...Read More

A nursery deputy manager caused the death of a nine-month-old baby girl by tightly swaddling her, placing her face down and strapping her to a bean bag, a court has heard. Kate Roughley is accused of the manslaughter by ill-treatment of Genevieve Meehan at the Tiny Toes Nursery in Cheadle …...Read More

April 16, 2024 07:42 pm | Updated 07:42 pm IST - Bengaluru The alert Chikkajala police caught a gang of five miscreants minutes before they were to execute ‘supari’ killing of a private firm employee in Gangtigana Halli on Monday night. Sub-Inspector Shivanna and staff attached to Chikkajala police station, …...Read More

April 16, 2024 07:41 pm | Updated 07:42 pm IST - PATHANAMATHITTA In a curious development, a wedding was abruptly called off just moments before the ceremony commenced, allegedly due to the groom arriving in an intoxicated state. The incident unfolded at a church near Thadiyoor, close to Koyipram, recently. …...Read More