Maldivian Airlines resumes flight service from Thiruvananthapuram

April 13, 2024 11:51 pm | Updated 11:51 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Maldivian Airlines has resumed service from Thiruvananthapuram to Hanimaadhoo Island in Maldives after a hiatus. The service had been suspended for some time now following technical issues. The service will be two days a week. On Mondays …...Read More

No flags will be used in Rahul Gandhi’s poll campaign in Wayanad: Hassan

April 13, 2024 11:47 pm | Updated 11:47 pm IST - Wayanad No party flags will be used for Rahul Gandhi’s election campaign in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, KPCC acting chief M.M. Hassan said here on Saturday. Hassan, who is also the United Democratic Front (UDF) convener, said that …...Read More

Man detained for misbehaving with student on metro skywalk

April 13, 2024 11:41 pm | Updated 11:42 pm IST - Bengaluru A 32-year-old man was apprehended by the Namma Metro security staff on Thursday afternoon for misbehaving with a college student on the skywalk connecting the Benniganahalli station on the Purple Line. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. when …...Read More

Rijkaard Salu Siafa: Man, 22, stabbed to death in Croydon named by police

A 22-year-old man who was stabbed to death in south London has been named by police. Rijkaard Salu Siafa was pronounced dead at the scene in Fellmongers Yard, Croydon, after officers were called just after 6pm on Friday. A 20-year-old man arrested nearby on suspicion of murder remains in custody. …...Read More

Millennium inscriptions shed light on polling system of Tamils

April 13, 2024 11:35 pm | Updated 11:35 pm IST Over a thousand years ago, Tamils had in place a properly documented system for elections and a 30-member ‘sabha’ for a village. The town of Uthiramerur, south of Chennai, has several inscriptions from the time of Parantaka Chola in 920 …...Read More

Government directs e-commerce firms to remove Bournvita and other drinks from ‘health drinks’ category

April 13, 2024 11:34 pm | Updated April 14, 2024 12:08 am IST - New Delhi The government has asked all the e-commerce companies to remove drinks and beverages, including Bournvita, from the health drinks category from their portals. "National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a statutory body …...Read More

Govt directs e-commerce firms to remove drinks, beverages from 'health drinks' category

April 13, 2024 11:34 pm | Updated 11:35 pm IST - New Delhi The government has asked all the e-commerce companies to remove drinks and beverages, including Bournvita, from the health drinks category from their portals. "National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a statutory body constituted under section …...Read More

Sudden showers bring much-awaited respite from heat in Vijayawada

April 13, 2024 11:29 pm | Updated 11:29 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Finally, the sky opened in Vijayawada on Saturday, April 13, after a week of searing temperatures and heatwaves in the past few days. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin released earlier this week, thunderstorms, accompanied by …...Read More

Loco pilot dares to repair chain alarm of train halted midway on bridge, suffers bruises

April 13, 2024 11:27 pm | Updated 11:27 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) G. Rajat Kumar suffered injuries when he crawled underneath the train bogie on a bridge to set right the alarm chain device after a passenger pulled the chain on the Visakhapatnam—Guntur Simhadri Express train …...Read More

Naidu promises 20 lakh jobs in five years if NDA is voted to power

April 13, 2024 11:24 pm | Updated 11:24 pm IST - GUNTUR Telugu Desam Party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Saturday, April 13, addressing the ‘Praja Galam’ meeting at Tadikonda and Prathipadu Assembly constituencies in Guntur Lok Sabha constituency, emphasized the visionary path laid out for the State’s development …...Read More