From 60 teams in 1997 to 360 today: all about the Kodava family hockey festival

April 13, 2024 01:16 pm | Updated 01:47 pm IST Imagine, around 300 Kodava families gathering every year in Kodagu, Karnataka, for a month-long celebration of hockey, tradition, and sportsmanship. This is the Kodava Hockey Festival, the heart of Kodava community’s heritage. Hockey isn’t just a game for Kodavas; it’s …...Read More

Inmates in Cherlapally jail in Hyderabad demand drugs from officials

April 13, 2024 01:10 pm | Updated 01:18 pm IST - HYDERABAD Trouble broke out on April 12 night at the Cherlapally Prison premises as two inmates went berserk and allegedly started banging their heads against the walls and injured themselves demanding drugs from the jail officials. When guards went …...Read More

Thamarassery Diocese postpones screening of ‘The Kerala Story’

April 13, 2024 01:03 pm | Updated 01:07 pm IST - Kozhikode The Kerala Catholic Youth Movement (KCYM) unit of the Thamarassery Diocese of the Syro Malabar Church has postponed the screening of the controversial movie The Kerala Story, which was scheduled for April 13, following the growing protest against …...Read More

RJD releases party manifesto; key promises include new airports, ₹1 lakh annually to ‘sisters from poor families’

April 13, 2024 12:50 pm | Updated 01:42 pm IST - Patna The Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal on April 13 released party’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections promising five new airports in the Bihar and ₹ 1 lakh every year to “sisters from poor families on Raksha Bandhan day”. …...Read More

NDA will not get an absolute majority in the coming Lok Sabha polls, Siddaramaiah

April 13, 2024 12:50 pm | Updated 12:50 pm IST - MYSURU Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ruled out the possibility of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning an absolute majority in the Lok Sabha during the Lok Sabha polls. Speaking to reporters outside his house in Mysuru on April 13, …...Read More

Kukis, Meitis stand united on one point: It’s not right time for elections in Manipur

April 13, 2024 12:48 pm | Updated 01:46 pm IST - Imphal/Churachandpur The Kukis and Meitis may be at loggerheads in Manipur but their thoughts converge at one point — this is not the right time for Lok Sabha elections in the restive State. It has nearly been a year …...Read More

PM Modi interacts with gaming influencers

April 13, 2024 12:09 pm | Updated 12:45 pm IST - NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 13 released a video of his interaction with some online video gaming influencers, recorded at his residence in March. Mr. Modi met Tirth Mehta, Animesh Agarwal, Anshu Bisht, Naman Mathur, Mithilesh …...Read More

‘Aadujeevitham’ director Blessy likely to stage protest as PVR Cinemas halt screening of Malayalam movies across India

April 13, 2024 11:42 am | Updated 12:44 pm IST - CHENNAI Renowned Indian film director and screenwriter Blessy Ipe Thomas is set to stage a protest in front of PVR Lulu, Kochi, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing dispute between the Malayalam movie industry and multiplex major PVR …...Read More

Two FIRs filed against Congress candidate Kawasi Lakhma of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar for model code violation

April 13, 2024 11:06 am | Updated 11:06 am IST - Bijapur “Police have registered two cases against senior Congress leader and the party’s Bastar Lok Sabha seat candidate Kawasi Lakhma in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) through his alleged objectionable remarks,” officials …...Read More

Women voters in Uttarakhand’s Garhwal laud BJP’s ‘pro-women’ schemes; flag delay in rehabilitating Chamoli disaster victims

April 13, 2024 10:38 am | Updated 10:38 am IST - Chamoli (Uttarakhand) The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill and the "pro-women" schemes might help the BJP's fortunes, but the delay in rehabilitating victims of the Chamoli disaster is concerning, women voters in Uttrakhand's Garhwal region have said. The …...Read More