NITPY students launch app to report poll code violations

April 12, 2024 05:53 pm | Updated 05:53 pm IST - TIRUCHI Vikram and Priyadarshan, two third-year B.Tech students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPY), have developed ‘Karai Kavalan’, an application that will help Karaikal residents to report instances of misconduct during …...Read More

Smriti Irani accuses Rahul Gandhi of neglecting development of Amethi for 15 years

April 12, 2024 05:49 pm | Updated 05:49 pm IST - Amethi (UP) Union Minister and BJP's candidate from Amethi, Smriti Irani, on April 12 accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of neglecting the development of Amethi. "The government at the Centre was of his 'mataji' (mother, Sonia …...Read More

YouTuber Maridhas ordered to pay costs of ₹5,000 to TV18 Broadcast Ltd

April 12, 2024 05:46 pm | Updated 05:46 pm IST - CHENNAI The Madras High Court on April 12 directed YouTuber Maridhas to pay costs of ₹5,000 to TV18 Broadcast Limited as a pre-condition to set aside an order passed by the court on April 27, 2022 setting him ex-parte …...Read More

District Central Library to hold TNSPC-Group IV model test

April 12, 2024 05:45 pm | Updated 05:45 pm IST - TIRUCHI The model test for the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Group IV competitive exam will be held on the District Central Library premises on West Boulevard Road around 10 a.m. on April 15. According to a press …...Read More

Explained: What is Article 371 and what are the protections it provides?

April 12, 2024 05:43 pm | Updated 05:43 pm IST The story so far: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s mention of Article 371 at a public rally in Rajasthan recently caused a stir, with the BJP denouncing it as a “horrendous mistake” and the Congress suggesting that the “slip of the …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls | Will ensure Modi guarantees reach every resident, develop start-up hub in New Delhi, says Bansuri Swaraj

April 12, 2024 05:24 pm | Updated 05:24 pm IST - New Delhi BJP candidate from New Delhi Bansuri Swaraj on April 12 said after becoming a member of Parliament she will ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantees reach every Delhiite and also try to develop a start-up hub which …...Read More

BJP rebel KSE has assets over ₹26.63 crore, 4 times what he declared in 2018

April 12, 2024 05:22 pm | Updated 05:22 pm IST - Shivamogga Former deputy CM and senior BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa, who filed nomination papers as an independent candidate on April 12, owns assets worth over ₹26.63 crore, according to his affidavit. The value of his assets has gone up …...Read More

Girl, 5, dies after being hit by lorry while riding her bike in Hull

A five-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a HGV lorry while riding her bike in Hull. Humberside Police said officers were called to Hopewell Road following the crash at around 3.40pm on Thursday. Emergencies services attended but the girl died at the scene. Police said officers were …...Read More

Indian consulate in Sittwe relocates staff in view of situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, says MEA

April 12, 2024 05:04 pm | Updated 05:04 pm IST India has temporarily moved staff from its consulate in Sittwe to Yangon in view of the fighting in Rakhine state of Myanmar, said External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on April 12, further adding, that the Indian consulate in Mandalay …...Read More

Meta criticised after lowering WhatsApp minimum age from 16 to 13

Meta has lowered the minimum age to use the popular messaging platform WhatsApp. The move, which came into effect on Thursday, reduces the age limit from 16 down to 13 in the UK and EU. It has been criticised by a number of campaign groups who have urged the company …...Read More