ED issues summons to CMRL MD for interrogation

April 11, 2024 10:57 pm | Updated 10:58 pm IST - Kochi The Directorate of Enforcement has summoned Sasidharan Kartha, managing director of Cochin Minerals and Rutiles Limited (CMRL), for interrogation regarding the payment made to Exalogic Solutions Private Limited, which was owned by T. Veena, daughter of Chief Minister …...Read More

A face-shaped museum at AIISH campus in Mysuru

April 11, 2024 10:39 pm | Updated 10:39 pm IST - MYSURU A museum in the shape of a human face is coming up at the AIISH campus in Mysuru. Reckoned to be one of a kind, the museum aims to spread awareness of vocal and auditory functions; pathological/ dysfunctional …...Read More

Sprinter CJ Ujah named in Team GB relay squad for first time since drugs ban - along with athlete who said he'd 'never forgive' him

A sprinter has been named in Great Britain's relay squad for the first time since returning from a 22-month drugs ban. CJ Ujah tested positive for traces of ostarine, used to treat muscle wasting, and S-23, which promotes muscle growth, both of which are banned substances, at the Tokyo Olympics …...Read More

BJP MLA Shivaram Hebbar’s son joins Congress

April 11, 2024 10:33 pm | Updated 10:33 pm IST - Bengaluru BJP MLA Arabail Shivaram Hebbar’s son Vivek Hebbar on Thursday joined the Congress along with his supporters at Banavasi in Uttara Kannada district. Mr. Vivek joined the party in the presence of State Congress Vice-President and former MLC …...Read More

Former Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta joins BJP

April 11, 2024 10:25 pm | Updated 10:59 pm IST - AHMEDABAD Former Congress spokesman Rohan Gupta joined the BJP on Thursday. Mr. Gupta slammed the Congress for insulting “Sanatan Dharma” and said he was asked to keep quiet about the Ram Temple ceremony in Ayodhya. He followed another spokesman …...Read More

BJP claims party worker’s brother assaulted by Congress member, but no party named in FIR

April 11, 2024 10:24 pm | Updated 10:24 pm IST - Bengaluru Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok in a post on X (formerly Twitter) alleged that a brother of a BJP worker was assaulted by a worker attached to the Congress at Bidadi in Ramanagara …...Read More

Watch | The DMK front’s fresh challenges

April 11, 2024 10:21 pm | Updated 11:34 pm IST A fortnight ago, we looked at some big-fight constituencies – Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Ramanathapuram, Theni and Kanniyakumari. We also touched upon others such as Chennai South, Virudhunagar, Nilgiris, Tirunelveli and Tenkadi. The ground situation back then was different. Now we see …...Read More

Crafted in Indian labs, NexCAR19 takes India to next level in cancer care

April 11, 2024 10:20 pm | Updated 10:20 pm IST It is 2015. Alka Dwivedi, is striving to develop patient-focused therapy for cancer. This leads her to join Rahul Purwar, a Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B), who is working on developing affordable CAR-T cell therapy in …...Read More

Former bureaucrats seek EC action against ‘witch-hunt of Opposition’

April 11, 2024 10:15 pm | Updated 10:27 pm IST - New Delhi A group of former civil servants has flagged the “disturbing pattern of harassment and witch-hunt” of Opposition parties and politicians, specially the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, during the run-up to the general election, and …...Read More

PM Modi chairs meet to review preparedness for heat wave conditions

April 11, 2024 10:12 pm | Updated 10:32 pm IST - New Delhi Amid a forecast for extreme weather conditions in summer months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 11 reviewed the preparedness for heat wave conditions and called for all arms of governments at central, State and district levels …...Read More