April 08, 2024 09:46 pm | Updated 11:21 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The State government’s hands are tied about the complaints of vehicles failing the smoke test being carried out at the pollution under control (PUC) testing centres across the State, said Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar here on Monday. …...Read More
PUC test for vehicles: Kerala Transport Minister says State unable to pitch in as software managed by Union govt.
YSRCP accuses Vemieddy Prashanti Reddy of luring party leaders into TDP’s fold
April 08, 2024 09:46 pm | Updated 09:46 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) levelled allegations against Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Kovur MLA candidate Vemireddy Prashanti Reddy that she was trying to lure the ruling party leaders into her party’s fold. The YSRCP released purported audio tapes …...Read More
Congress has always implemented all promises made in its manifesto: TNCC chief K. Selvaperunthagai
April 08, 2024 09:43 pm | Updated 09:43 pm IST - Chennai Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai on Monday said that the Congress had implemented various ‘revolutionary’ election promises such as the Right to Information Act, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, creation of public sector …...Read More
Madras High Court quashes DTCP proceedings permitting high rise towers on location meant for clubhouse
April 08, 2024 09:43 pm | Updated 10:05 pm IST - CHENNAI The Madras High Court on Monday quashed the proceedings issued by Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) permitting a builder to make a change to the sanctioned plan for a residential township and construct two high rise …...Read More
Board exam confusion: Results for classes 5,8, 9 out on April 8, just before Supreme Court stay
April 08, 2024 09:42 pm | Updated 10:25 pm IST - Bengaluru The Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) already announced the results of the board exams for classes 5, 8, and 9 on Monday, just before the Supreme Court’s interim stay. Now, the department has decided to take …...Read More
Yechury complains to EC against I-T notice to CPI(M)
April 08, 2024 09:38 pm | Updated 09:39 pm IST - New Delhi CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on April 8 complained to the Chief Election Commissioner against the Income Tax department notice against the party’s Thrissur district committee for alleged irregularities. In a letter, Mr. Yechury said the details …...Read More
SC declines plea by Sanjay Singh against defamation case
April 08, 2024 09:38 pm | Updated 10:09 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on April 8 refused to entertain a special leave petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh challenging a defamation case registered against him for his alleged comments on Prime Minister Narendra …...Read More
My first official act after being re-elected as Chief Minister will be to revive volunteer system, asserts Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
April 08, 2024 09:37 pm | Updated 10:27 pm IST - NARASARAOPET (PALNADU) YSRCP president and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy reached Palnadu district on the 11th day of his Statewide ‘Memantha Siddham’ campaign on Monday, where he began by holding a close, intimate interaction with pensioners. Mr. Jagan …...Read More
'Forever chemicals' found in more than half of food and drink samples, testing shows
The government should ban 25 pesticides which contain so-called "forever chemicals", campaigners have said, as the potentially harmful toxins were found in more than half of the tested food and drinks available to Britons. PFA chemicals, toxins which take centuries to break down in the environment, were found in more …...Read More
No takers for State board schools in Karnataka as new rules keep parents on their toes
April 08, 2024 09:33 pm | Updated 09:33 pm IST - Bengaluru For a while now, the number of admissions at State schools has seen a declining trend with parents leaning more towards Central board schools. For the upcoming academic year, with issues like confusion over board examinations for classes …...Read More
