Keep milch animals safe this summer: Aavin to T.N. dairy farmers

April 08, 2024 11:05 am | Updated 11:05 am IST - CHENNAI Aavin has asked dairy farmers in Tamil Nadu to take care of milch animals this summer. It has advised farmers to tie cattle under the shade of trees and provide them with additional water to drink, in view …...Read More

Maharashtra CM Shinde: I rebelled because Bal Thackeray’s ideology was being compromised

April 08, 2024 11:04 am | Updated 11:59 am IST - Nagpur Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on April 7 said he rebelled because Uddhav Thackeray abandoned the ideology of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. Addressing a meeting of his party workers in Ramtek in Nagpur, Mr. Shinde said he …...Read More

Qutub Minar illuminates in remembrance of Rwanda Genocide of 1994

April 08, 2024 10:50 am | Updated 12:07 pm IST The Qutub Minar was lit up with the colours of the Rwandan national flag on April 7 in solidarity with the people of the east-African nation in remembrance of the 100-day massacre that claimed the lives of 8,00,000 people in …...Read More

'Right to live before right to vote, peace before polls': Common refrain in Manipur relief camps

April 08, 2024 10:41 am | Updated 11:17 am IST - Imphal "Why should I vote to elect a representative of a place which is no longer mine... elections mean nothing to us," says a distraught Nobi who lost her home 11 months ago to ethnic violence in Manipur, and …...Read More

Unrest over control of Matua matriarch's house in West Bengal

April 08, 2024 10:38 am | Updated 10:38 am IST - Bongaon (West Bengal) Matua-majority Thakurnagar area in West Bengal witnessed dramatic scenes as supporters of BJP MP Shantanu Thakur and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mamata Bala Thakur came face to face over the control of a house where community …...Read More

Two killed, 19 injured as speeding bus goes over under-construction bridge, falls, near Srivilliputtur

April 08, 2024 10:37 am | Updated 10:38 am IST - Srivilliputtur Two passengers were killed and 19 others injured in a road accident, when a speeding bus proceeding from Tenkasi to Coimbatore fell onto its side near Srivilliputtur, late on Sunday (April 7, 2024) night. The deceased were identified …...Read More

Lok Sabha Elections: Disappointment with Karnataka govt over delay in revamping Indira Canteens

April 08, 2024 10:21 am | Updated 10:36 am IST - Bengaluru The inordinate delay in relaunching Indira canteens, which are currently in a sorry state, has struck a note of disappointment among a section of citizens, particularly the poor and working class, especially given that the project is a …...Read More

Elections that shaped India | The Vajpayee years

April 08, 2024 10:00 am | Updated 10:00 am IST Atal Bihari Vajpayee held the post of prime minister for three non-consecutive terms in 1996, 1998-99, and from 1999-2004, although he had been involved in public life since 1957. He was elected 10 times to the Lok Sabha from four …...Read More

Right against climate change a distinct fundamental and human right, SC judgment

April 08, 2024 09:19 am | Updated 09:21 am IST - NEW DELHI The Supreme Court has recognised a much-felt, but less articulated right against the adverse effects of climate change as a distinct fundamental right in the Constitution. “It is yet to be articulated that the people have a …...Read More

Thermax comes up with tech for drought-hit Karnataka’s water management

April 08, 2024 09:00 am | Updated 09:00 am IST - Bengaluru To address the recent water scarcity and give a fillip to industries in Karnataka, Thermax, a provider of energy and environment solutions, has developed a slew of water and wastewater solutions, including desalination plants, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) …...Read More