“Homecoming” for Fadnavis rival as Eknath Khadse confirms return to BJP fold

April 07, 2024 12:29 am | Updated 12:29 am IST - MUMBAI Eknath Khadse, currently, a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) faction has confirmed that he is moving back to the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) ahead of the Lok Sabha election. Speaking to The Hindu, on …...Read More

All-weather road gives a strategic fillip to Ladakh

April 07, 2024 12:15 am | Updated 12:17 am IST - SRINAGAR The Border Roads Organisation’s (BRO) latest feat in Ladakh, connecting Himachal Pradesh and Leh through the Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road, has come as a shot in the arm for security forces stationed in the region, and added significantly to India’s …...Read More

City records highest April temperature in the last eight years

April 07, 2024 12:14 am | Updated 12:14 am IST - Bengaluru The temperature which has been soaring daily has set a new record for Bengaluru city as on Saturday the city recorded 37.6 degrees C. At 37.6 degrees C, the Bengaluru city Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) station recorded the …...Read More

‘Lootocracy’ going on in Kerala, says BJP president

April 07, 2024 12:05 am | Updated 12:06 am IST - Kozhikode BJP president J.P. Nadda has alleged that there is no democracy in Kerala as both the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) are engaged in “lootocracy” by engaging in corruption. He was addressing a …...Read More

Former AAP Minister moves Delhi High Court, seeks removal of Kejriwal from CM’s post

April 07, 2024 12:01 am | Updated 12:01 am IST - New Delhi Former Aam Aadmi Party Minister Sandeep Kumar has moved the Delhi High Court “seeking to dislodge” Arvind Kejriwal from holding the office of the Chief Minister. This is the third plea seeking removal of Mr. Kejriwal as …...Read More

Once a source of drinking water, Mananchira is now precious part of city heritage

April 06, 2024 11:33 pm | Updated 11:33 pm IST - Kozhikode Mananchira, the pride of Kozhikode, has catered for the city’s needs for seven centuries. The large pond right in the middle of the city has now been unofficially accorded the status of a heritage property, one that tourists …...Read More

Pourakarmikas grapple with heat this summer, demand half day work in Bengaluru

April 06, 2024 11:27 pm | Updated 11:27 pm IST - Bengaluru Fifty-year-old Lakshmi, a pourakarmika working in J.P. Nagar, now takes multiple beaks to sit under the shade as she feels light-headed sweeping the streets even in morning hours. The sweltering heat is making it difficult for her to …...Read More

Demands of government employees, teachers will be fulfilled once there is a regime change at the Centre: Stalin

April 06, 2024 11:26 pm | Updated 11:26 pm IST - CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Saturday assured that the demands of the government employees and teachers would be fulfilled once the INDIA bloc forms government at the Centre. In a statement, he alleged …...Read More

BJP using dynasty politics and Katchatheevu to divert attention: M.K. Stalin

April 06, 2024 11:26 pm | Updated 11:26 pm IST - CUDDALORE Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday said that the BJP was using the Katchatheevu issue, corruption and dynasty politics by the DMK only to divert the attention of the public on the failure of the Union …...Read More

Murder investigation over death of woman found in car in east London

A murder investigation has been launched over the death of a woman who was found unresponsive in a car in east London. Officers were called to Whiston Road in Hackney shortly before 6.45am on Saturday following a concern for a woman's welfare. They found the woman unresponsive inside a vehicle …...Read More