Absence of IUML and Congress colours at Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad rally puts UDF on a sticky wicket

April 04, 2024 09:19 pm | Updated 09:19 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram The glaring absence of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Congress colours at Rahul Gandhi’s headline-grabbing roadshow in Wayanad on Wednesday appeared to have come back to haunt the United Democratic Front (UDF) in more ways than one. …...Read More

Civil servants request to stop work over arms sales to Israel

Civil servants overseeing arms exports to Israel have requested to "cease work immediately" over fears they could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza. Officials in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have raised concerns with senior civil servants that they may be liable if it is deemed Israel …...Read More

A.P. CID files chargesheet against Chandrababu Naidu in alleged skill development scam case

April 04, 2024 09:17 pm | Updated 09:17 pm IST - GUNTUR The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Andhra Pradesh filed a chargesheet against former Chief Minister and TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu and a few others for alleged misappropriation of funds in the skill development corporation case on …...Read More

BBMP instructs to conduct surveillance on Cholera

April 04, 2024 09:17 pm | Updated 09:40 pm IST - Bengaluru The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has instructed health officials to conduct surveillance on Cholera after a 27-year-old woman from Paying Guest (PG) accommodation in Malleshwaram tested positive for the disease in the initial test. However, the sample …...Read More

No change in stance on NEP; PM Shri pact to ensure Kerala does not lose out on funds: Minister

April 04, 2024 09:13 pm | Updated 09:13 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram There is no change in the State government’s stance on the National Education Policy (NEP) even if it has decided to implement the PM Shri (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme in Kerala, Minister for General Education …...Read More

POCSO case: Autorickshaw driver gets 20 yrs RI for raping 8-year-old girl

April 04, 2024 09:11 pm | Updated 09:12 pm IST - Bengaluru The Second fast-track special court on Tuesday, April 2, sentenced an autorickshaw driver to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping 8-year-old girl from his neighbourhood in January 2022. The convict identified as S. Anil Kumar, 38, a …...Read More

U.P. youth arrested for rape and murder of 55-year-old woman in Bengaluru

April 04, 2024 09:04 pm | Updated 09:04 pm IST - Bengaluru The Amruthahalli police on Thursday, April 4, arrested a 19-year-old wall painter from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh — Sachin Karan — for allegedly raping and killing a 55-year-old woman at an under-construction house in Amruthahalli on April 2. The …...Read More

Sidharthan’s father moves Kerala High Court for immediate handover of case to CBI by govt.

April 04, 2024 09:02 pm | Updated 09:02 pm IST - KOCHI Jayaprakash T., father of J.S. Sidharthan who was found dead in his hostel room on the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University campus in Pookode in Wayanad district, on Thursday approached the Kerala High Court seeking a directive …...Read More

Department of Posts commences door delivery of mangoes

April 04, 2024 08:58 pm | Updated 08:58 pm IST - Bengaluru The door delivery service of mangoes by the Department of Posts, Karnataka Circle, coordinated with various mango growers and Karnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporation Ltd. was launched on Thursday, April 4. From 2019, the department has …...Read More

Railways’ policies lead to face-offs between TTEs and migrant workers on trains from Kerala

April 04, 2024 08:58 pm | Updated 08:58 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The murder of travelling ticket examiner (TTE) V. Vinod by a ticketless migrant worker in Thrissur on Tuesday has brought to light the apathy of Railways in addressing the issues faced by both passengers and officials on trains …...Read More