April 03, 2024 11:19 pm | Updated 11:37 pm IST - Chennai One constant feature of Tamil Nadu politics is that there is no dearth of excitement and, at times, even sensationalism. The upcoming Lok Sabha election too is no exception. The indications of the State headed towards at least …...Read More
A tale of three fronts in Tamil Nadu
Pension distribution commences in Andhra Pradesh
April 03, 2024 11:17 pm | Updated 11:17 pm IST - GUNTUR The disbursement of pension to 25.66 lakh beneficiaries out of the total 65.69 lakh in the State for the month of April was completed, said Sashibhushan Kumar, Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, in a press release. …...Read More
Kudumbashree supporting voter education activities
April 03, 2024 11:15 pm | Updated 11:15 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram The Kudumbashree is assisting the SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) team of the Collectorates in some districts to spread awareness of voter participation in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. SVEEP is being implemented to ensure that …...Read More
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla files nomination in Kota
April 03, 2024 11:10 pm | Updated 11:10 pm IST - JAIPUR Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday filed his nomination papers as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in Rajasthan’s Kota, while expressing confidence about his victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Birla is a two-time MP …...Read More
Karandlaje, Rajeev Gowda among 87 candidates submit nominations a day ahead of deadline
April 03, 2024 11:09 pm | Updated April 04, 2024 07:39 am IST - Bengaluru Several candidates including Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje, former Rajya Sabha member M.V. Rajeev Gowda, and former Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary filed their nominations on Wednesday, April 3, for the April 26 Lok Sabha elections, in …...Read More
Should State Governments borrow more? | Explained
April 03, 2024 11:07 pm | Updated April 04, 2024 10:58 am IST The financial relation between the Union and various State governments has been a matter of vigorous debate. In a recent development, the Government of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court for a resolution of the following question: …...Read More
Three youths injured in country bomb explosion
April 03, 2024 11:01 pm | Updated 11:01 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Three youths sustained injuries when a country bomb exploded allegedly while it was being put together at Mukkola in the Mannanthala police Station limits on Wednesday. A 17-year-old from Nedumangad lost both his hands in the explosion. The …...Read More
‘T.N.’s energy consumption reached a new peak of 430.13 million units’
April 03, 2024 10:55 pm | Updated April 04, 2024 01:17 am IST - CHENNAI Electricity, Finance and Human Resources Management Minister Thangam Thennarasu said the State’s energy consumption had reached a new peak of 430.13 million units on Tuesday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he said the …...Read More
On being called by Amit Shah to Delhi and denied meeting, Eshwarappa says...
April 03, 2024 10:55 pm | Updated April 04, 2024 11:05 am IST - BENGALURU In a curious development, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who had invited BJP rebel leader K.S. Eshwarappa to Delhi for consultations, called off the conciliatory meeting after the latter arrived in the national capital on …...Read More
Action against NSCN (I-M) rebels sought
April 03, 2024 10:53 pm | Updated April 04, 2024 12:07 am IST A group of 15 military ‘officers’ of the extremist National Socialist Council of Nagalim, or NSCN (Isak-Muivah), has sought disciplinary action against 14 “mutineers” who decided to defy the authority of the ‘longvibu’ or the commander-in-chief of …...Read More
