April 01, 2024 12:15 am | Updated 01:43 am IST All the political parties in Karnataka have completed the process of ticket distribution for the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies. The announcement of candidates has led to internal churning in both the ruling Congress and the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), …...Read More
A dozen mutinies in Karnataka
Rough seas warning: Kerala CM asks coastal communities to remain alert
March 31, 2024 11:53 pm | Updated 11:53 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged coastal communities to remain alert in view of the rough sea warning issued by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS). Mr. Vijayan urged residents to heed the recommendations of …...Read More
No front can take Alappuzha constituency for granted
March 31, 2024 11:51 pm | Updated 11:57 pm IST - ALAPPUZHA For the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency turned out to be a face-saver as it slumped to a humiliating rout in the 2019 general election, losing 19 out of the 20 …...Read More
A change unlikely in this IUML stronghold
March 31, 2024 11:44 pm | Updated 11:44 pm IST - Malappuram The three major candidates from the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency are linked in more ways than one. But, it is unlikely to affect their attempts to score a political point in the constituency, an Indian Union Muslim League …...Read More
Non-resident Keralites will have a say in the voting patterns for Lok Sabha polls
March 31, 2024 11:43 pm | Updated 11:43 pm IST Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, several candidates or their poll managers from constituencies in northern Kerala are embarking on visits to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations, especially the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Some have already paid their visit …...Read More
Additional border checkposts set up in Vellore ahead of Lok Sabha election
March 31, 2024 11:22 pm | Updated 11:22 pm IST - VELLORE Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, two additional police border checkposts have been set up on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 44) and Chittoor-Cuddalore Highway (SH 9) within Vellore district limits as part of the enforcement of the model …...Read More
‘Run for Jesus’ draws hundreds onto streets in Hyderabad
March 31, 2024 11:15 pm | Updated 11:15 pm IST - HYDERABAD On the occasion of Good Friday and Easter, hundreds of Christians made their presence felt on the streets of Hyderabad on Saturday. ‘Run for Jesus’, the annual rally organised by the Federation of Telugu Churches, Telangana State Federation …...Read More
A&E waits: Hundreds of patients a week in England may have died unnecessarily
More than 250 patients a week in England may have died unnecessarily last year due to very long waits for a bed in A&E, new estimates suggest. A study by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) suggests patients are put at risk by spending hours in A&E, particularly after …...Read More
BJP’s victory will drive the last nail in the coffin for Indian democracy: Dravidar Kazhagam cheif Veeramani
K. Veeramani, 91, the president of the Dravidar Kazhagam (DK), has watched, and campaigned for, all general elections in India. He was also arrested during the Emergency. In an interview with The Hindu, he says that if the BJP returns to power at the Centre, after this election, it would …...Read More
Now, GST probe into big corporates, major MNCs needs a ‘written approval’
March 31, 2024 10:58 pm | Updated April 01, 2024 12:07 am IST - NEW DELHI The Department of Revenue has asked the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) officials to seek a prior written nod of zonal Chief Commissioners before initiating any investigation in cases relating to big industrial …...Read More
