March 18, 2024 12:25 am | Updated 12:25 am IST - Chennai The PMK’s Salem West MLA, R. Arul, was sent on Sunday as an emissary to AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s residence here to discuss a possible seat-sharing agreement between the two parties for the upcoming Lok Sabha …...Read More
PMK emissary calls on EPS; AIADMK panel may meet Ramadoss today
Who in the shadow cabinet has appeared most on breakfast TV?
Darren Jones, the newest member of the shadow cabinet, has made more appearances than any other member of the shadow cabinet on the breakfast TV round since September. The shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, who was parachuted in as Rachel Reeves' deputy in the last reshuffle, has made 15 …...Read More
Why is Palaniswami not questioning the BJP over electoral bonds, asks DMK
March 18, 2024 12:24 am | Updated 12:25 am IST - Chennai DMK treasurer T.R. Baalu on Sunday joined issue with AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami who had criticised the DMK for accepting electoral bonds from Future Gaming and Hotel Services. “The DMK has been transparent in sharing information …...Read More
Parents arrested for killing minor who fell in love with youth in Krishnagiri
March 18, 2024 12:22 am | Updated 12:10 pm IST - HOSUR A couple were arrested on Sunday on charges of murdering their 16-year-old daughter, who had fallen in love with a 25-year-old man, and dumping her body in a lake at Bagalur in Krishnagiri district. A relative, who allegedly …...Read More
As misery and despair stalk the Tory party, talk of changing leader is getting louder
Rishi Sunak hopes three key moments this week will turn around his fortunes after his standing in the party plummeted. The PM is hoping Monday's speech on the economy, Wednesday's end of term appearance before Tory MPs and new inflation figures due out the same day, which could be close …...Read More
Public Health department issues advisory
March 17, 2024 11:57 pm | Updated 11:57 pm IST - CHENNAI The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has issued an advisory on precautions to take to prevent certain common infections such as mumps, chicken pox and measles. In mumps infection the person develops swelling of the jaws, …...Read More
Surveillance teams, flying squads deployed in Kallakurichi ahead of polls
March 17, 2024 11:45 pm | Updated 11:45 pm IST - KALLAKURICHI District Election Officer and Collector Sravan Kumar Jatavath on Sunday flagged off flying squads, static surveillance teams, and video surveillance teams ahead of the general election. As many as 40 flying squads will carry out surveillance at various …...Read More
Where names carry numbers
March 17, 2024 11:44 pm | Updated 11:44 pm IST - MIAO Ayu and Agey are familiar names among explorers of the 1,985 sq. km Namdapha, India’s easternmost tiger reserve bordering Myanmar. But for members of their Lisu or Yobin community, inhabiting pockets of the Miao subdivision in Arunachal Pradesh’s …...Read More
Number of critical polling stations in Maoist-affected Bastar region up
March 17, 2024 11:40 pm | Updated 11:40 pm IST - RAIPUR: Given the increased security threat posed by Naxals during the Lok Sabha polls, the Chhattisgarh State Election Commission (SEC) has adjusted its strategy compared to the Assembly polls held last November. There has been an increase in the …...Read More
Govt. makes appointments to cultural academies, draws objections
March 17, 2024 11:35 pm | Updated 11:36 pm IST - Bengaluru After much delay, the State government finally made appointments to 20 cultural academies on Saturday. Prominent among the appointees include Prof. Purushottam Bilimale as the president of the Kannada Development Authority, L.N. Mukundaraj for Karnataka Sahitya Academy, K.V. …...Read More
