125-year-old tortoise passes away at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad

March 16, 2024 06:39 pm | Updated 07:01 pm IST - HYDERABAD A 125-year-old Galapagos Giant Tortoise, male, aged approximately 125 years passed away at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on March 16. The creature succumbed to complications associated with old age in the early hours of March 16 …...Read More

Modi launches LS campaign in Karnataka on home turf of Congress president

March 16, 2024 06:36 pm | Updated 07:12 pm IST - KALABURAGI Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the BJP’s campaign for Lok Sabha elections 2024 in Karnataka from Kalaburagi, the home turf of Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha M. Mallikarjun Kharge. Addressing a gathering at N.V. …...Read More

Man jumps in front of moving BMTC bus, dies

March 16, 2024 06:35 pm | Updated 06:35 pm IST - Bengaluru A 35-year-old wall painter was killed after he allegedly jumped in front of a moving BMTC bus at Kamakshipalya on Friday. The deceased Chethan, from Tamil Nadu, was waiting on the roadside and allegedly suddenly jumped in front …...Read More

3.4 lakh central security personnel to be deployed in Lok Sabha polls

March 16, 2024 06:30 pm | Updated 07:45 pm IST - New Delhi The Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to deploy 3.4 lakh Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel along with State police forces in the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections and the Assembly polls in four States beginning …...Read More

World Consumer Rights Day observed

March 16, 2024 06:06 pm | Updated 06:06 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil has emphasised the need to use emerging technologies including artificial intelligence for the welfare of mankind. He added the use of such advancements in governance and other avenues directly related to …...Read More

Odisha to vote in simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, Assembly in four phases

March 16, 2024 06:05 pm | Updated 06:20 pm IST - Bhubaneswar Odisha will vote in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls simultaneously in four phases, the Election Commission of India announced on March 16. The polling will be held on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1, …...Read More

Defence Minister approves ‘resettlement facilities’ cadets invalidated from military training on medical grounds

March 16, 2024 05:52 pm | Updated 05:52 pm IST - NEW DELHI Partly addressing a long-pending demand, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved a proposal for extension of “resettlement facilities” to cadets who are invalidated from military training on medical grounds due to the causes attributable to or aggravated by …...Read More

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: NDAvs INDIA Central aims subnational strategies

March 16, 2024 05:50 pm | Updated 05:57 pm IST “In 2024, Tamil Nadu is set to create history as the epicentre of the politics of development in India,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a public meeting in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu on February 27. “There is no bigger question …...Read More

Arunachal Pradesh to vote in simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha, assembly on April 19

March 16, 2024 05:42 pm | Updated 05:49 pm IST - Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh will vote in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections on April 19, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on March 16. According to the ECI, the notification for the Assembly Elections would be issued on …...Read More

₹430 crore Cherlapalli railway station to be ready soon: SCR

March 16, 2024 05:39 pm | Updated 05:40 pm IST - HYDERABAD The ₹430 crore Cherlapalli railway station, which is scheduled to become the fifth passenger terminal for the twin cities, is likely to be ready in the next few weeks with three trains already beginning to have halts since …...Read More