March 16, 2024 01:55 pm | Updated 02:01 pm IST - KOCHI Ashraf N.K., a 50-year-old fruit vendor, froze when he reached his shop at NGO Quarters near Thrikkakara in Ernakulam district of Kerala with the day’s stock and checked his trouser pocket to pay the autorickshaw fare on March …...Read More
Kerala fruit vendor loses ₹40,000, kind strangers find and return some of the money
Comet that passes by Earth once every 71 years visible in night sky
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No - it's a comet that has been spotted from Earth for the first time in 71 years. The 12P/Pons-Brooks comet is growing brighter and is now visible in the night sky - but you'll still need binoculars or a telescope to …...Read More
Ten per cent reservation approved for newly added tribes; OBC reservation enhanced to 8% in Jammu & Kashmir
March 16, 2024 01:22 pm | Updated 01:22 pm IST - Jammu “The Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved 10% reservation in favour of four newly added tribes, taking the overall reservation for the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Union Territory to 20%,” an official spokesman said. “The administration has …...Read More
Former Congress MP from Alwar Karan Singh Yadav joins BJP
March 16, 2024 01:18 pm | Updated 02:11 pm IST - Jaipur Former Congress MP from Alwar, Karan Singh Yadav, joined the BJP in Jaipur on Saturday. Along with him, several other Congress leaders also joined the saffron party. Mr. Yadav resigned from the Congress' primary membership on Friday after …...Read More
DGCA rejects airline request to postpone new pilot duty norms
March 16, 2024 01:02 pm | Updated 01:37 pm IST - New Delhi The DGCA has turned down a request from airlines to postpone the implementation of new norms governing pilot duty hours that provide for more rest from June 1, emphasising that instances of recent pilot deaths seemingly due …...Read More
Second World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in Chennai in June 2025: CM Stalin
March 16, 2024 12:52 pm | Updated 12:52 pm IST - CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday announced that the second World Classical Tamil Conference would be held in Chennai in June 2025, for five days. The first World Classical Tamil Conference was held in June 2010 …...Read More
7th Pay Commission recommends 27.5% hike in pay to Karnataka govt employees
March 16, 2024 12:48 pm | Updated 12:48 pm IST - BENGALURU The Seventh Pay Commission, headed by former chief secretary K. Sudhakar Rao, submitted its final report to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on March 16. The commission recommended a 27.5% hike in pay to Karnataka government employees. Mr. Siddaramaiah …...Read More
PM Modi in Telangana, says Congress, BRS shattered dreams of State’’s development
March 16, 2024 12:45 pm | Updated 02:11 pm IST The Congress and the BRS together shattered every dream of Telangana’s development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on March 16, hitting out at the Opposition parties. Addressing a rally in Nagarkurnool, he said 25 crore people were lifted out of …...Read More
Lok Sabha elections | BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Pratap Singh resigns from party
March 16, 2024 12:45 pm | Updated 12:57 pm IST In a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Pratap Singh said on March 16 he is resigning from the primary membership of the party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Madhya Pradesh MP sent …...Read More
Missing keys of 'Ratna Bhandar' | Orissa High Court adjourns hearing on PIL seeking tabling of report
March 16, 2024 12:37 pm | Updated 12:37 pm IST - Cuttack The Orissa High Court has adjourned the hearing for another two weeks on a PIL seeking tabling of Justice Raghubir Das Commission of Enquiry report on the missing keys of Puri Jagannath Temple 'Ratna Bhandar' in the State …...Read More
