IIT-Madras study finds no casualties among pregnant women in T.N. during COVID-19 pandemic

March 15, 2024 11:16 pm | Updated 11:16 pm IST - CHENNAI An Indian Institute of Technology Madras study of antenatal care and emergency delivery services for pregnant women in the State across the three COVID-19 pandemic waves from 2020 to 2022 found that there were no casualties among pregnant …...Read More

Congress yet to announce several candidates for LS polls in north-western Karnataka

March 15, 2024 11:03 pm | Updated 11:03 pm IST - Belagavi The Congress party has announced only one of the five Lok Sabha seats in north western Karnataka till now. Party leaders say it may wait for the BJP’s final list of nominees, to counter them properly. The name …...Read More

Bandh affects normal life in Manipur’s Imphal Valley

March 15, 2024 10:57 pm | Updated 10:57 pm IST - GUWAHATI GUWAHATI A 48-hour ‘general strike’ imposed by 12 civil society organisations from Friday morning affected normal life in Manipur’s Imphal Valley. The organisations called the bandh to exert pressure on the government to unconditionally release three leaders of …...Read More

The Hindu Group wins six awards at WAN-IFRA Digital Media South Asia 2023

March 15, 2024 10:56 pm | Updated 11:34 pm IST - CHENNAI The Hindu’s projects bagged six of the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards South Asia 2023 presented at an event recently organised in New Delhi. The Hindu Made of Chennai, a campaign to celebrate the city, won gold in both …...Read More

TNCC president demands answers from Prime Minister Modi on electoral bonds

March 15, 2024 10:54 pm | Updated 10:54 pm IST - CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai said on Friday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s warnings about corruption in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, including the issue of electoral bonds, had been vindicated after the details of …...Read More

HC seeks UPSC, Centre’s stand on plea for civil services exam centre in hill districts of Manipur

March 15, 2024 10:52 pm | Updated 10:52 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on a plea by Zomi Students Federation seeking to set up examination centres in the hill districts of Manipur for the Civil …...Read More

‘Salad Day’ helps preschoolers beat the summer heat

March 15, 2024 10:45 pm | Updated 10:45 pm IST - ALAPPUZHA Preschoolers in Kanjikuzhy grama panchayat in Alappuzha have extra motivation to attend anganwadi these days. The local body has recently declared every Wednesday and Saturday as ‘Salad Day’ and children are being served a mix of various fruits …...Read More

Continuous neglect forced me to quit Congress: Baburao Chavan

March 15, 2024 10:40 pm | Updated 10:40 pm IST - KALABURAGI: Former Minister and Banjara community leader Baburao Chavan alleged that continuous neglect forced him to quit Congress and join BJP. Addressing presspersons in Kalaburagi on Friday Mr. Chavan said that he joined the BJP at Bengaluru in presence …...Read More

Man goes missing while on trek into prohibited area near Coonoor

March 15, 2024 10:34 pm | Updated 10:34 pm IST - UDHAGAMANDALAM Fire and Rescue Service personnel and the Nilgiris district police are attempting to trace a man, who was part of a group of seven tourists, who had ventured into the prohibited area of Sengottarayaar Hill near Selas, a …...Read More

Uttar Pradesh parties remembered BSP founder Kanshi Ram on birth anniversary

March 15, 2024 10:29 pm | Updated 10:41 pm IST - Lucknow Political parties across the ideological spectrum in Uttar Pradesh on Friday paid tribute to Dalit leader and founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Kanshi Ram on his birth anniversary. U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath described the late leader …...Read More