SCR announces progress in Kazipet-Balharshah third line work

March 15, 2024 06:39 pm | Updated 06:39 pm IST - HYDERABAD South-Central Railway (SCR) on Friday announced that a 19-km third line between Asifabad and Rechini Road, which is part of the Kazipet–Balharshah tripling and electrification project has been completed and commissioned. The Kazipet–Balharshah section is a vital rail …...Read More

TMC leaders Arjun Singh, Suvendu’s brother Dibyendu Adhikari join BJP

March 15, 2024 06:31 pm | Updated 06:31 pm IST - New Delhi Two Trinamool Congress MPs — Arjun Singh and Dibyendu Adhikari — joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday. Mr. Singh represents West Bengal's Barrackpur in the Lok Sabha and Mr. Adhikari the Tamluk constituency. They joined …...Read More

Group beats up salesman in Musiri taluk mistaking him for a child kidnapper

March 15, 2024 06:27 pm | Updated 06:27 pm IST - TIRUCHI Mistaking a watch seller for a child lifter, a group thrashed a 55-year-old man from Karnataka in Musiri on Friday. The Jambunathapuram police have booked a case against 15 persons in this connection. According to the police, Rasappa, …...Read More

Lack of trained personnel, corruption marring fight against ecological degradation, says expert

March 15, 2024 06:26 pm | Updated 06:26 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA There is no dearth of intellectuals or manpower in India to combat the alarming ecological crisis. However, a lack of trained personnel and pollution control boards, the prevalence of large-scale corruption, and the absence of effective cooperation between …...Read More

Duchess of Sussex: Decorative crystal prisms, bird baths and ketchup - what to expect from Meghan's new brand

Bird baths "for birds to bathe in", pet collars, decorative crystal prisms and fruit butters are among just some of the items that could be offered under the Duchess of Sussex's new luxury lifestyle brand. The extensive list of products, that also includes meditation mats, ketchup, cutlery, and recipe books, …...Read More

Seven tribal families continue legal fight against house contractor

March 15, 2024 06:12 pm | Updated 06:12 pm IST - PALAKKAD/MALAPPURAM Seven families of the Bhoothivazhi tribal hamlet at Agali in Attappady have embarked on a legal fight against a building contractor who allegedly swindled them out of ₹13.62 lakh given by the government for housing. Tribespeople Rangi, Reshi, …...Read More

Farmers observe fast against Karnataka’s bid to build dam at Mekedatu

March 15, 2024 06:11 pm | Updated 07:17 pm IST - TIRUVARUR Farmers and members of the Coordination Committee of All Farmers’ Associations of Tamil Nadu observed a fast at Tiruvarur on Friday urging the State government to take legal steps to prevent Karnataka government from going ahead with its …...Read More

The Hindu Future India Club to hold sports quiz at IIT-Hyderabad

March 15, 2024 06:09 pm | Updated 06:09 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Hindu Future India Club (FIC) will organise a sports quiz at IIT-Hyderabad on March 16 (Saturday) as part of the institute’s annual techno-cultural fest. Titled ‘Mera Bharat Mahan’, the quiz will cover significant achievements in Indian sports. …...Read More

Denied BJP ticket, Srinivas Prasad’s kin call on Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

March 15, 2024 06:09 pm | Updated 06:10 pm IST - MYSURU Denied a ticket by the BJP, Dr. N.S. Mohan, the son-in-law of BJP MP from Chamarajanagar Srinivas Prasad, called on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the latter’s residence in Mysuru on March 15. Accompanied by H.D. Kote’s Congress …...Read More

Electoral bonds are quid pro quo: AIMIM chief Owaisi

March 15, 2024 06:04 pm | Updated 06:13 pm IST - HYDERABAD All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said his party did not receive a single electoral bond, and described those that did receive them as having sold themselves to buyers, and indicated that there exists …...Read More