CAA | Kerala CM spreading lies about Congress position on the Act, says Opposition Leader

March 15, 2024 02:59 pm | Updated 03:01 pm IST - KOCHI Kerala’s Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of “spreading lies” with regard to Congress’s position on the Citizenship (amendment) Act (CAA). During a press conference at North Paravur on March 15 (Friday), Mr. …...Read More

Right to wages behind bars: paid labour lies at the heart of the prison reform system but wages are poor in nearly every State

March 15, 2024 02:56 pm | Updated 03:50 pm IST It was a jet black Jaguar one week, a Mercedes the next; sometimes, a drive within the city or a cross-country trip to Goa. Surender Singh was 27, working for a private cab service, doing what he loved — driving. …...Read More

CAA only serves to legitimise Islamophobia: T.N. CM Stalin

March 15, 2024 02:56 pm | Updated 03:44 pm IST - CHENNAI DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday contended that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) only served to “legitimise Islamophobia”. He made this observation on a social media post on the occasion of the UN …...Read More

Global Spirituality Mahotsav kickstarted at Kanha Shanti Vanam

March 15, 2024 02:53 pm | Updated 02:53 pm IST The Ministry of Culture (Special Cell) and Heartfulness’ Global Spirituality Mahotsav with the theme of “Inner Peace to World Peace” kickstarted at Kanha Shanti Vanam, situated at the outskirts of Hyderabad on Thursday. The event witnessed brilliant musical rendition by …...Read More

British Wildlife Photography Awards: This year's winning pictures

A spectacular picture of a football covered in barnacles has been unveiled as the winner of this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards. The image was chosen from more than 14,000 submissions from amateur and professional photographers. The winning image was taken by Ryan Stalker and also won in the Coast …...Read More

INCOIS unveils coastal water quality monitoring system

March 15, 2024 02:44 pm | Updated 02:44 pm IST - HYDERABAD Scientists at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) have made functional, a first of its kind, Water Quality Nowcasting System (WQNS) for environmental monitoring and forecasting the east …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls | Former MP, former AIADMK MLA join DMK

March 15, 2024 02:43 pm | Updated 03:32 pm IST - CHENNAI About 500 people, including former MP P.D. Elangovan and former AIADMK legislator V.T. Kalaiselvan joined the DMK, in the presence of DMK president M.K. Stalin at Anna Arivalayam in Chennai on Friday, March 15, 2024. Mr. Elangovan was …...Read More

ED and IT had conducted searches on many firms which purchased electoral bonds

March 15, 2024 02:03 pm | Updated 02:12 pm IST An analysis of firms which feature among the top purchasers of electoral bonds throws up many curious patterns. One of the common links is that a significant number of companies in the top donor list were under the Enforcement Directorate’s …...Read More

SC to examine EC policy on grant of free symbols on first come, first served basis

March 15, 2024 02:01 pm | Updated 02:01 pm IST - New Delhi The Supreme Court on March 15 sought a response from the Election Commission on a plea of Tamil Nadu-based unrecognised political party, Naam Tamilar Katchi, challenging the allotment of free symbols to unrecognised political parties on a …...Read More

Props from botched Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasgow raise £2,000 for Palestinian aid charity

Props from an infamous Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasgow have raised more than £2,000 at auction for a Palestinian aid charity. The backdrops from Willy's Chocolate Experience - which was brought to a halt on its opening day as parents demanded their money back - were found in a bin. …...Read More