March 15, 2024 12:49 am | Updated 12:49 am IST - New Delhi New Delhi The Ministry of Minority Affairs on March 14 approved multiple projects for minority religious and cultural studies in universities across India. A communique from the Ministry said that the approvals were done in the spirit …...Read More

March 15, 2024 12:48 am | Updated 12:49 am IST - DUBAI Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal, Russia's state media reported Thursday, potentially raising the stakes in their ongoing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways against the backdrop …...Read More

March 15, 2024 12:27 am | Updated 12:27 am IST India has moved up a rank on the global Human Development Index (HDI), according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report ‘Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarised world’ released on March 13. The report stated that while …...Read More

March 15, 2024 12:21 am | Updated 12:21 am IST - KOCHI The airport extension of Seaport-Airport Road has got impetus with the Naval Armament Depot (NAD) deciding to hand over 2.50 hectares, Minister for Industries P. Rajeeve said on Thursday. Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala (RBDCK) would …...Read More

March 15, 2024 12:09 am | Updated 12:09 am IST - CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting Tamil Nadu “only for seeking votes” and said the DMK did not need anyone to teach it patriotism. “Like the AIADMK, the BJP …...Read More

March 15, 2024 12:07 am | Updated 12:07 am IST - Bengaluru The more-than-a-decade-old road widening issue on Ballari Road involving the acquisition of Bangalore Palace land has now led to the Supreme Court asking personal presence of three top bureaucrats, including the Chief Secretary, in a contempt petition case. …...Read More

March 15, 2024 12:06 am | Updated 12:06 am IST - CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Finance Secretary T. Udhayachandran said on Thursday that every city in Tamil Nadu would have to feed millions in the future and with unique profile each city needs to re-invent itself and sustain growth. People from …...Read More

March 15, 2024 12:03 am | Updated 12:04 am IST - Chennai A comprehensive study, ‘Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme: Impact on Children in Primary Classes in Government Schools’, undertaken by the State Planning Commission (SPC), has revealed that not only has classroom attendance gone up, but also the students have …...Read More

March 15, 2024 12:03 am | Updated 12:03 am IST - RAIPUR Playing down the potential impact of Congress’ ‘Nari Nyay’ guarantees for women on the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said that it was about “faith and not statistics” regarding such assurances. The Minister …...Read More

March 14, 2024 11:58 pm | Updated 11:58 pm IST “It is like our lives, deprived and desolate,” mumbles K. Ashiq, a mango farmer in his mid-20s at Muthalamada in Palakkad district, Kerala, as he runs his fingers through a bunch of fallen mango buds in his orchard. His voice …...Read More