Aavin employees demand DA arrears

March 14, 2024 09:14 pm | Updated 09:14 pm IST - CHENNAI Aavin employees have urged the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation to release 8% of dearness allowance (DA) due to them. Around 4,500 employees of all cadres across the State and belonging to 22 unions attached to the …...Read More

Angela Rayner wants Diane Abbott back in parliamentary Labour Party as she tells of MP's 'awful' abuse

Angela Rayner says she would "like to see" Diane Abbott back in the parliamentary Labour Party following the row over comments a Tory donor allegedly made about her. Labour's deputy leader said she shared the "frustration" at how long the party's processes could take but they must be followed when …...Read More

Kerala government to adopt mitigation steps to address man-animal conflicts

March 14, 2024 09:11 pm | Updated 09:23 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Faced with an increasing prevalence of man-animal conflicts in the State, the Kerala government has decided to adopt a wide range of mitigation efforts, ranging from eco-restoration activities to erecting ‘beehive fences’, to keep the marauding animals at …...Read More

McDonald's customers in UK say restaurants are closed after IT outage reported in countries across the world

McDonald's customers say they have been turned away from restaurants around the world, including in the UK, after the fast food chain was hit by major IT problems. British diners have complained about restaurants being shut, despite many being able to place orders through the company's app. Follow live: Updates …...Read More

Incriminating documents seized from Jaffer Sadiq’s godown in Chennai: NCB officials

March 14, 2024 09:07 pm | Updated 09:24 pm IST The officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB) on Thursday reportedly seized incriminating documents from a godown belonging to Jaffer Sadiq, accused of being the mastermind in an international drug trafficking syndicate. Last Saturday, the NCB located Sadiq who had been …...Read More

Tribal welfare officers visit Siddhi Colony in Belagavi district, promise to reach govt. benefits to members

March 14, 2024 09:04 pm | Updated 09:04 pm IST - Belagavi A team of officers led by District Tribal Welfare Officer Basavaraj Karihuli visited the Siddhi Colony in Bhooranki village of Khanapur taluk on Thursday. Mr. Karihuli held a meeting with community leaders and listed down the problems they …...Read More

JNCASR researchers develop photocatalyst to convert carbon dioxide to ethylene

March 14, 2024 09:02 pm | Updated 09:02 pm IST - Bengaluru Researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have synthesized a novel and highly efficient photocatalyst that can convert carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to the high-value products ethene and ethylene, which are used as fuel …...Read More

NIA gets new facility in Kochi

March 14, 2024 09:01 pm | Updated 09:01 pm IST - KOCHI The new office complex of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was inaugurated here by Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually on Thursday. The new facility includes a 3,276 square meter administrative block with state-of-the-art investigation and intelligence facilities, …...Read More

Mamata Banerjee suffers head injuries, admitted to hospital

March 14, 2024 08:59 pm | Updated 10:06 pm IST - Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 14 suffered head injuries during a fall at her residence in Kolkata. Ms. Mamata Banerjee was taken to state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata where she is undergoing treatment. “Our chairperson …...Read More

Shettar says he is yet to take a decision on contesting from Belagavi

March 14, 2024 08:55 pm | Updated 08:55 pm IST - HUBBALLI The former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has said that while the party’s senior leaders have discussed the issue of him contesting from Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency, he has not taken any decision yet. Speaking to presspersons in Hubballi …...Read More