Bryce Hodgson: Stalker shot dead by police after threatening officers with sword and crossbow, IOPC says

A convicted stalker was shot dead by police after he swung a sword and pointed a crossbow at officers while trying to break into a house in southeast London, an investigation has found. Bryce Hodgson confronted police before being shot in Southwark on 30 January, the Independent Office for Police …...Read More

Incredible momentum in India-U.S. defence relationship, says Pentagon official

March 14, 2024 04:29 pm | Updated 04:29 pm IST - Washington There is a paradigm change and incredible momentum in the U.S.-India defence relationship which is now defined more by the overall trajectory rather than by differences on key issues, a senior Pentagon official has said. The remarks by …...Read More

Death of KU fest contest judge shows SFI is a challenge to people of Kerala, says Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan

March 14, 2024 04:29 pm | Updated 05:09 pm IST - KOCHI The alleged ‘suicide’ of a dance teacher from Kannur who was a judge in a dance contest at Kerala University (KU) youth festival following “physical assault” by Students’ Federation of India (SFI) activists is proof that the students’ …...Read More

Gaami movie: Decoding the visual aesthetics with Vishwanath Reddy Chelumalla

March 14, 2024 04:15 pm | Updated 04:54 pm IST One of the striking aspects of the recently released Telugu film Gaami is its visual aesthetics, with its cinematography playing a significant part. Vishwanath Reddy Chelumalla, who filmed a large part of Gaami (some portions were filmed by Rampy Nandigam), …...Read More

Forest fire in Coonoor for third consecutive day

March 14, 2024 04:05 pm | Updated 04:05 pm IST - UDHAGAMANDALAM The forest department, for the third consecutive day, is fighting a massive forest fire that spread from a private estate into a reserve forest in Forest Dale in Coonoor Forest Range in the Nilgiris Forest Division. The fire …...Read More

Ordnance Factory Medak to upgrade 693 infantry fighting vehicles for Indian Army

March 14, 2024 04:05 pm | Updated 04:05 pm IST - HYDERABAD Ordnance Factory Medak (OFMK), a constituent of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd (AVNL), on Wednesday has entered into a contract with the Indian Army for the upgradation of 693 BMP-II infantry fighting vehicles to BMP-IIM standard, focusing particularly on …...Read More

T.N. CM Stalin urges Union government to disburse MGNREGS dues

March 14, 2024 03:58 pm | Updated 03:58 pm IST - CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday, March 14, 2024 wrote to the Union government requesting to disburse the MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) total wage liability amount to the tune of ₹1,678.83 crore …...Read More

"Everyone will get equal rights" says Amit Shah, asks persecuted refugees to have faith in PM Modi-led govt

March 14, 2024 03:54 pm | Updated 03:54 pm IST - New Delhi Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured persecuted refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to have faith in the Narendra Modi government and said that under the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), everyone will be given …...Read More

If Election Commission can’t, Congress can publish details of electoral bonds in two hours: TNCC president Selvaperunthagai

March 14, 2024 03:42 pm | Updated 03:43 pm IST - CHENNAI If the Election Commission of India (ECI) did not have the capability to upload 44,000 pages of data containing details of electoral bonds on its website within March 15, the Congress was willing to receive the data from …...Read More

Paul McFadyen jailed for six years for sexual offences against two women

A high-risk sex offender clapped during an outburst after a jury found him guilty of a number of crimes. Paul McFadyen, 61, was said to have "lost his reputation" and has now "lost his liberty" after being jailed for six years. McFadyen targeted two young women while working at an …...Read More