March 14, 2024 12:12 am | Updated 01:18 am IST - NEW DELHI An expert committee constituted by the Department of Animal Welfare and Husbandry, Ministry of Agriculture, has recommended that certain breeds of “ferocious dogs” be prohibited from being kept as pets. An official letter has gone out from …...Read More

March 14, 2024 12:09 am | Updated 12:09 am IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Kerala government has issued a preliminary notification for the acquisition of land for the proposed Sabarimala Greenfield International Airport at Erumely. The notification for the acquisition of 1,000.28 ha has been issued under Section 11 (1) of …...Read More

March 14, 2024 12:08 am | Updated 02:21 am IST The goal of the Karnataka Professional Civil Engineers Bill, that was passed recently, to improve professionalisation and construction standards, is laudable. However, the route it recommends, which mandates only certified civil engineers to offer engineering designs, is bound to create …...Read More

A body found in the River Thames three weeks ago is believed to be missing student Samaria Ayanle, police have said. The 19-year-old was last seen at her university accommodation in central London in the early hours of 22 February - but she was not reported missing until staff alerted …...Read More

March 13, 2024 11:56 pm | Updated 11:57 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Three more vessels from China will reach the Vizhinjam seaport here in April with 17 more cranes for the international deep-sea facility being built at ₹7,700 crore, Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd. (VISL) said in a statement on Wednesday. …...Read More

March 13, 2024 11:55 pm | Updated 11:55 pm IST - TIRUVANNAMALAI A 27-year-old BJP functionary was found dead with bullet injuries inside a reserve forest on the Tiruvannamalai - Tirupattur border along Jawadhu Hills. Police said that the deceased has been identified as G. Elumalai, a resident of Adivaram …...Read More

March 13, 2024 11:48 pm | Updated 11:48 pm IST - JAMMU Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on March 13 said the Election Commission of India (EC) has received details from the State Bank of India (SBI) on the electoral bonds, in the wake of the recent Supreme Court order. …...Read More

March 13, 2024 11:43 pm | Updated 11:43 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has convened an urgent meeting on March 14 to discuss the issue of the increasing incidents of human-animal conflict in the State, Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran has said. Mr. Saseendran said on Wednesday …...Read More

March 13, 2024 11:43 pm | Updated 11:50 pm IST - CHENNAI The Tamil Nadu Congress party is anticipating that the DMK might replace three of the constituencies allotted to the party in 2019 Lok Sabha elections — Arani, Tiruchi and Theni — with three others — Cuddalore, Tirunelveli and …...Read More

March 13, 2024 11:43 pm | Updated 11:43 pm IST - KOCHI A caravan park, the second such facility in Kerala, is expected to come up beside the honeymoon cottages of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC)-run Bolgatty Palace Hotel and Resort. Kerala Tourism has allocated ₹1.50 crore for the …...Read More