Workshop on E-journal consortium conducted

March 13, 2024 11:40 pm | Updated 11:40 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Higher Education Minister R. Bindu inaugurated a workshop on the functioning of the E-Journal consortium here on Wednesday. The programme was jointly organised by the Kerala State Higher Education Council, and Elsevier and Knimbus publications. Speaking on the …...Read More

Dushyant blames BJP for calling off alliance over seat sharing for LS poll

March 13, 2024 11:40 pm | Updated March 14, 2024 12:17 am IST - GURUGRAM Former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Wednesday accused the BJP of unilaterally calling off the Bharatiya Janata Party-Jannayak Janta Party alliance in Haryana over sharing of seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha poll, …...Read More

Five pilgrims injured after SETC hit roadside tree on Chennai - Bengaluru Highway in Tirupattur

March 13, 2024 11:20 pm | Updated 11:35 pm IST - TIRUPATTUR Five pilgrims, who are senior citizens, were injured after the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) bus they were travelling hit a roadside tree at Athurkuppam village near Tirupattur town on the Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 44) on …...Read More

Proposal to add three lakh NCC cadet vacancies approved

March 13, 2024 11:13 pm | Updated 11:13 pm IST - NEW DELHI A proposal for expansion of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) with the addition of three lakh cadet vacancies has been approved by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. This expansion is expected to cater to the increasing demand …...Read More

Prasar Bharati launched news sharing service

March 13, 2024 11:10 pm | Updated 11:10 pm IST - NEW DELHI Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on March 13 launched ‘PB-SHABD’ - Prasar Bharati’s news sharing service and the revamped websites of DD News and Akashvani News Mr. Thakur said: “Over the years, Prasar Bharti …...Read More

Ernakulam Rural police raising a pool of cyber volunteers

March 13, 2024 10:57 pm | Updated 10:58 pm IST - KOCHI The Ernakulam Rural police are in the process of raising a pool of cyber security volunteers as the first line of defence against unsuspecting members of the public from falling prey to the ever increasing cyber frauds. The …...Read More

Cauvery panel to meet in Puducherry after four years

March 13, 2024 10:53 pm | Updated 10:53 pm IST - CHENNAI CHENNAI The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) will meet in Puducherry on March 21. This will be the second time that the committee will have its deliberations in the Union Territory. The previous meeting there took place in …...Read More

ED arrests cybercrime syndicate ‘kingpin’ over ₹4,978-crore fraud

March 13, 2024 10:51 pm | Updated 10:51 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Delhi resident Ashish Kakkar for allegedly running a cybercrime syndicate that cheated people across the country of ₹4,978 crore over the past four years. The funds were siphoned off and diverted …...Read More

Supreme Court stops Assam’s move to withdraw notification of Pobitora wildlife sanctuary

March 13, 2024 10:51 pm | Updated March 14, 2024 02:30 am IST - NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on March 13 froze the Assam government’s move to withdraw a nearly 26-year-old notification constituting the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary, which hosts one of the largest rhino populations in the country. “The …...Read More

SC stops Assam’s move to withdraw notification of Pobitora wildlife sanctuary

March 13, 2024 10:51 pm | Updated 10:51 pm IST - NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on March 13 froze the Assam government’s move to withdraw a nearly 26-year-old notification constituting the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary, which hosts one of the largest rhino populations in the country. “The State government was …...Read More