This LS election is for overall development of the country, says V.K. Singh

April 14, 2024 08:24 pm | Updated 08:24 pm IST - TIRUVARUR Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation Gen. (retd.) V.K. Singh campaigned for S.G.M. Ramesh, BJP’s candidate in the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency, on Sunday. Mr. Singh said: “The upcoming Lok Sabha election …...Read More

Sydney serial stabbing suspect suffered from mental health issues, police and family say

The suspect who fatally stabbed six people and injured more than a dozen others on Saturday at a busy shopping center in Australia before being shot and killed by a police officer was identified as a man suffering from mental health issues. Joel Cauchi, 40, killed five women and one …...Read More

Need to empower downtrodden sections, say BC associations

April 14, 2024 08:19 pm | Updated 08:19 pm IST - VIZIANAGARAM Several backward classes associations representing Kapu, Velama, Telaga, Yadava and other communities asked political parties to empower BCs politically and economically in tune with the ideology of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar who had strived for an egalitarian society. Pulsus …...Read More

Speedy recovery wishes pour in for A.P. Chief Minister

April 14, 2024 08:19 pm | Updated 08:19 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Messages wishing a speedy recovery to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy poured in from various quarters on Apil 14 (Sunday). Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy was injured in a stone-pelting incident during his ‘Memantha Siddham’ bus yatra in …...Read More

Election awareness graffiti adorn Cauvery bridge

April 14, 2024 08:18 pm | Updated 08:18 pm IST - TIRUCHI The Cauvery bridge, connecting Mela Chinthamani and Mambalasalai, was converted into a canvas for graffiti creating awareness among people on their duty to vote in the Lok Sabha elections on April 19. Slogans in large letters were painted …...Read More

'Longer than Brexit': Renters criticise 5-year wait for ban on no-fault evictions

The government has been accused of "betraying renters" on the fifth anniversary of a "failed" promise to ban no-fault evictions - as figures suggest that over 80,000 households have been put at risk of homelessness since then. Former Conservative prime minister Theresa May made the pledge to scrap Section 21 …...Read More

No mention of BCs in BJP’s manifesto: R. Krishnaiah

April 14, 2024 08:17 pm | Updated 08:18 pm IST - HYEDRABAD There is no mention of Backward Classes and their development in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, observed National BC welfare association president and Rajya Sabha member R. Krishnaiah on Sunday. Making public …...Read More

Environmental clean-up, economic fillip, and demand for rail services dominate voter expectations in Arakkonam

April 14, 2024 08:10 pm | Updated April 15, 2024 10:17 am IST - CHENNAI In a three-cornered contest, DMK heavyweight S. Jagathrakshakan, who won by a huge margin of over three lakh votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, is seeking another term in Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency. With …...Read More

Rand Paul calls on Speaker Johnson to take up bolder stance against Democrats: 'Show some cojones'

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul accused Speaker Mike Johnson of "siding with Democrats" and "abdicating the power of the purse," Sunday, as GOP infighting resumes over FISA warrants and out-of-control spending. Speaking to Fox News' Maria Bartiromo on Sunday, the GOP firebrand responded to questioning about the push for aid for …...Read More

Suspects on loose after carjacking caught on video, woman's remains found in burned SUV

Authorities in Florida are searching for suspects involved in an armed carjacking and killing of a woman whose body was found inside the burned remains of an SUV. The carjacking of a white 2017 Dodge Durango took place just before 6 p.m. Thursday in Winter Springs, the Seminole County Sheriff's …...Read More