Students happy with summer vacation midday meal programme, but don’t like the long trek for lunch

April 13, 2024 12:26 am | Updated 12:26 am IST - Bengaluru The Karnataka government has extended midday meals for the summer holidays too in the 223 drought-hit taluks as a relief measure. But the decision to offer meals only in nodal schools has left the students unhappy. In many …...Read More

India Post to deliver Ram Navami archana-thalambralu

April 13, 2024 12:25 am | Updated 12:25 am IST - HYDERABAD Devotees can order Anthralaya Archana-Thalambrala Seva for Ram Navami from April 13 and April 16 through post. The Telangana Postal Circle has joined hands with the Endowments department for this purpose. Meanwhile, the Anthralaya Archana will be performed …...Read More

Harish Rao canvasses for BRS candidate for Karimnagar LS seat

April 13, 2024 12:22 am | Updated 12:22 am IST - KARIMNAGAR BRS senior leader and Siddipet MLA T. Harish Rao called upon the residents of Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency to elect BRS candidate B. Vinod Kumar in the upcoming election to make their voices heard in the Lok Sabha …...Read More

Incubator for startups in life science kicks off in Hyderabad

April 13, 2024 12:18 am | Updated 12:18 am IST - HYDERABAD The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) on Friday announced the successful onboarding of several startups at its new business incubator to foster innovation and support entrepreneurial endeavours in the field of life sciences. The ‘iDeaNA-CDFD Technology’ …...Read More

SC prison supervisor accused of taking bribes, providing contraband phones

A supervisor who managed security at a South Carolina prison accepted more than $219,000 in bribes over three years and got 173 contraband cellphones for inmates, according to federal prosecutors. Christine Mary Livingston, 46, was indicted earlier this month on 15 charges including bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. …...Read More

Chiefs' Travis Kelce chugs beer moments before receiving college diploma

Three-time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce, alongside his now retired brother Jason Kelce, hosted their "New Heights" podcast on Thursday at the University of Cincinnati's Fifth Third Arena, the longtime home of the Bearcats' men's basketball team. The Kelce brothers played college football at Cincinnati. While Travis and Jason previously …...Read More

ED attaches assets of former West Bengal Minister in PDS scam

April 13, 2024 12:13 am | Updated 12:19 am IST - Kolkata The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets valued at ₹50.47 crore belonging to former West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick in connection with the investigation into the public distribution system scam. The attachments include properties of Bakibur …...Read More

Union Ministry data points to nearly 75% MPLADS funds in T.N. lying unspent

April 13, 2024 12:09 am | Updated 06:49 am IST - Chennai Nearly 75% of the allocated funds to the 39 Members of Parliament (MPs) in Tamil Nadu under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) from 2019 to 2024 (excluding the COVID years) have not been utilised …...Read More

Lok Sabha Elections 2024

April 13, 2024 12:09 am | Updated 10:52 am IST - Chennai Nearly 75% of the allocated funds to the 39 Members of Parliament (MPs) in Tamil Nadu under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) from 2019 to 2024 (excluding the COVID years) have not been utilised …...Read More

'The Vessel' at NYC's Hudson Yards to reopen 3 years after suicides forced closure

The Vessel, a climbable sculpture that drew hordes of tourists to the Hudson Yards megadevelopment on Manhattan’s west side before a string of suicides forced its closure in 2021, will reopen to the public later this year with added safety measures. The towering honeycomb-like attraction will feature new steel mesh …...Read More