April 12, 2024 10:33 pm | Updated 10:33 pm IST - CHENNAI Prime Minister Narendra Modi had supported the demand for making Tamil as the official language of the Madras High Court when he served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2013, said Justice G. Jayachandran of the Madras …...Read More
PM Modi supported demand to make Tamil official language of Madras High Court: Judge
Sunny Hostin says Simpson case was about 'the system': 'Police officers have killed many more people than OJ'
"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin said Friday that many Black Americans were relieved by O.J. Simpson's acquittal because of their frustration with the American justice system, adding police officers had killed more people than he had. Simpson died of cancer on Wednesday at age 76, known for his football prowess …...Read More
With the arrest of two elusive kingpins, has the Thirthahalli module been neutralised?
April 12, 2024 10:32 pm | Updated 10:32 pm IST - Bengaluru In the last four years, the module that came to be called the Thirthahalli Module, is alleged to have carried out two IED blasts in Karnataka — the cooker blast in 2022 in Mangaluru and the blast at …...Read More
Outer Manipur: for Kuki-Zo outreach, parties hold-off campaigning, start talks with apex tribe bodies
April 12, 2024 10:32 pm | Updated 10:45 pm IST - Kangpokpi/Churachandpur With large sections of Outer Manipur dominated by Kuki-Zo people set to vote on April 19 along with the Inner Manipur constituency, political parties are now creating backchannels to start talks with leaders of apex tribe bodies and …...Read More
Biden Treasury Dept official testifies 'any dollar' Iran gets in aid will fund 'violent' activities
The Treasury Department this week admitted that any funds sent to Iran directly go toward funding "violent" activities of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps "before it’s ever used for their people and humanitarian aid." Sen. Tim Scott is now demanding answers from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, after Deputy Secretary Adewale Adeyemo …...Read More
Adivasi identity, defections and national issues resonate as Madhya Pradesh’s tribal belt gears up for Phase 1
April 12, 2024 10:23 pm | Updated 10:23 pm IST - BHOPAL It is now less than a week before the first phase of Lok Sabha election and like the rest of the country, campaigning has reached its peak in Madhya Pradesh where six seats will go to the polls …...Read More
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill criminalizing adults who help minors get transgender procedures
Tennessee lawmakers in the state's Senate on Thursday passed a bill on a 25-4 vote that would make it a felony for adults to aid minors in seeking gender transition procedures. It now heads to the GOP-led House, where it is expected to get additional Republican support. State Sen. Janice …...Read More
Expenditure observers appointed for Belagavi, Chikkodi
April 12, 2024 10:20 pm | Updated 10:20 pm IST - Belagavi The Election Commission of India has appointed expenditure observers for the two Lok Sabha seats in Belagavi district. Senior Indian Revenue Service officers N. Mohan Krishna (Ph: 8971311395) and Ankit Tiwari (Ph: 8904901395) have been appointed for Chikkodi …...Read More
IISc researchers design novel hydrogel to remove microplastics from water
April 12, 2024 10:18 pm | Updated 10:19 pm IST - Bengaluru Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have designed a sustainable hydrogel to remove microplastics from water. According to IISc, microplastics pose a great threat to human health as these tiny plastic debris can enter our bodies …...Read More
Lakshadweep goes to polls in the wake of a tsunami of unpopular reforms
April 12, 2024 10:17 pm | Updated 10:37 pm IST - KOCHI In the tiny Lok Sabha constituency of Lakshadweep, a Union Territory comprising a group of islands in the Arabian Sea, elections have usually been low-key affairs with little to attract any national attention. Those laidback days are gone; …...Read More
