LDF legislators dub Benny Behanan’s term as MP a complete failure

April 11, 2024 07:52 pm | Updated 07:52 pm IST - KOCHI Left Democratic Front (LDF) MLAs P.V. Sreenijin, E.T. Taison, and V.R. Sunil Kumar, representing Assembly constituencies falling within the Chalakudy Parliament constituency limits, have accused incumbent Congress MP Benny Behanan, who is seeking re-election, of having wasted five …...Read More

BRS hits out at Speaker’s office for ‘being undemocratic’

April 11, 2024 07:52 pm | Updated 07:52 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has alleged that the Congress, which has come to power in the name of “democratic Telangana”, is keeping all systems in the State under its control, including that of the Assembly Speaker’s office. …...Read More

Moroccan asylum seeker Ahmed Ali Alid murdered 'defenceless pensioner' in rampage motivated by Gaza, court hears

A Moroccan asylum seeker murdered a "defenceless" pensioner in a rampage motivated by the conflict in Gaza, a court has heard. Ahmed Ali Alid, 45, attempted to kill his housemate, Javed Nouri, a former Muslim who converted to Christianity, because he believed Nouri was an apostate - meaning someone who …...Read More

Accept verdict, says Babu; Swaraj dubs HC ruling ‘strange’

April 11, 2024 07:51 pm | Updated 07:51 pm IST - KOCHI K. Babu, the United Democratic Front (UDF) MLA from Thripunithura, has urged the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and its candidate M. Swaraj, whom he defeated in the last Assembly election, to accept the High Court verdict on the …...Read More

Cocoa price breaches ₹800 a kg-mark as scarcity persists

April 11, 2024 07:47 pm | Updated 07:47 pm IST - KOCHI Price of dry cocoa beans breached ₹800-a-kg-mark as short supply of the produce continues to haunt the international market thanks to lower production in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, which account for the bulk of world supply. Reports pointed …...Read More

Development has taken a back seat in Karnataka under Congress, says Vijayendra

April 11, 2024 07:47 pm | Updated 07:47 pm IST - MYSURU State BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra said here on Thursday that development in Karnataka has taken a back seat under Congress which was fixated on guarantee schemes. Speaking to media persons, Mr. Vijayendra said people have realised that the …...Read More

Lean inflows into Krishna projects hit hydel generation hard in 2023-24

April 11, 2024 07:44 pm | Updated 07:44 pm IST - HYDERABAD Poor inflows or flood from upstream States, not the rainfall within the State, into major reservoirs in Telangana during 2023-24 has resulted in very low hydro-electric generation reducing it to the lowest since 2016-17, forcing the power utilities …...Read More

BC association demands construction of Jyotirao Phule Bhavan in Vizianagaram

April 11, 2024 07:44 pm | Updated 07:44 pm IST - VIZIANAGARAM Uttarandhra Backward Classes Association president Muddada Madhu, on Thursday, asked the government to construct BC Bhavan in the name of social reformer Jyotirao Phule, since backward classes did not have such place for regular interaction. He offered floral …...Read More

15 children survive electric shock during temple chariot procession in Kurnool district

April 11, 2024 07:43 pm | Updated 07:43 pm IST - KURNOOL Fifteen children had a narrow escape after suffering an electric shock during the chariot procession at a local temple in Chinnatekuru village of Kallur mandal in Kurnool district on Thursday, April 11. The children, aged between 8 and …...Read More

Police wind up ‘Akshayapatra’ project in Kozhikode as number of beneficiaries drops

April 11, 2024 07:41 pm | Updated 07:53 pm IST - Kozhikode The ‘Akshayapatra’ counter opened by the Kozhikode City police to supply free meals to rough-sleepers and the wandering segments has been permanently shut citing increasing attempts to misuse the service by a section of ineligible beneficiaries. Police officers …...Read More