April 09, 2024 10:56 pm | Updated 10:56 pm IST - TIRUPATI Even as a heatwave of unprecedented scale is sweeping the State, water scarcity appears to be the next worst thing to happen to the Rayalaseema region, comprising the southern districts of Andhra Pradesh. With the mercury level hovering …...Read More
Rayalaseema region staring at severe drought
Vellore police issue traffic advisory ahead of PM Modi’s visit on Wednesday
April 09, 2024 10:55 pm | Updated 10:55 pm IST - VELLORE Superintendent of Police (SP) N. Manivannan issued an advisory on the congestion that is likely to occur on Wednesday morning during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Vellore town. Mr. Modi will address a public meeting as part …...Read More
White House downplays strong Biden comments on GOP and healthcare
The White House on Tuesday downplayed remarks President Biden made earlier in the day in which he seemed to suggest that House Republicans were essentially "killing millions of Americans" by slashing the Affordable Care Act. The president spoke at an event in the nation’s capital earlier on Tuesday, touting government …...Read More
Raging inflation, stagnant wages forcing households into debt: Congress
April 09, 2024 10:45 pm | Updated 10:45 pm IST - New Delhi The alarm bells are ringing for the Indian economy, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not heard them, the Congress said on April 9. The principal Opposition party’s statement was in response to a news report in …...Read More
A turning point election that resulted in enhanced security deposits for candidates
April 09, 2024 10:44 pm | Updated 10:44 pm IST A 65-page booklet containing the names and symbols of a record 1,033 candidates, a thousand “super giant ballot boxes”, and a counting process spread across 70 tables at five centres that lasted over a day in 1996 resulted in the …...Read More
Villagers from Gajwel oppose land acquisition for Regional Ring Road, meet Minister
April 09, 2024 10:42 pm | Updated 10:42 pm IST - SIDDIPET Several people, primarily farmers from the Gajwel Assembly constituency have urged the District Collector to halt the ongoing process of land acquisition for the Regional Ring Road (RRR), alleging lapses in the project alignment. The farmers, belonging to …...Read More
SC questions Centre’s rigid position on control over industrial alcohol
April 09, 2024 10:40 pm | Updated 10:46 pm IST - NEW DELHI A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on April 9 questioned the Centre’s rigid position to have exclusive control over industrial alcohol without giving States even the opportunity to regulate its inflow and clandestine conversion to …...Read More
A morbid ritual that is believed to have the potential to transform life
April 09, 2024 10:40 pm | Updated 10:47 pm IST S. Anantharaj, a native of Aniyamangalam, is standing with his family and watching a bier getting ready for him. He is among the innumerable devotees of Paadaikattai Mahamariamman at Valangaiman in Thanjavur district. They are all standing on the dry …...Read More
Telangana rings in Ugadi with traditional zeal, embraces ‘Krodhi Nama’ spirit
April 09, 2024 10:37 pm | Updated 10:40 pm IST - HYDERABAD Ugadi, the Telugu New Year, was observed with customary zeal throughout Telangana on Tuesday. Residences were adorned with mango leaf garlands, and the partaking of ‘Ugadi Pachadi’, a symbolic chutney, marked the auspicious occasion. Former vice-president M. Venkaiah …...Read More
Old Madras, a veritable Tower of Babel, and her Yellabanasar Street
April 09, 2024 10:36 pm | Updated 10:36 pm IST What do you do with a name like that? And sure enough, it did exist in this city of ours. The past few weeks have seen me poring over the history of mints in Madras and if you recollect, the …...Read More
