April 09, 2024 01:00 am | Updated 01:01 am IST - MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Mumbai North-West constituency candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Amol Kirtikar, was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for over 8 hours on Monday in connection with the ‘khichdi scam’. The ED …...Read More
ED questions Amol Kirtikar for over 8 hours in ‘khichdi scam’ case
These dogs rocked solar eclipse glasses for the main event on Monday
Kicking things off with Boone on his birthday, which just so happened to fall on the same day as the solar eclipse this year. He was not only wearing his protective eye gear but also, a celebration tie in honor of himself. Happy birthday, Boone!...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | Look-alikes find the going tough as competition heats up this time
April 09, 2024 12:56 am | Updated 12:21 pm IST - CHENNAI In Tamil Nadu, a standard part of electioneering is the deployment of look-alikes. They look or dress up like leaders of the past and promise the voters the moon. But the artists say they are facing challenges. Dhanasekar, …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | People Living with HIV/AIDS put forward their demands
April 09, 2024 12:54 am | Updated 12:30 pm IST - CHENNAI With the Lok Sabha election approaching, People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in Tamil Nadu have put forward a number of demands, including constitution of a welfare board for them, through the State government, and free higher education for …...Read More
The Security Council revives the Palestinian Authority’s UN hopes. The US says not yet
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday revived the Palestinian Authority's hopes of joining the United Nations as a full member. But the United States said relations between Israel and the Palestinians are far from ripe. That all but quashes the Palestinian Authority's U.N. membership hopes for …...Read More
Micro observers to monitor 67 critical and vulnerable booths in Villupuram district
April 09, 2024 12:45 am | Updated 12:45 am IST - VILLUPURAM Micro observers will be deployed on the polling day in 67 critical and vulnerable polling booths in Villupuram district. According to a press note, these booths have been identified as critical and vulnerable based on past experiences and …...Read More
BJP transformed mafia stronghold U.P. through good governance, says Nadda
April 09, 2024 12:43 am | Updated 12:43 am IST - Lucknow The BJP’s national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on April 8 targeted the Samajwadi Party (SP) for taking Uttar Pradesh backwards in all parameters of development and emboldening the mafia. Addressing an election rally in Rampur, Mr. Nadda said …...Read More
South Carolina-Iowa women's basketball national championship draws record viewership
The NCAA women’s basketball national championship between South Carolina and Iowa smashed ratings records on Sunday. The Gamecocks’ win over the Hawkeyes drew in 18.7 million views to ABC’s coverage with a peak of 24 million viewers during the game, according to ESPN. The number is up 89% from last …...Read More
West Virginia had a whopping 5 tornadoes last week, more than double the yearly average
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed a fifth tornado touched down during severe storms that barreled across West Virginia last week. That’s more than double the state’s average for an entire year. STORMS, FLOODING IN WEST VIRGINIA KILL 1, DAMAGE 200-YEAR-OLD GRAVEYARD West Virginia saw …...Read More
Testing the waters in Ramanathapuram
April 09, 2024 12:36 am | Updated 12:36 am IST The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has revived the row over Katchatheevu, an uninhabited, barren islet about 14 nautical miles off Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. An agreement between India and Sri Lanka in June 1974 recognised Katchatheevu in …...Read More
