April 09, 2024 12:16 am | Updated 12:26 pm IST - CHENNAI Several senior citizens aged above 85 and persons with disabilities (PwDs) in Chennai got a chance to exercise their franchise through postal ballots on Monday, ahead of the Lok Sabha election. With the Election Commission of India (ECI) …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | Senior citizens over 85 and the disabled vote from home in T.N.
‘BRS as B-team of BJP’ narrative to continue in Congress Parliament election campaign
April 09, 2024 12:14 am | Updated 12:14 am IST - HYDERABAD After having been largely successful in painting the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) as the ‘B’ team of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Telangana Assembly elections last year, the Congress plans to employ the same strategy for …...Read More
McConnell says TikTok bill deserves 'urgent attention' amid China security threat concerns
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., noted the need for the Senate to take action on TikTok in a floor speech on Monday, emphasizing to his colleagues that "America’s greatest strategic rival is threatening our security right here on U.S. soil in tens of millions of American homes." "This is …...Read More
The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant has reached the halfway point
PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors in the case of an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting a migrant on his property will be allowed to visit the ranch near the border with Mexico as early as this week as the trial enters its second half. Judge Thomas Fink of the Santa …...Read More
Speaker declares Vikravandi constituency vacant
April 09, 2024 12:12 am | Updated 12:15 am IST - CHENNAI The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has declared Vikravandi constituency in Villupuram district as vacant following the death of DMK legislator N. Pugazhenthi. An official notification in this regard was issued by Speaker M. Appavu. According to sources, Pugazhenthi, …...Read More
Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sentenced Monday to over 21 years in prison after he admitted providing weapons to drug-funded rebels. Cliver Alcalá, 62, of Caracas, Venezuela, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge …...Read More
No Bengaluru-like water crisis in Hyderabad, says Dana Kishore
April 09, 2024 12:10 am | Updated 12:10 am IST - HYDERABAD Principal Secretary (Municipal Administration & Urban Development) M. Dana Kishore on Monday said that there is no shortage of drinking water for summer months in Hyderabad. Emphatically, he also added that the water needs of Hyderabad could be …...Read More
Russians stage a rare protest after a dam bursts and homes flood near the Kazakh border
Russians in the city of Orsk gathered in a rare protest Monday, calling for compensation following the collapse of a dam and subsequent flooding in the Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan. Protests are an unusual sight in Russia where authorities have consistently cracked down on any form of …...Read More
R&B icon Clarence 'Frogman' Henry dead at 87
Clarence "Frogman" Henry, who was one of New Orleans’ best known old-time R&B singers and scored a hit at age 19 with "Ain't Got No Home," has died. He was 87. Henry died Sunday night, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation said on social media. It didn't give the …...Read More
Congress candidate to come out with manifesto for Mysuru’s development
April 09, 2024 12:07 am | Updated 12:08 am IST - MYSURU Congress candidate for Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency M. Lakshman has promised to come out with a manifesto for development of Mysuru soon. Addressing the gatherings at multiple campaign meetings in the various wards of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) …...Read More
