PUC test for vehicles: Kerala Transport Minister says State unable to pitch in as software managed by Union govt.

April 08, 2024 09:46 pm | Updated 11:21 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The State government’s hands are tied about the complaints of vehicles failing the smoke test being carried out at the pollution under control (PUC) testing centres across the State, said Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar here on Monday. …...Read More

YSRCP accuses Vemieddy Prashanti Reddy of luring party leaders into TDP’s fold

April 08, 2024 09:46 pm | Updated 09:46 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) levelled allegations against Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Kovur MLA candidate Vemireddy Prashanti Reddy that she was trying to lure the ruling party leaders into her party’s fold. The YSRCP released purported audio tapes …...Read More

Congress has always implemented all promises made in its manifesto: TNCC chief K. Selvaperunthagai

April 08, 2024 09:43 pm | Updated 09:43 pm IST - Chennai Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai on Monday said that the Congress had implemented various ‘revolutionary’ election promises such as the Right to Information Act, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, creation of public sector …...Read More

Madras High Court quashes DTCP proceedings permitting high rise towers on location meant for clubhouse

April 08, 2024 09:43 pm | Updated 10:05 pm IST - CHENNAI The Madras High Court on Monday quashed the proceedings issued by Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) permitting a builder to make a change to the sanctioned plan for a residential township and construct two high rise …...Read More

Pence worries TikTok bill could get lost in 'fog of presidential politics,’ urges Senate vote

Former Vice President Mike Pence is concerned that a bipartisan effort to force popular social media app TikTok to cut ties with China will fall victim to presidential politics ahead of the November election, which promises to be fiercely competitive. "I am concerned that this vitally important national security measure …...Read More

Board exam confusion: Results for classes 5,8, 9 out on April 8, just before Supreme Court stay

April 08, 2024 09:42 pm | Updated 10:25 pm IST - Bengaluru The Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) already announced the results of the board exams for classes 5, 8, and 9 on Monday, just before the Supreme Court’s interim stay. Now, the department has decided to take …...Read More

Yechury complains to EC against I-T notice to CPI(M)

April 08, 2024 09:38 pm | Updated 09:39 pm IST - New Delhi CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on April 8 complained to the Chief Election Commissioner against the Income Tax department notice against the party’s Thrissur district committee for alleged irregularities. In a letter, Mr. Yechury said the details …...Read More

SC declines plea by Sanjay Singh against defamation case

April 08, 2024 09:38 pm | Updated 10:09 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on April 8 refused to entertain a special leave petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh challenging a defamation case registered against him for his alleged comments on Prime Minister Narendra …...Read More

Abbott sends Biden message on 'sovereign authority' as Texas National Guard reinforces border razor fencing

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday highlighted how Texas is reinforcing barriers in a key border crossing area and pledged to exercise its "sovereign authority" — amid an ongoing months-long legal fight with the Biden administration over enforcement. Abbott posted an image of Texas National Guard soldiers reinforcing border barriers, …...Read More

My first official act after being re-elected as Chief Minister will be to revive volunteer system, asserts Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

April 08, 2024 09:37 pm | Updated 10:27 pm IST - NARASARAOPET (PALNADU) YSRCP president and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy reached Palnadu district on the 11th day of his Statewide ‘Memantha Siddham’ campaign on Monday, where he began by holding a close, intimate interaction with pensioners. Mr. Jagan …...Read More