MGU bags A++ grade from NAAC

March 15, 2024 07:22 pm | Updated 07:22 pm IST - KOTTAYAM Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam, has been awarded A++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). In the fourth cycle reaccreditation, the university secured 3.61 grade points to become the first university in the State to …...Read More

Collector holds meeting with political parties on shifting of polling booths in Perambalur district

March 15, 2024 07:22 pm | Updated 07:22 pm IST - PERAMBALUR Perambalur Collector K. Karpagam convened a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties at the District Collectorate on Friday regarding shifting of some polling booths in the district ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Perambalur district encompasses Perambalur …...Read More

Announce simultaneous poll dates for Assembly, Parliament in J&K: Omar Abdullah to ECI

March 15, 2024 07:20 pm | Updated 07:20 pm IST - SRINAGAR Former J&K Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday said the Election Commission of India (ECI) should restore democracy fully in J&K and announce the dates of both Parliament as well as Assembly …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls: police discuss security preparedness in LWE-hit areas in Telangana, Maharashtra

March 15, 2024 07:18 pm | Updated 07:19 pm IST - MANCHERIAL An inter-State coordination meeting of the police officials of the border districts of Telangana and Maharashtra was held in Jaipur of Mancherial district on Friday to review security preparedness in areas affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) ahead of …...Read More

Texas police hunt killer after teen found dead in ditch 'like an animal'

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. Please enter a valid email address. Texas police are searching for the person who killed a 17-year-old San Antonio girl who was found dead in …...Read More

New Election Commissioners take charge

March 15, 2024 07:15 pm | Updated 07:15 pm IST - New Delhi Former bureaucrats Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu on Friday assumed charge as Election Commissioners, a day before the poll body is scheduled to announce the dates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Kumar and Mr. …...Read More

YSRCP candidate meets and greets opposing JSP candidate in a rare display of camaraderie

March 15, 2024 07:12 pm | Updated 07:14 pm IST - TIRUMALA In a rare display of bonhomie, the Tirupati YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) candidate Bhumana Abhinaya Reddy met his rival Jana Sena Party (JSP) contestant Arani Srinivasulu and greeted him with all smiles, ahead of the ensuing Andhra Pradesh …...Read More

Alex Varghese assumes charge as Alappuzha Collector

March 15, 2024 07:11 pm | Updated 07:11 pm IST - ALAPPUZHA Alex Varghese assumed office as District Collector of Alappuzha on Friday. A 2017 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, Mr. Varghese is the 58th Collector of the district. Before taking charge in Alappuzha, he worked as Urban Affairs director, …...Read More

‘Anchakkallakokkan’ movie review: Fails to leave an impact despite stylistic flourishes

March 15, 2024 07:07 pm | Updated 07:51 pm IST Someone somewhere seems to be running a little cottage industry supplying obscure, hard-to-pronounce titles for Malayalam films. Last week, we had the tongue twister Agathokakological, and this week we have Anchakkallakokkan. The latter title, of the film directed by Ullas …...Read More

Kerala will release two more instalments of social security pension before Vishu, says Balagopal

March 15, 2024 07:05 pm | Updated 07:05 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The State government will release two more instalments of the social security and welfare pensions before Vishu, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal said on Friday. Combined, the two instalments carry ₹3,200 (at the rate of ₹1,600 a month). The …...Read More