Congress legislature party leader in Arunachal joins BJP ahead of Assembly polls

March 04, 2024 09:26 pm | Updated 09:33 pm IST - Itanagar Congress legislature party leader in Arunachal Pradesh Lombo Tayeng joined the ruling BJP on March 4, ahead of the Assembly elections in the State. With Mr. Tayeng switching sides, the Congress which won four seats in the 60-member …...Read More

Kerala Agricultural University inks MoU with AIR Thiruvananthapuram

March 04, 2024 09:23 pm | Updated 09:24 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) is now the brand sponsor of the ‘Vayalum Veedum’ programme aired on the All India Radio, Thiruvananthapuram station. KAU and AIR Thiruvananthapuram have inked an MoU in this regard, a statement said. Under …...Read More

Spanish woman gang rape case: Jharkhand High Court takes suo motu cognisance

March 04, 2024 09:22 pm | Updated 10:10 pm IST - Patna The Jharkhand High Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the gang rape of a Spanish woman in Dumka on Friday night. A Division Bench led by Acting Chief Justice S. Chandrashekhar sought a report from Jharkhand’s …...Read More

Compensation of ₹10 lakh paid to family of woman killed in elephant attack, says Minister P. Rajeeve

March 04, 2024 09:21 pm | Updated 09:22 pm IST - KOCHI Industries and Law Minister P. Rajeeve on Monday said the State government had already handed over a compensation of ₹10 lakh to the family of the woman trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kanjiraveli near Adimali …...Read More

T.N. government to distribute rice to mosques for Ramzan gruel

March 04, 2024 09:20 pm | Updated 09:20 pm IST - Chennai The Tamil Nadu government, on Monday, March 4, announced that 7,040 tonnes of rice would be distributed to mosques in Tamil Nadu for making nombu kanji (gruel) during the month of Ramzan. A State government press release said …...Read More

Ramakrishnan shell-shocked after wild jumbo kills his wife shortly after she served him tea

March 04, 2024 09:19 pm | Updated 09:24 pm IST - KOTHAMANGALAM When his wife Indira served him tea while he was working on their land at Kanjiraveli near Adimaly in Idukki district on Monday morning, Ramakrishnan never imagined that it will be the last time. Shortly after that, she …...Read More

Uttarakhand Cabinet gives nod for law to recover damages of property from rioters

March 04, 2024 09:16 pm | Updated 09:49 pm IST - New Delhi Uttarakhand Cabinet on March 4 gave nod to the ordinance which aims to recover the damage of the public property done during riots and protests from the rioters and those involved in the act. The government has …...Read More

NTK determined to retain its vote share even if it means contesting in new symbol

March 04, 2024 09:12 pm | Updated 09:12 pm IST - CHENNAI Despite losing its well-publicised ‘sugarcane farmer’ symbol, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) said it was determined to retain the “hard-earned vote bank of 6.58%”, which it secured in the last Assembly election, even if it meant contesting on a …...Read More

Research policy will be formulated for Kerala: Minister

March 04, 2024 09:05 pm | Updated 09:06 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram A research policy will be formulated in Kerala to aid research, Health Minister Veena George has said. The research policy is being formulated to simplify the processes involved in securing consent for research proposals. Ms. George was inaugurating …...Read More

Akhilesh calls Yadav Mahakumbh in U.P. as BJP’s ‘old tactics’

March 04, 2024 09:05 pm | Updated 09:05 pm IST - Lucknow Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday reacted sharply over Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s visit to Uttar Pradesh to attend the Yadav Mahakumbh. Mr. Yadav added that attacking his family is an ‘old tactic’ of …...Read More