Flag being hoisted by former Archbishop of Madurai Antony Pappusamy at Lourde’s shrine at K. Pudur in Madurai on Friday. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY St. Lourde’s shrine celebrated the beginning of an 8-day celebration for its 105th year celebration amidst hymns, cheer and a display of fireworks here on Friday. Former Archbishop of Madurai … Read more
BJP leaders and activists celebrating the party’s win in Delhi Assembly elections, at the party office in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: V RAJU Members and supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated the BJP’s victory in the Delhi elections,at the party office in Lawsons Bay Colony here on Saturday. The activists and supporters … Read more
Collectors R. Sadheesh of Dharmapuri C. Dinesh Kumar of Krishnagiri during the inspection of the Hogenakkal drinking water and Fluorosis Mitigation Project in Hogenakkal on Saturday. 08 February 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Collectors of Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri held a joint inspection of the Hogenakkal Drinking Water and Fluorosis Mitigation project here in Hogenakkal … Read more
The Federal Bank Kochi Marathon will be held here on Sunday (February 9). It will start from Marine Drive. The event features multiple categories, including the 42.195 km; 21.097 km; 10 km run; and 3 km green run. Additionally, there will be a special run for individuals with physical disabilities and differently-abled participants. The marathon … Read more
The Adugodi police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly threatening a shopkeeper with a dagger to get a cigarette pack and matchbox from him on Koramangala 80 Feet Road recently. A CCTV camera had caught the entire event and the clip went viral on social media prompting the police to track down the accused. … Read more
KIMS Health Chairman and MD M.I. Sahadulla addresses a press conference in Nagercoil. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A marathon on the theme, ‘Run to win cancer’, will be conducted by KIMS Health here on February 23. “Effective cancer treatment relies on a multimodal approach that combines radiation, medication and surgery,” Chairman and Managing Director … Read more
Rail user associations in Coimbatore conveyed their demands of travelling public for operation of new trains and improvement of facilities in the stations in the city at the DRUCC (Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee) meeting at Salem recently. The demands espousing the progress of Coimbatore Junction, Podanur Junction, North Coimbatore Junction, and Irugur Junction were … Read more
Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan inaugurating the ‘Navajagran’ meeting of ward presidents of the Congress organised by the Ernakulam District Congress Committee in Kochi on Saturday (February 8). Leader of Opposition V. D Satheesan has said that the Congress is ready to bring down the misrule of the Left Front government led by Chief Minister … Read more
The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) removed encroachments from the lake bed of Suram Cheruvu in Thukkuguda municipality on Saturday. About 15 acres of the lake’s 60 acre extent were encroached for making layouts. A compound wall was built enclosing the layout, and drainage pipelines were laid, a statement from HYDRAA informed. … Read more
The Regional Transport Office (RTO) here has issued guidelines for applications and permits under the New Comprehensive Mini Bus Scheme to operate in the district. According to the RTO, in a bid to create transport facilities for hamlets, villages, and panchayats that lack connectivity, the minibus scheme envisions comprehensive connectivity along the following lines. The … Read more
Two migrant workers were killed and one injured after coming into contact with an illegal power line running through a farmland here in Harur on Saturday. The victims were working as labourers in a poultry farm in Sikkalur near Harur. Two workers, Uttamghatta, 22, and Pavithrasanthiran, 25, were walking through farmland when they both stepped … Read more
Former BJP MP G.V.L Narasimha Rao expressed optimism that the BJP will continue its winning streak and focus on strengthening the party in the southern States Former Rajya Sabha member and senior leader of BJP G.V.L. Narasimha Rao has described the BJP’s victory in Delhi as historic coming after a long 27 years. He said … Read more
A deserted view of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) premises amid the counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly polls, in New Delhi, on February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) defeat and the Congress’s failure in resurrecting itself in the Delhi elections have raised further challenges for the … Read more
The family members of Madhu, a tribal youth from Attappady in Palakkad who was lynched by a mob in 2018, have sought disciplinary proceedings against a designated senior lawyer in the Kerala High Court in connection with the appointment of a special public prosecutor against their interests in the murder case. They allege that they … Read more
A Bengaluru-based NGO providing legal aid and guidance said in a release on Saturday that it had obtained confirmation from the Bengaluru City Police that individuals reporting emergencies via the 112 helpline in Karnataka can choose to remain anonymous. Dushyant Dubey, Right to Information (RTI) activist and founder of Broseph Foundation, had applied for an … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering at BJP HQ after the party’s win in the Delhi Assembly Election, in New Delhi on Saturday, February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Celebrating the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) thumping victory in the Delhi Assembly elections on Saturday (February 8, 2025), Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the … Read more
Telangana BJP chief and Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy in Hyderabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL BJP Telangana president and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy expressed heartfelt gratitude to the people of Delhi for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) decisive win in the Delhi Assembly elections. Congratulating Prime Minister … Read more
Karnataka Bank chairman P. Pradeep Kumar speaks at the Silver Jubilee celebrations of Manel Srinivas Nayak Institute of Management on Saturday, February 8, at Bondel in Mangaluru. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH Karnataka Bank chairman P. Pradeep Kumar on Saturday, February 8, said empathy, vision, and leadership are essential for modern managers. Managers must be … Read more
Vijendra Gupta (L), Parvesh Sahib Singh, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva and Manoj Tiwari could be among the frontrunners, or the BJP may once again pick a surprise candidate. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Having secured a major victory in the national capital, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to decide on the next Chief … Read more
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar at a rally christened ‘Pattabhadrula Sankalpa Yatra’ in Karimnagar on Saturday evening. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRAGEMENT Launching a broadside against the Congress government in Telangana, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay accused the ruling dispensation of deliberately reducing the Backward Classes’ … Read more
Four flights from cities, including Muscat, Pune, and Singapore, were diverted owing to poor visibility on Saturday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ A few flights were diverted from the Chennai airport on Saturday morning due to dense fog. After 6 a.m., the visibility started to dip to 800 m and, by 7 a.m., it … Read more
Opposition leader and DMK convenor R. Siva has blamed the Centre and the Puducherry government for the present “poor state of affairs” in Pondicherry University. Mr. Siva in a statement on Saturday said the University has been functioning without a Vice-Chancellor for a long time. “The Centre and the Puducherry government are not concerned about … Read more
Madurai Divisional Railway Manager Sharad Srivastava conducts test run of empty rakes on the new rail bridge across Pamban channel on Saturday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR Under the inspection of Madurai Divisional Railway Manager Sharad Srivastava, Madurai Division of Southern Railway on Saturday conducted a trial of lifting the centre spans of both the … Read more
BJP supporters burn crackers as they celebrate the party’s win in the Delhi Assembly Elections, on February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to hit the right chord with Delhi’s Purvanchali voters in the State’s Assembly election, winning 70% of the seats dominated by these migrants from eastern … Read more
HYDERABAD TPCC chief B. Mahesh Kumar Goud said that the Delhi election results, which dealt a significant blow to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), were due to AAP convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s “self-inflicted mistakes”. He said that the AAP government’s ‘involvement’ in the liquor scam and Mr. Kejriwal’s refusal to form … Read more
Watch | Delhi Elections 2025: AAP’s vote share drops – who benefited? While the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has retained its dominance in constituencies with a significant Muslim voter base, there’s been a noticeable shift in voter behaviour. In 2025, AAP secured approximately 51% of the votes in constituencies with a Muslim population exceeding 25%. … Read more
Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor P.L. Dharma and others launch the logo of the 27th Dakshina Kannada District Kannada Sahitya Sammelana on Friday, February 7, in Mangaluru. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Mangalore University (MU) Vice-Chancellor (V-C) P.L. Dharma unveiled the logo for the 27th Dakshina Kannada (DK) District Kannada Sahitya Sammelana scheduled for February 21 and … Read more
Students of Coimbatore Corporation schools will receive Artificial intelligence (AI) based chess training through a newly launched programme inaugurated by Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabhakaran at the Corporation Auditorium in R.S. Puram on Saturday. The initiative aims to enhance students’ cognitive and analytical skills through structured chess training. The training is being implemented by Coimbatore … Read more
The city police continue investigate into the cricket betting racket and arrested another prime accused who was allegedly involved in it, here on Saturday. A special team of police has nabbed the accused in Goa and brought him to Visakhapatnam. With the arrest, so far the police have arrested 12 persons. Recently, the police have … Read more
COIMBATORE The Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis and Ganga Hospital celebrated a major milestone with the completion of their 100th joint medical camp. The camps, which began in June 2022, have provided free breast cancer detection and diabetic foot care. Project Shakti, the breast cancer detection initiative, has screened over 5,097 women and identified and … Read more