During the pandemic, life was reduced to its barest and most essential minimum. Wardrobes could be pared down: the regular sweatshirt and nightie were haute couture. One could get by on fewer possessions with the most indispensable one being the face-hugging mask. The commute became redundant. One could be parked at home along with their fancy … Read more
Electronic voting machines being taken to the counting hall at the Government College of Engineering at Chithode in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, February 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan Tension prevailed for a while at the counting hall of the Government College of Engineering in Chithode when the polling agent of Naam … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. File photo | Photo Credit: AP IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu has invited OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to visit Hyderabad and see for himself how Telangana’s capital city is contributing to the changing AI landscape. “We’d love to have you visit Hyderabad and witness firsthand how we’re changing the … Read more
Ratan Tata | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Delhi High Court on Friday (February 7, 2025) restrained a journalist from hosting an award event in the name of “Ratan Tata National Icon Award” or use “Tata” and “Tata Trusts” trademarks. The court passed the order after one Rajat Srivastava, founder of Delhi Today Group, agreed not … Read more
Counting of postal ballots polled in the byelection to Erode (East) Assembly constituency began at the Government College of Engineering at Chithode in Erode in Tamil Nadu on February 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan The counting of votes for the by-election to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency began at the Government College of … Read more
Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on Friday (February 7, 2025) reserved its order on a plea by jailed MP Rashid Engineer, facing trial in a terror funding case, seeking custody parole to attend the ongoing Parliament … Read more
Revathi smiles coyly from the confines of a monochrome image plunked down on an ultra wide computer screen. The image serves as a mnemomic prop for recollecting a celluloid success of the 1980s, Bharathiraja-directed Manvasanai. While the movie camera was rolling, this image had been captured from the sidelines, still photographer Lakshmikanthan pressing the shutter. … Read more
Taking to the streets: Protesters take out a rally demanding justice for the victim in the R.G. Kar rape-murder case in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected an appeal filed by the West Bengal government seeking the enhancement of the life sentence to death penalty for Sanjay Roy, … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with a Kerala High Court order to register first information reports (FIRs) on the basis of depositions and statements given by witnesses and victims to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the sexual abuse suffered by women in Malayalam cinema. A Bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath said … Read more
The sidestepping of Kochi by the State government during the past few years, even though the city made significant contribution to the State’s revenue, was evident in Friday’s Budget as well, Ernakulam MLA T.J. Vinod has said. This attitude of the government is much like the Centre’s neglect of Kerala. “As a people’s representative, I … Read more
Guvvalakunta, a sleepy village with a population of over 4,000 in the Nandyal district, woke up to a buzz on the morning of December 15, 2024, when over 100 people clad in traditional attire entered and unassumingly began cleaning its centuries-old stepwell. Located 60 km away from the district headquarters, the journey to the village … Read more
The initiative is a significant step towards educational equity, say the university officials. | Photo Credit: ThinkNeo Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) in-charge Vice Chancellor and Telangana Council of Higher Education Chairman V. Balakista Reddy on Friday launched a special online classes initiative to provide quality education to university students in the rural constituent … Read more
Several exit polls have given the BJP an edge over AAP, which has been the ruling party since 2015. However, AAP has expressed confidence in winning 50 seats after taking feedback from booth-level agents. The party has also accused the Opposition of trying to “exert psychological pressure” using exit polls and attempting to execute ‘Operation … Read more
Ponnam Prabhakar (left). File Minister for Backward Classes Welfare and Transport Ponnam Prabhakar has said that the recent caste census was conducted in a transparent manner with precision and its comprehensive data will help in devising effective policies for the welfare and empowerment of the backward classes and other marginalised communities. Speaking to the media … Read more
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal addressing the media at party office | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO On the eve of the counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly election, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) refused to upload Form 17C and the number of votes polled per booth … Read more
The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, gave its ex-post facto approval to the revision of divisional jurisdiction under the proposed South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone at Visakhapatnam by retaining the truncated Waltair Division, in partial modification of the earlier decision of the Cabinet decision. One part of Waltair Division comprising … Read more
KOLKATA At least four persons, including women, died in a massive explosion at an illegal firecracker factory at Kalyani Rathtala in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Friday. The explosion, which occurred in the afternoon, caused a fatal blaze at the factory, located in a congested area in the town. According to eyewitness accounts, the explosion blew off the … Read more
Security personnel keep vigil at a counting centre in New Delhi on February 7, 2025 on the eve of counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly elections. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly election held on February 5 is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday (February 8, … Read more
A portion of National Waterway-III passes through Champakkara in Kochi. A sum of ₹133 crore was earmarked in the State Budget 2025 for inland water transport. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has welcomed the Kerala government’s move to transform the State into an industrial hub by leveraging … Read more
The Kochi metro has received ₹26.37 crore for its non-motorised projects. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Kochi has something to cheer about in the annual Budget presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal in the State Assembly on Friday (February 7), though major concerns like financial aid for road development remain unaddressed. The Kochi-Sustainable Urban Restructuring … Read more
A Kochi Water Metro ferry leaves from its station at the Vyttila Mobility Hub, on February 7. A total of ₹159.60 crore has been allocated to the Water Metro project in the Budget. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Kochi metro has been allotted a sum of ₹289 crore, and another ₹26.37 crore has been … Read more
Security personnel keep vigil at a counting centre on the eve of the Assembly election result in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly election held on February 5 is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday across 19 counting centres. The results, expected to … Read more
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal addressing the media at party office | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO On the eve of the counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly election, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) refused to upload Form 17C and the number of votes polled per booth … Read more
Four students of Delhi University were booked for “defacing” a wall on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, a police officer said on Friday. The incident took place on February 4, when the students, who are also members of the Bhagat Singh Chhatra Ekta Manch, a student organisation, had gone to JNU to meet some friends, the officer … Read more
The education sector in West Bengal received an impetus with significant investments announced in the two-day 8th Bengal Global Business Summit, which concluded on Friday in the city’s New Town area. The Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) signed in the education sector include one between the West Bengal government and the British Council to bolster educational and … Read more
The accused was arrested from Balasore in Odisha. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A 19-year-old man was arrested from Odisha’s Balasore for stealing over ₹1 crore in cash and jewellery worth ₹90 lakh from a house in Greater Kailash here, an officer said on Friday. The accused has been identified as Sanjay Kumar Malik, alias Vicky. … Read more
: A flight bound for Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing at the city airport on Friday afternoon after a 41-year-old woman passenger collapsed and died. The flight had departed from Muscat around 9 a.m. During the course of the journey, the woman reportedly felt uneasy and fell unconscious. “There was no doctor on … Read more
The Civil Supplies-Criminal Investigation Department (CS-CID), which conducts regular patrols to check the smuggling and hoarding of PDS (Public Distribution System) items, registered 11,085 cases last year. The State government distributes essential commodities through the PDS for the benefit of poor and middle-class families. Some people, however, illegally smuggle these commodities and sell them in … Read more
KOLKATA At least four persons, including women, died in a massive explosion at an illegal firecracker factory at Kalyani Rathtala in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Friday. The explosion, which occurred in the afternoon, caused a fatal blaze at the factory, located in a congested area in the town. According to eyewitness accounts, the explosion blew off the … Read more
Minister for Forests K. Ponmudy on Friday said ₹5 crore had been allocated for a 10-kilometre elephant-proof fence at Thondamuthur in Coimbatore. The flexible steel wire fence will prevent elephants, without harming them, from entering human habitations. Participating in the Yaanai Thiruvizha, organised by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in collaboration with the Tamil … Read more