The Department of Posts will conduct a regional-level pension adalat here at 11 a.m. on February 24. Grievances relating to delay or non-settlement of pension benefits of retired officials of the Department of Posts and pension and family pension payment through post offices for retired officials of railways will be taken up at the adalat. … Read more
Bollywood actor Salman Khan. | Photo Credit: AP The Bombay High Court on Friday (February 7, 2025) granted bail to two men arrested last year in connection with an alleged conspiracy of the Bishnoi gang to kill Bollywood actor Salman Khan near his farmhouse in Panvel. Justice N R Borkar granted the bail applications of … Read more
The Wayanad Prakruthi Samrakshana Samithi (WPSS) has appealed to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to appoint an expert committee at the earliest to study the suspicious tiger deaths recently reported in the Wayanad district. In a letter to Union Ministers and senior Forest officials on Friday (February 7), the Samithi stated that … Read more
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam on Friday stood at 119.60 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 252 cusecs and a discharge of 556 cusecs. The level in Vaigai dam was 64.83 ft. (the maximum level is 71 ft.) with an inflow of 217 cusecs and a discharge of 369 … Read more
Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan speaking at the conference held at University of Madras on Friday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Technology has democratised the media space, Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said here on Friday. Speaking at the ‘Media Futures Conference Series’, organised by the Department of Journalism and Communications, … Read more
People watch the final dress rehearsal for Aero India 2025 at Yelahanka Airforce Station, in Bengaluru on February 06, 2025. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K City police have requested Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) commuters to use alternate roads to the airport and back, and not use Ballari Road from February 10 to 14, as … Read more
The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the police not to arrest Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader P.C. George till February 17 in a hate speech case registered against him. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan passed the order when an anticipatory bail petition filed by Mr. George came up for hearing. While posting the petition to February … Read more
Vijaya Yakkundi, who acted in films like Ondaanondu Kaaladalli, Krourya, and Taayi Saaheb, passed away in Bengaluru on January 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Renowned theatre, film, and television artiste, Vijaya Yakkundi, passed away in Bengaluru on January 31, 2025. She was 79. She is know for her performance in works such as … Read more
Allies of DMK staging a protest against property tax hikes during the Coimbatore Corporation council meeting on Friday. | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M Seventeen councillors from the Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, and Communist Party of India(Marxist)— allies of the ruling DMK, staged a protest during the Coimbatore Corporation council meeting on Friday, … Read more
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) on Friday released 19 new crop varieties suiting different agro-climatic regions, for 2025. In agricultural crops, Vice-Chancellor V. Geethalakshmi released three varieties of rice, a maize hybrid, a blackgram variety, a drought-tolerant groundnut variety, and a semi-dwarf castor hybrid. The three rice varieties constituted a semi dwarf drought-tolerant CO 59 … Read more
The South-East Task Force, along with the Chandrayangutta Police, arrested an inter-State ganja peddler and seized 200 kg of dry marijuana, valued at approximately ₹50 lakh. Acting on a tip-off, the police intercepted a car at Chandrayangutta Flyover at around 8.30 p.m. and apprehended 34-year-old Jadhav Shivaram, a resident of Sangareddy district. The contraband was … Read more
Metrowater open house meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month to redress consumer grievances. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board will hold open house meetings in all 15 of its area offices across the city between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday (February … Read more
The Union government on Friday submitted before a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court that it will inform the court its decision on the issue of waiving of bank loans taken by those affected by the Wayanad landslides in two to three weeks. The submission was made by A.R.L. Sundaresan, Additional Solicitor General of India, when … Read more
Ganapathi P. Rajkumar | Photo Credit: File photo Member of Parliament Ganapathy P. Rajkumar criticised the Coimbatore Corporation officials during the council meeting on Friday, highlighting delays in civic projects such as the Suez 24/7 water supply project and inconsistencies in property tax assessments, particularly in the drone survey method. He alleged that bill collectors … Read more
A 41-year-old businessman from Hyderabad lost close to ₹38 lakh to cyber fraudsters posing as second-hand vehicle sellers. The scammers, operating through multiple individuals, approached him using different WhatsApp numbers and convinced him of their legitimacy by presenting fraudulent documents. “The fraudsters claimed to be involved in the online sale of second-hand vehicles, including models … Read more
All meat shops, including those selling goat, beef, chicken, and pork, within Coimbatore Corporation limits will remain closed on February 11, 2025, in view of Vallalar Day. According to a press release from the Coimbatore Corporation, Ukkadam, Shakthi Nagar, and Podanur Corporation markets will also remain shut and any violations will result in fines, property seizure, … Read more
Visakhapatnam port has set a new record in rice exports by successfully shipping 7,790 metric tonnes of rice bags in break-bulk to m.v. Elefthrotria at EQ-1A Berth on February 6. This surpasses the previous record of 6,758 MT s shipped to m.v. Amis Wisdom II at EQ-4 on August 10, 2024. The operation was executed … Read more
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal with his mother Gita Devi and wife Sunita Kejriwal arrive to cast their vote for the Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI On the eve of counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Delhi, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on … Read more
The accused, who were stealing money from ATM kiosks, were fighting with each other about sharing the spoils when the police caught them in Bengaluru on February 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Mahalakshmi Layoutm Police received a tip-off on January 25, 2025, that a group of people were fighting with each other at … Read more
The Crystal by Amitabh Sengupta | Photo Credit: SPECIAL AARANGEMENT Inside one of the smaller halls in Bikaner House, the sheer magic of a master’s pliant brush fills you up with awe. The fascinating palette of Amitabh Sengupta’s select canvases at Odyssey, his solo show, offer a spectrum of interpretations as they compel every viewer … Read more
In Delhi, artist Seema Kohli’s show Khula Aasman explores the idea of home
Untitled, hand painted with Fuji photo colour on unique silver gelatin print at Khula Aasman exhibition by Seema Kohli | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Nostalgia need not always be painful. Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) said “One is always at home in one’s past…” This sums up the ongoing multi-media solo exhibition of seasoned artist … Read more
The Crystal by Amitabh Sengupta | Photo Credit: SPECIAL AARANGEMENT Inside one of the smaller halls in Bikaner House, the sheer magic of a master’s pliant brush fills you up with awe. The fascinating palette of Amitabh Sengupta’s select canvases at Odyssey, his solo show, offer a spectrum of interpretations as they compel every viewer … Read more
The Tiruchi Railway Division has announced that the Mayiladuthurai-Sengottai-Mayiladuthurai Express (16847/16848) will stop for one minute at Alakkudi station on an experimental basis for three months from February 10. The Alakkudi station falls in the Thanjavur-Tiruchi broadgauge section. The train will arrive Alakkudi station at 1.26 p.m. and leave at 1.27 p.m. The Sengottai – … Read more
Film director Ram Gopal Varma. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma appeared before the police in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh on Friday (February 7, 2025) for questioning in connection with a case filed against him over his alleged offensive posts about Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and others,” police said. … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is addressing at a meeting held in Tirunelveli on February 7, 2025 | Photo Credit: A. Shaikmohideen Even as the Gangaikondan SIPCOT Industrial Growth Center is overflowing with industries and the land acquired for this complex has almost got exhausted after the entry of TP Solar and Vikram Solar, … Read more
The Left parties are planning to stage a dharna at Visakhapatnam Railway Station on February 08, says CPI-M district secretary M. Jaggunaidu. | Photo Credit: K. R. DEEPAK While welcoming the decision of the Centre to retain the residual part of Waltair Division, with its headquarters in Visakhapatnam, and include it in the new South … Read more
N. Chandrababu Naidu | Photo Credit: The Hindu Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu will present a silk ‘vastram’ on behalf of the State Government to Srikalahastheeswara Swamy temple in Srikalahasti town of Tirupati district on February 25, 2025 marking the annual Brahmotsavam. Interestingly, Mr. Naidu will be the first Chief Minister of Andhra … Read more
File photo of Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday (February 7, 2025) ordered an anti-corruption bureau (ACB) probe into allegations by the AAP leaders that the BJP attempted to poach its candidates, officials said. Meanwhile, the ACB team has reached AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s … Read more
Nirmala Laksman, Chairperson, The Hindu Group | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Author Nirmala Lakshman first fell in love with literature from the Sangam Age — a period in ancient South India that lasted from approximately 300 BCE to 300 CE — when she read poet AK Ramanujam’s translations in college. “It seemed so egalitarian. … Read more