The accused was traced to Chennai and taken into custody. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Delhi police arrested a cyber fraudster for placing an IIT-Delhi student under digital arrest and duping him of ₹4.3 lakh, an officer said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Madan Lal, 29, was traced to Chennai and taken into … Read more
Security personnel near a strongroom in Gole Market on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to poach his party’s candidates. While making the claim on X, the AAP chief, instead of directly naming the BJP, said that … Read more
Farmers of Alancheri village in Uthiramerur taluk have urged the Kancheepuram Collector to stop a move to open a blue metal quarry near a tank that they use to irrigate their fields. The 12-acre piece of land lies in between the irrigation tank and the Kunnavakkam hillock where farming takes place regularly. The village has … Read more
Dr. S. Somanath, former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will inaugurate the Centre for Space Science and Technology (CSST) at the National Institute of Technology-Calicut (NIT-C) at 10 a.m. on February 7. A press release said the CSST was established with support from the ISRO and the NIT-C alumni. Distinguished alumnus Dr. Subbarao Pavuluri, … Read more
Two suspects, who were at large in connection with the Mukkom gang rape attempt case, surrendered before the Thamarassery Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II on Thursday. The suspects – Suresh Babu, 46, and Riyas, 47– were employees at a hotel, where the alleged rape attempt took place against a 24-year-old woman on February 2. Devadasan, … Read more
The Anti-Narcotics squad arrested a Kannur native reportedly with 254.85 grams of MDMA during a surprise inspection near the Kozhikode mofussil bus stand on Thursday (February 6). The suspect, K.K. Mohammed Shafeeque, was caught upon arriving in the city by a tourist bus from Bengaluru in the morning. The police said the 37-year-old, who reportedly … Read more
The Pantheerankavu police on Thursday (February 6) arrested a private bus driver, P.V. Faijas, on charge of possessing ganja. He was taken into custody from Perumanna bus stand after a police patrol squad reportedly caught him with a locally-made weed cigarette. The police said the man had confessed and his driving licence would be suspended … Read more
Energy impetus: Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurating TP Solar Limited’s 430-GW photovoltaic cell and module manufacturing unit on Thursday. | Photo Credit: A. SHAIKMOHIDEEN Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the country’s single largest solar cell and module manufacturing unit at the Gangaikondan SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre on Thursday. Set up by TATA Power’s solar energy … Read more
Motor Vehicles department officials checking a private bus as part of the intensified surveillance measures against road rule violations in Kozhikode city on February 6. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Motor Vehicles department and the police have stepped up joint inspections in the city to check traffic violations in accident-prone areas. The action comes … Read more
A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A few weeks after the residents of nearly 15 villages in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district experienced sudden and inexplicable hair loss, Jalna-based physician and Padma Shri awardee Himmatrao Bawaskar has found that the affected villagers had excessively high levels of selenium in their … Read more
Parents of Akshay Shinde. File | Photo Credit: PTI Parents of Badlapur sexual assault accused Akshay Shinde (24), who was shot dead in an alleged encounter with the Thane police in September 2024, informed the Bombay High Court on Thursday (February 6, 2025) that they do not want to pursue their son’s custodial death case … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Work on the Deocha Pachami Coal Mining project in West Bengal’s Birbhum district began on Thursday (February 6, 2025) with basalt mining or primary cleaning of land. The move by Birbhum District administration came a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced at Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) … Read more
The High Court proposed that the trial begin soon and that the onus to give a trial timeline after the framing of charges would be on the CBI. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (February 6, 2025) said it would ‘strictly supervise’ the proceedings before the special court of … Read more
A file photo of an electric vehicle charging centre at Cubbon Park in Bengaluru. India’s EV charging market is at an inflection point, with more than $450 million (₹30,000 crores approximately) already invested in start-ups operating charging networks and battery-swapping models. Yet, with only one public charger per 135 EVs — far below the global … Read more
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (February 6) permitted fireworks displays in connection with the annual festival of the Ernakulam Siva Temple on February 8 and 10. Justice T.R. Ravi passed the order on a writ petition filed by the officer of the Ernakulathappan Devaswom. The District Collector had earlier rejected the devaswom officer’s request … Read more
T.R. Paarivendhar, Founder-Chancellor, SRMIST, presenting a memento to Nobel Laureate Aaron Ciechanover at the conference held recently. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Science needs democracy to flourish as researchers and scientists can work freely, Nobel Laureate Aaron Ciechanover said. Delivering a special address at the inaugural of ProUPS (Proteostasis & Ubiquitin Proteasome System) conference held … Read more
Job aspirants protesting against alleged irregularities in the West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment for teachers and other staff in State run schools. File | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI While the 8th Bengal Global Business Summit continued on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) in Kolkata’s New Town, around 20 kilometres away in the central hub of … Read more
A view of Tirupparankundram Mount on Subramaniaswamy Temple in Madurai on Tuesday. Photo: Ashok R / The Hindu | Photo Credit: ASHOK R i Madurai district administration and Madurai City Police have come under condemnation for their mishandling of the Tirupparankundram hillock issue which subsequently ‘led’ to communal tension. Madurai MP, Su. Venkatesan, has flayed … Read more
R.S. Venkatraman | Photo Credit: Special arrangement R.S. Venkatraman, 102, who had announced to lakhs of Tamil listeners that the nation had attained Independence on All India Radio (AIR), passed away at his daughter’s home in Mandaveli here on Tuesday. Manorama Ganeshkumar, his daughter, said her father had announced it on the news on the … Read more
Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar said action would be taken against professors and staff if the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) provides evidence of their involvement in the alleged National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) review committee corruption case. Speaking to The Hindu, he said the CBI had not informed the State government about the … Read more
Members of the AITUC and other trade unions burnt copies of the Union Budget, during a protest in Puducherry on Thursday. | Photo Credit: S.S. KUMAR A joint action committee of pro Opposition trade unions held a protest and burnt copies of the Union Budget 2025-26 for being “anti-people, anti-worker and anti-farmer” near the Swadeshi … Read more
A 74-year-old distressed man was saved by the prompt response of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ajit Kumar Singla, on the Beach Road on Wednesday evening. According to police sources, the IGP, who was in the vicinity, saw A. Chandrakumar, of Chengalpattu district, venturing into the deep sea. He immediately intervened and safely brought … Read more
Lt. Governor K Kailashnathan addressing the third International Health and Research Convention co-hosted by SBV and the University of Leeds. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The third edition of the International Health & Research Convention 2025 (IHRC-2025) jointly hosted by Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV), and the University of Leeds (UoL), United Kingdom, got under way … Read more
The High Court of Karnataka has upheld the trial court’s order of discharging a sub-inspector of police from a criminal case registered in connection with the I-Monetary Advisory (IMA) Group of companies. The order of the trial court discharging Gowrishankar, who was then working as an SI in the Commercial Street police station, is a … Read more
TDP polit bureau member and Sarvepalli MLA Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy inaugurated cement roads and ‘Gokulam’ (cow sheds) built at a cost of ₹25 lakh in Eguvamitta village of Venkatachalam mandal in SPSR Nellore district on Thursday. “After the alliance government came to power, real public governance has started again in the State. We have reimplemented … Read more
A 50-year-old Assistant Headmaster of a government school in the district was arrested under the POCSO Act on Wednesday on charges of sexually harassing a few minor girl students of the school. Acting on complaints, the District Child Protection Officer along with Child Helpline staff conducted inquiries with the affected girls. A complaint was preferred … Read more
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 6, 2025) asked what Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi found so “gross” about the 12 Bills the State government sent him for assent that they were kept pending for over three years. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala … Read more
Of the hundreds of foreigners living here for years, only a handful of foreigners (less than 50) in the city have taken up driving licenses, as per the RTA officials. While some visit the city for studies, some are tourists and others come for jobs, including in star hotels. In the case of foreign students, … Read more
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Bengaluru, hosted an Industry Meet and Workshop on “Recent Developments in Conformity- Assessment and Standards Promotion” on Thursday. Representatives of 30 large-scale industries from Bengaluru and Mysuru participated in the event. K.G. Nanjappa, Additional Director, Department of Factories and Boilers, was the chief guest. In his address, he emphasised the … Read more
Madurai Collector M. S. Sangeetha released the potential linked credit plan prepared by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for Madurai district for the fiscal year 2025-26, at the district level bankers meeting on Wednesday. According to a press release, the total credit projection for Madurai district stands at ₹35,784 crore, with the … Read more