EC officials told us they will ensure voters feel safe and cast their ballot without fear, said AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal led a delegation of party leaders to the Election Commission of India (EC) office on Tuesday and, in a meeting with … Read more
Delhi CM Atishi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal during a roadshow. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A day before polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly, the Delhi police on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) registered an FIR against Chief Minister Atishi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Kalkaji Assembly seat, for violating the … Read more
Workers unloads EVMs and other election materials at a polling centre at Gole Market ahead of Delhi Assembly poll, in New Delhi, on February 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress have asked their workers to be vigilant against electoral malpractice during polling … Read more
People at Humayunpur Village in Safdarjung Enclave complained that authorities overlook issues like exorbitant rent and poor amenities. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Nestled inside south Delhi’s Safdarjung Enclave, Humayunpur, a predominantly Jaat-dominated village, is now home to hundreds of migrants from Northeast India who are generally students, office-goers, or restaurateurs. Most of them, … Read more
Women voters in Delhi’s Katewara village. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR As she drives her e-rickshaw through the streets of south Delhi’s Khanpur, ignoring the stares of passersby, Savitri, 49, says she would like Delhi to be a more inclusive city for women. She adds that better roads and improved law and order will … Read more
Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice R. Bindu after inaugurating the Upgraded synthetic track at Maharaja’s College ground, on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Minister for Higher Education R. Bindu said here on Tuesday that the government had been focussing on improving the employment credentials of students in tune with the job providing … Read more
The new catamaran ferry that the State Water Transport department launched on the Ernakulam-Fort Kochi route on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar has declared a new water tourism package linking tourist spots in Kuttanad and Pathiramanal along the lines of desert safari in Gulf countries. He said special boats … Read more
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress have asked their workers to be vigilant against electoral malpractice during polling. Sources in AAP said the party’s polling agents and volunteers have been trained to verify voting procedures and remain vigilant against attempts to tamper with the EVMs. “They have been … Read more
UDF councillors in the Kochi Corporation visiting the civic body’s solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A delegation of the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Kochi Corporation Council that visited the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant on Tuesday sought to pick holes in claims by Local Self-Government Minister M.B. … Read more
Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) will set up a new facility centre for fish product entrepreneurs with financial assistance from NABARD. The proposed centre of excellence for food innovations and Startup Hub will come up at the School of Industrial Fisheries on the Lakeside campus. NABARD will provide ₹25 lakh, while the university … Read more
The Kerala High Court issued notice to the Naval Armament Depot (NAD), Aluva, on a petition seeking a directive for necessary action against a high-rise building of former MLA P.V. Anvar, located in the security zone near the NAD. The petitioner, K.V. Shaji, a social activist from Malappuram, contended that the building was unauthorised as … Read more
Women voters in Delhi’s Katewara village. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR As she drives her e-rickshaw through the streets of south Delhi’s Khanpur, ignoring the stares of passersby, Savitri, 49, says she would like Delhi to be a more inclusive city for women. She adds that better roads and improved law and order will … Read more
When Health workers in Kakkodi grama panchayat started talking about menstrual cups three years ago, women in the panchayat were quite skeptical about it. There were doubts, fear, and embarrassment. But with three years of meticulous and targeted awareness campaigns and distribution of cups free of cost, the panchayat is well on its way to … Read more
People at Humayunpur Village in Safdarjung Enclave complained that authorities overlook issues like exorbitant rent and poor amenities. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Nestled inside south Delhi’s Safdarjung Enclave, Humayunpur, a predominantly Jaat-dominated village, is now home to hundreds of migrants from Northeast India who are generally students, office-goers, or restaurateurs. Most of them, … Read more
Chief Minister Atishi | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Chief Minister Atishi on a BJP leader’s plea in a defamation case against her over Ms. Atishi’s allegations that the BJP had “tried to poach” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators in return for cash. BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor … Read more
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has suspended Rajeev Sijariya, a professor at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship, following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a bribery case linked to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Through an order issued a day earlier, JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree D. Pandit … Read more
EC officials told us they will ensure voters feel safe and cast their ballot without fear, said AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal led a delegation of party leaders to the Election Commission of India (EC) office on Tuesday and, in a meeting with … Read more
Delhi CM Atishi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal during a roadshow | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A day before polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly, the Delhi police on Tuesday registered an FIR against Chief Minister Atishi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Kalkaji Assembly seat, for violating the model code of conduct (MCC), … Read more
The Population-Based Cancer Registry (PBCR) Report (2014–2016), released by the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) under the National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP), has revealed alarming cancer trends in Hyderabad. The city recorded the highest breast cancer incidence rate in India, with an Age-Adjusted Rate (AAR) of 48 per lakh women. Hyderabad surpassed other major … Read more
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal | Photo Credit: ANI An FIR was registered against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and unidentified members of his party on Tuesday on charges of insulting religious beliefs, promoting hatred between groups, and spreading false information, among others, over his claim regarding the “poisoning” of the Yamuna river water by the Haryana … Read more
The mother of the 15-year-old who allegedly died by suicide after being subjected to bullying has taken umbrage at the latest statement released by Global Public School (GPS) International referring to her late son’s admission to the school as a ‘second chance.’ In a statement issued here, she said the school’s statement implied that he … Read more
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department on Tuesday retrieved property worth about ₹10 crore belonging to the Sri Agatheeswarar temple in Villivakkam. The property, located in Sivasakthi Colony off MTH Road, had been rented out to an electro-plating industry unit, a release said. Since the unit did not pay rent and had … Read more
The award, instituted in 2006, pays tribute to the contributions of Dr. Thiruvengadam to the field of medicine. R. Ravindran | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Rotary Club of Madras East (RCME) and Kauvery Hospital presented the Dr. K.V. Thiruvengadam Award for Health Care 2024-2025 to Aravind Eye Care System on Tuesday. Mangat Ram Sharma, Additional … Read more
A two-day hackathon, organised by the Cyber Crime Wing of Tamil Nadu Police, began on Tuesday at the Police Headquarters. The hackathon aims at encouraging students and firms use their logical and coding skills in solving the policing problems. The event has enumerated five problem statements for the participating teams to arrive at a solution … Read more
The toll plaza at Vanagaram on the Chennai elevated bypass, connecting Madhavaram to Irumbuliyur, will be removed. A new plaza will come up near Thiruneermalai. Official sources in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said this was being done owing to increased urbanisation near Vanagaram. There were also demands to remove the plaza … Read more
Indian Vision Institute (IVI) on Tuesday launched a vision screening initiative for children in juvenile homes across Tamil Nadu. Supported by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme of Aspire Systems, the initiative will benefit over 2,000 children across 30 juvenile homes in the State. It offers free eye screenings, corrective spectacles and referrals for further … Read more
The Chennai Port and the Kamarajar Port will soon have new exclusive clubs for seafarers with a host of amenities. When a ship reaches a port after a long journey, seafarers often look forward to a break and relax for a couple of days. To facilitate this, both the ports are gearing up to set … Read more
Personnel of the Hyderabad Disaster Response & Asset Protection Agency apprehended truck drivers dumping soil in Umdasagar lake at Jalpally on the night of February 3. Four tippers were seized along with an excavator which was being used for levelling the soil. The seized vehicles have been handed over to the Bandlaguda police station, and … Read more
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy reaffirmed his government’s commitment to Scheduled Caste (SC) sub-classification, declaring that Telangana will be the first State in the country to implement it. He announced that the government had rejected the one-member judicial commission’s recommendation to introduce a creamy layer within reservations, which suggested that MLAs, MPs, ZP chairpersons, mayors, and … Read more
Senior Jail department officials have been booked on charge of giving special privileges to businessman Boby Chemmannur when he was lodged at the district jail, Kakkanad, last month. The first information report (FIR) registered by the Infopark police arraigned as accused P. Ajaykumar, then Jail Deputy Inspector General, Jail Superintendent Raju Abraham, four identifiable men, … Read more