Tirupparankundram Hills. File | Photo Credit: N. Thangarathinam Around 110 years ago, a dispute had arisen between the administrators of the Madura Meenakshi Devasthanam and the Sultan Sikkandar Avulia Dargah that briefly warranted the intervention of the government. The Devasthanam was then administering the Tirupparankundram Subramanya Swamy temple, the first of the six abodes of … Read more
If you are a lover of the arts, there is no better time to be in Chennai. As the all-encompassing ode to classical arts — the Margazhi season — came to an end , contemporary arts started taking over white cubes, museums campuses, shopping malls, and (soon) MRT stations in the city, much to the … Read more
Secretary Manish Joshi said this undertaking is a crucial measure to prevent and deter any incidents of ragging within educational institutions. File | Photo Credit: UGC official website The UGC has issued show cause notices to 18 medical colleges for non-compliance with anti-ragging regulations, officials said on Thursday (February 5, 2025). The defaulter colleges include … Read more
Wadi Surgicals, a nitrile gloves manufacturing startup from Hyderabad, which began production of surgical-use gloves in May 2023, plans to scale up capacity at its Visakhapatnam plant ahead of tapping export markets and a rise in demand it anticipates in the domestic market once quality compliance norms and stricter import regulations are in place. The … Read more
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy meets the President of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, in Davos. File | Photo Credit: ANI Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s presentation on the roadmap to make Telangana net zero by 2047 and plans to develop India’s first net-zero carbon city near Hyderabad as a sustainable city, made … Read more
A photograph from ‘Un/Framed Lives’ | Photo Credit: Varun Jinka/Special Arrangement The cover of photographer and aspiring cinematographer Varun Jinka’s coffee table book, Un/Framed Lives (Anvikshiki Publishers), features a stark black-and-white image framed by a vibrant turmeric yellow border. The cover photograph has its own story, and the turmeric yellow is Varun’s homage to Kolkata. … Read more
Police personnel checks voter slips for the Delhi Assembly election, in New Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI More than 1,090 cases of alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) have been registered in Delhi, an official said on Thursday (February 6, 2025). Also Read | Delhi Assembly polls: Majority of exit … Read more
Two college students died on the spot and 21 persons suffered injuries when the private bus they were travelling in overturned near Chengapalli in Tiruppur district on Thursday (February 6, 2025) morning. The driver of the bus, bound for Erode from Tiruppur, reportedly lost control of the wheel while attempting to overtake a lorry. The … Read more
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of Isha Foundation with Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad on Thursday (February 6, 2025). | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Founder of Isha Foundation, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev met with Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at the latter’s residence in Jubille Hills, Hyderabad on Thursday (February 6, 2025). Mr. … Read more
A 22-year-old man, a resident of Santhosapuram, was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) morning. The Tambaram police said the deceased Venkatesan, who got married recently, worked at a cake shop on Rajiv Gandhi Salai in Karapakkam. On Wednesday morning, he left for work on his two-wheeler via … Read more
A view of the Madras High Court in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The Madras High Court, on Wednesday (January 5, 2025) directed Chennai-based Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) Limited and Massey Ferguson Corporation based in the United States, to maintain status quo until the disposal of a civil suit related to a … Read more
BJP Kerala State Vice-President A.N. Radhakrishnan | Photo Credit: via Facebook Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala State vice-president A.N. Radhakrishnan has denied the Kochi-based Society for Integrated Growth of the Nation (SIGN), a 12-year-old organisation engaged in social activities, of which he is the chairman, to be in any way linked to the alleged ‘CSR … Read more
On February 2, at Perks Matriculation School, artist and author Monikhaa will sit down with art historian Vittal Rao to discuss her latest book, Naveena Indhiya Oviyam: Varalaarum Vimarsanamum (Modern Indian Art: History and Criticism). The book, published in 2023, is the culmination of more than a decade of research, tracing the evolution of modern … Read more
Voters line up to exercise their franchise at a polling station in Karungalpalayam in Erode (East) Assembly constituency during the byelection held on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan The byelection to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency witnessed a 67.97% voter turnout on Wednesday (February 5, 2025). This is lower than the … Read more
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (February 6, 2025) sought the stand of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on letting jailed MP Engineer Rashid, facing trial in a terror funding case, to attend the ongoing Parliament session on custody parole. “He can, in the meantime, attend the session in judicial custody. He is an elected … Read more
The Otteri police on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) arrested three persons on charges of assaulting a 51-year-old resident of Pulianthope. The police said R. Raghu, a resident of VOC Nagar in Pulianthope, had gone to attend his relative’s funeral in BS Murthy Nagar on Tuesday (February 4, 2025), where a group of persons, in an … Read more
To recognise Ayya Narayanasamy Naidu’s contribution towards farmers’ rights, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to name the Kurudampalayam NGO Colony railway bridge, being built near the Thudiyalur-Kovilpalayam joint road, after the leader. As part of his birth centenary year celebrations, a centenary arch will be also built in his native place, Vaiyampalayam. Published – … Read more
A fire broke out at an automobile service centre at Kakkanad, Kochi, in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Thursday (February 6, 2025). No casualty has been reported. The Fire and Rescue Services personnel are engaged in efforts to bring down the blaze. The fire has reportedly been contained from spreading to other buildings. Published – … Read more
Handcuffs on fingerprints | Photo Credit: Bill Oxford The Tambaram police on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) arrested two persons, including a 55-year-old autorickshaw driver, on charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl outside the Kilambakkam bus terminus in Chennai. The Guduvanchery police had formed six special teams to arrest three persons allegedly involved … Read more
Vyshnavie Sainath Prabhu | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Dr Vyshnavie Sainath Prabhu, an internationally acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer, TedX speaker and a scholarship holder from Goldman Sachs (IIM Bangalore) will perform at Karunashryaya this weekend. The dance, titled Manas Strotah – myriad emotions through dance, is about life textured by the events that shape it, says … Read more
A symphony of temple bells and nadaswaram rang out briefly as I stepped into Sree Guruvayoorappan Hotel at Gandhari Amman Kovil Junction, near Pulimoodu in Thiruvananthapuram. Fairy lights adorned the eatery’s signboard, with a few cascading down the orange walls of the restaurant, which was established in 1976. Sree Guruvayoorappan Hotel | Photo Credit: Nainu … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: ANI The national capital on Thursday (February 6, 2025) recorded a minimum temperature of 8.2 degrees Celsius, 1.2 notches below the season’s average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The humidity level was 92% at 8.30 a.m. The IMD has forecast strong surface winds during the day. “The maximum temperature … Read more
Comedian Pranit More (Screengrab). File | Photo Credit: Instagram/@rj_pranit Police have registered a case against 10 to 12 persons for allegedly assaulting stand-up comedian Pranit More in Maharashtra’s Solapur district after being upset over his jokes targeting actor Veer Pahariya, an official said. Pahariya, the grandson of former State Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, starred in … Read more
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan attends an event to announce his upcoming film ‘Jewel Thief’ on Netflix, in Mumbai on February 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Mumbai Police conducted identification parade for Shariful Islam Shehzad, the accused in the Saif Ali Khan stabbing case, at Arthur Road Jail on Wednesday (February 5, 2025), officials … Read more
“I had no idea Bengaluru and Karnataka had so many theatre troupes. I got to meet people from close to 30 different theatre troupes due to the exhibition put up here. My classmates and I were surprised to see that there are so many teams that have been around for more than 50 years. It … Read more
Odissi dancer Madhulita Mohapatra Noted Odissi dancer Madhulita Mohapatra will present lecture demonstrations and perform at St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri, at 11 a.m. on Thursday and at Chinmaya Vidyalaya at 1.45 p.m. on the same day. The programmes are organised under the initiative of Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst … Read more
Congress leader Varsha Gaikwad. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) dismissed an election petition filed against the victory of Mumbai North-Central Member of Parliament (MP) and Congress leader Varsha Gaikwad by her rival candidate, Asif Ali Siddiquie. Mr. Siddiquie’s petition alleged that Ms. Gaikwad had … Read more
Representatives of all-party trade unions staging a protest against what they termed an ‘anti-people’ budget, and demanding abolition of the four Labour Codes, brought out by the Centre, in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU The all-party trade unions have termed the Union Budget 2025-26 as anti-people, anti-farmer and anti-worker, and appealed to … Read more
Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat urged Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) employees and workers to utilise the special revival package funds of ₹11,440 crore effectively. He expressed confidence that the package should yield tenfold returns to the country in the future. The package, which includes new equity infusion, working capital support, and permission to issue preference shares, … Read more
The Girijan Cooperative Corporation, Visakhapatnam, has revised the purchase price of coffee to ₹400 per kg for Arabic parchment type and to ₹250, a kg, for Arabica cherry type. The revision has been made keeping in view the increase in the international coffee prices and also the welfare of coffee farmers, according to GCC vice-chairman … Read more