A file image of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Suraj Chavan | Photo Credit: PTI The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) granted bail to Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Suraj Chavan in a money laundering case linked to an alleged scam in the distribution of ‘khichdi’ packets to migrant workers in Mumbai during the … Read more
Rev. Peter Machado, Archbishop of Bengaluru | Photo Credit: File photo Rev. Peter Machado, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bengaluru, has been elected vice-president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) during its 36th plenary assembly at XIM University in Bhubaneswar. The assembly, which began on January 28, will conclude on February 4. Cardinal Felipe … Read more
Police check post put up on the foothills of Thirupparankundram hillock near Subramaniya Swamy temple. | Photo Credit: R. Ashok Madurai City police has virtually brought Thiruparankundram hillock and all roads leading to Subramaniya Swamy temple in Madurai district under a thick blanket of security cover on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) in view of a … Read more
Representational image. File B/The Hindu | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Due to fog and poor visibility, quite a few flights were delayed and some of them were diverted from Chennai to Bengaluru airport on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) morning. Officials of Airports Authority of India (AAI) said, flights from London, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Muscat, … Read more
A file image of Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) issued notice to its registrar general on the issue of designation of a court to hear the bail plea of Jammu and Kashmir MP … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi Police registered an FIR on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) against Chief Minister Atishi, the AAP candidate from Kalkaji, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and obstructing public servants on duty, an official said. “We have registered an FIR against Kalkaji AAP candidate … Read more
Bicycle riders makes their way in opposite directions amidst dense layer of fog during the early hours in Chandigarh. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather warning for dense fog at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and western Uttar Pradesh Thunderstorms with lightning are also … Read more
Delhi polls: Over 30,000 police personnel, 220 paramilitary units deployed across city
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) contribute to around 30% of India’s GDP generating more than 23 crore jobs, second only to agriculture. A large portion of SMEs operate in the capital goods sector. The Economic Survey 2024-25 points out that despite a robust growth trajectory in 2024, the capital goods sector has been increasingly reliant … Read more
A scene from the play Yogi Mattu. | Photo Credit: HARSHUL B Punaha, a theatre company based in Udupi is bringing its latest production Yogi Mattu Bhogi for the first time to Bengaluru this week, starting with a show on February 6 at Bangalore International Centre (BIC), Domlur at 7 p.m. Directed by renowned writer, … Read more
Kannur University has issued a notification stating that a full-time PhD cannot be considered as teaching experience, contradicting the affidavit it had earlier submitted in the Supreme Court while defending the appointment of Priya Varghese, wife of Chief Minister’s Private Secretary K.K. Ragesh, as an Associate Professor. The notification, issued in October 2024, has come … Read more
A five-day national workshop on ‘Radiochemistry and applications of radioisotopes’ commenced on Monday at Rajahmundry Government Degree College. The college is organising the workshop in collaboration with Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists (IANCAS) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC-Mumbai). Scientists and experts in nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, nuclear reactors, radioisotope production and … Read more
ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Visakhapatnam, celebrated its 78th Foundation Day, here on Monday. The event was inaugurated by chief guest James S.K. Adams, managing director, Dr. Agarwal’s Health Care, Visakhapatnam. It was attended by heads of various fisheries institutes and representatives from stakeholder departments. Around 1,000 students from six schools and research scholars … Read more
Students celebrating their success after the announcement of the CBSE class 10th exam results, on May 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR There are 71 lakh women voters in Delhi, which is nearly half of the total electorate. Further, women have a high turnout rate as well. So, it is no surprise that … Read more
Telugu film producer Sunakara K.P. Chowdary, 44, was reportedly found dead in his rented apartment in Siolim, North Goa, on Monday. Speaking to The Hindu, DGP of Goa Police Alok Kumar said that Chowdary allegedly hanged himself in his flat. “A note was found at the scene, but it did not mention anyone by name. … Read more
The Telugu Desam Party consolidated its hold on the municipal corporations and municipalities in the State where elections were held for the posts of Deputy Mayors, Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons, on Monday. Independent candidate Syed Tahseen was elected Deputy Mayor of Nellore Municipal Corporation with the solid backing of TDP councillors. The ruling party registered an … Read more
In a bid to enhance public outreach and address citizen grievances, Shiv Sena Ministers will now hold weekly meetings with the public at the party’s central office, Balasaheb Bhavan, in Mumbai. Starting this week, Ministers will be available on every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to directly interact with citizens, focusing on resolving issues faced by … Read more
Image for representation | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The Bahe village panchayat in Walva tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra on Monday passed a resolution supporting ballot papers in future elections. The panchayat expressed displeasure over the use of EVMs during the State Assembly Election held in November 2024, Santosh Bhagwan Damame, sarpanch, said the … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a rally in support of Tarvinder Singh Marwah, the BJP candidate taking on AAP’s Manish Sisodia in Jangpura constituency. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP On the final day of its nearly month-long campaign for the Delhi Assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday took on the … Read more
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Atishi at a roadshow in the Capital on Monday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his party is on course to win 55 of the 70 Assembly seats in Delhi. However, he said, with the help of the … Read more
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM Atishi Singh Marlena, Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and AAP leader Satyender Jain launching a book titled ‘The Delhi Model’ authored by Jasmine Shah (extreme right) in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The February 5 election will be a test of how the unique model … Read more
Representational image of Bombay High Court | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE The Bombay High court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission (EC) and the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to file a reply to a writ petition filed on January 27, 2025, challenging the Maharashtra Assembly election conducted in November 2024. The petition filed … Read more
One for the road: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra interacting with voters during her campaign on Monday. | Photo Credit: PTI On an aggressive comeback bid in the capital, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held roadshows in Kasturba Nagar and Kalkaji constituencies on the final day of the Delhi Assembly poll campaign. … Read more
Even as pollution of the Yamuna river took centre stage in the Delhi Assembly election campaign for all three main political parties, air pollution was almost absent from the political messaging. This is despite the fact that Delhi is one of the most polluted capital cities in the world. Yamuna is linked to Chhath Puja, a festival … Read more
With days left for the elections, Delhi police on Monday said they have beefed up security, with more than 200 companies of paramilitary forces and over 30,000 police personnel being deployed across the national capital, police officers said. While addressing a press conference, Special Commissioners of Police (law and order) Madhup Tewari (zone-II) and Ravindra … Read more
Ghazipur vegetable market in east Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Sitting next to his stall on a packed afternoon in the Ghazipur wholesale vegetable market, Md. Suleman witnesses several potential customers bristling with anger when he quotes the prices of ginger and garlic, which are the two items he sells. “₹280 a kilo! … Read more
Ghazipur vegetable market in east Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Sitting next to his stall on a packed afternoon in the Ghazipur wholesale vegetable market, Md. Suleman witnesses several potential customers bristling with anger when he quotes the prices of ginger and garlic, which are the two items he sells. “₹280 a kilo! … Read more
NEW DELHI, 28/01/2023: National spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sambit Patra addressing a press conference at the BJP HQ, in Delhi on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Photo: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR / The Hindu | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR A report by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on an ongoing research project — ‘Illegal Immigrants … Read more
The Haryana Chapter of the Indian Medical Association on Monday withdrew its call to suspend treatment under the Ayushman Bharat and CHIRYU (Comprehensive Health Insurance of Antyodaya Units) schemes after the State government assured to clear all outstanding dues to private hospitals by the end of the current fiscal and more than double the allocation for the two schemes in the upcoming budget. … Read more