The Prohibition Enforcement Wing (PEW) of the police has arrested three youths hailing from Coimbatore on the charge of smuggling prescription drugs, including painkillers, to Coimbatore from Maharashtra. The police seized over 2,000 tablets from the trio, who smuggled the contraband in a train. Mohammed Thariq, 24, of Majid Colony at South Ukkadam, A. Sadiq, … Read more
Russia’s fifth generation Su-57E fighter jet takes off, during the inauguration of Aero India 2025 at Yelahanka Air Force Station, in Bengaluru on February 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Delegates and business visitors witnessed a scintillating display of two of the most advanced fifth generation fighter aircraft on the inaugural day of … Read more
Erode, Tamil Nadu, 10/02/2025: Gobichettipalayam MLA K.A. Sengottaiyan (centre) submitting a petition to the Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara (left) at the Collectorate here on Monday. Photo: Govarthan M / The Hindu | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M Gobichettipalayam MLA and former AIADMK Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan submitted a petition to Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara opposing the move … Read more
A file photo of Rajya Sabha MP D. Veerendra Heggade, Pattadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmastala, with Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar. | Photo Credit: H S MANJUNATH A senior Revenue Department official in Dakshina Kannada has cancelled the order granting 7.5 acres of government land to D. Harshendra Kumar, brother of Pattadhikari of Shrikshetra Dharmastala and Rajya … Read more
Demanding revival of the old pension scheme, members of the Tamil Nadu Government Employees’ Association on Monday began a 24-hour-long dharna at the District Collectorate here. Raising slogans to press their demands, the protestors started their agitation in front of Palayamkottai Taluk Office on the Collectorate premises. Addressing the protestors, Subbu, president of TNGEA’s Tirunelveli … Read more
Panellists at the discussion organised during the Nilgiris Economic Dialogue in Udhagamandalam on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRAGEMENT There needs to be a reimagining of conservation policies that set aside protected areas only for wildlife and leave no room for wilderness to exist within human communities, said Tarsh Thekaekara, Director of The Real Elephant … Read more
A 50-year-old man was killed in a road accident on Monday (February 10, 2025) morning at Cemetery Junction in Narayanguda where his motorcycle was hit from behind by a water tanker. The victim was identified as Jagannathan Chary, a carpenter by profession and a resident of Chengicherla. According to police, Chary was travelling towards Abids … Read more
Terming the Union Budget as ‘anti-public, anti-labour and anti-farmer’, trade union members on Monday tore-off copies of the document as they staged a protest in Tirunelveli. CITU district secretary R. Murugan, who inaugurated the agitation held at Vannarpet, said the Narendra Modi-led government, which was keen on implementing ‘pro-corporate’ labour laws, had come out with … Read more
The water level in Papanasam Dam on Monday stood at 105 feet (maximum level 143 feet). The dam had an inflow of 420 cusecs and a discharge of 1,000 cusecs. The level in Manimuthar Dam stood at 95.90 feet (maximum level 118 feet). The dam had an inflow of 90 cusecs and a discharge of … Read more
The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has disbursed ₹369 crore as sales proceeds to 41,349 farmers in Tiruvarur district during the current samba season. According to official sources, the Corporation opened 536 direct purchase centres in the district and procured 1,34,257 tonnes of fine grade paddy and 53,133 tonnes of coarse grade paddy from farmers. … Read more
The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka is set to resume from February 12. The service had been suspended due to adverse weather conditions. Operated by Subham Ferry Services, a subsidiary of Subham Group, the service will run six days a week, except Tuesday. Passengers can book tickets through the official … Read more
Members of Muslim community residing in and around Punnainallur near Thanjavur presented fresh and dry fruits and other offerings at the Mariamman temple consecration ‘yaga salai’ on Sunday evening. | Photo Credit: special arrangement The “kumbabhishekam” of Sri Mariamman Temple at Punnainallur, on the outskirts of Thanjavur, was performed on Monday. The “yaga salai pujas … Read more
Image for representative purpose | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (February 10, 2025) slammed several states, including Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and J&K, summoning their chief secretaries over the “failure” to act against illegal advertisements of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said … Read more
An M. Tech student at Mahindra University, Hyderabad, Rahul Sodadasi won the best paper award at the International Conference on Sustainable Smart Cities, which concluded in Chandigarh on Sunday (February 09, 2025). The paper, co-authored by Mr. Sodadasi, research scholar Samuel Peter and associate professor Saladi S.V. Subbarao, investigated distractions among two-wheeler riders using eye-tracking … Read more
Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL)manufactures fuselages for customers around the world. | Photo Credit: Arrangement Tata Boeing Aerospace (TBAL) has delivered the 300th fuselage for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter from its facility in Hyderabad. The fuselages are manufactured for customers around the world, including the U.S. Army and for the six ordered by the … Read more
Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images In a major push towards strengthening the public transport sector’s shift to electric vehicles, the government-owned Puducherry Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) has set an ambitious goal to achieve 100% electrification of its entire fleet by the year-end. Official sources said the Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), on behalf … Read more
A Sandeep encounters anywhere between 60 and 70 heads each day (except on Tuesday) at the 85-year-old Kerala Hair Dressers in Pondy Bazar. But on February 4, he received a call requiring secrecy and an international popstar. “I had no idea who Ed Sheeran was. We said ‘hi’ to each other and began the massage. … Read more
(image for representation) | Photo Credit: K.K. MUSTAFAH A special squad of the Forest department on Monday (February 10, 2025) nabbed five persons who allegedly killed a wild boar that fell into a well and cooked its meat at Valayam in Kozhikode district of Kerala. The suspects were identified as E. Binu, 43, A.K. Amal, … Read more
BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao and other leaders of the party consoling Chilkur Balaji temple chief priest C.S. Rangarajan at Chilkur near Hyderabad on Monday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement A team of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders led by its working president K.T. Rama Raoconsoled the chief priest of Chilkur Balaji Temple C.S. … Read more
A two-day bird walk was organised at Botanical Garden in Hyderabad on Saturday and Sunday (February 8 and 9, 2025). | Photo Credit: By Arrangement The Telangana Forest Development Corporation (TGFDC), under the brand name of ‘Deccan Woods & Trails’, would conduct Bird Walks in Vikarabad and Gajwel Forests on February 23 and March 2 … Read more
A woman was seriously injured after her son allegedly slit her throat at their house near Marappalam Junction in TTI ward of Eriyad panchayat of Kodungalloor taluk, Thrissur, in Kerala, on Sunday (February 9, 2025) night. The Kodungalloor police have taken into custody the accused, Muhmmad, 24. His arrest would be soon recorded and he … Read more
Kerala’s State Police Chief (SPC) Shaik Darvesh Saheb on Monday (February 10, 2025) issued a circular transferring the investigation into 34 cases registered at various police stations across the State accounting for ₹37 crore in connection with the alleged CSR funds scam to the State Crime Branch (CB) with immediate effect. The circular stated that … Read more
The railway unit of Delhi Police has busted a child-trafficking gang with the arrest of four traffickers, and rescued two children from their clutches, officials said on Monday (February 10, 2025). The operation was carried out following a tip-off, ensuring the safety of the minors, a police officer said. “We have arrested four persons after … Read more
(From left) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth and other officials, during the inauguration of Aero India 2025 – Airshow at IAF Yelahanka Airforce Station, in Bengaluru on February 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, after inaugurating … Read more
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramaniam takes part in the National Deworming Day event at the Velachery Government Higher Secondary School in Chennai on February 10, 2025. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A total of 2,642 posts of doctors will be filled in Tamil Nadu by the end of February, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said on … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives to inaugurate Aero India 2025 at Yelahanka Air Force Station, in Bengaluru on February 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, after inaugurating Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru on Monday (February 10, 2025), said that peace can never be achieved in a weak state of security, and … Read more
Come winter and the local markets are flooded with a plethora of seasonal delights. From root vegetables such as turnips and greens such as sarson (mustard leaves) to a multitude of legumes and beans, there is no dearth of delectable produce during the season. Luscious toor beans or pigeon peas are one such winter delight. … Read more
After a year-long probe, the police on Monday (February 10, 2025) arrested a Purameri native who was at large in connection with a major hit-and-run case at Vadakara in Kozhikode district of Kerala that claimed the life of an elderly woman from Thalassery and left her nine year-old granddaughter in a state of coma. Methil … Read more
Come winter and the local markets are flooded with a plethora of seasonal delights. From root vegetables such as turnips and greens such as sarson (mustard leaves) to a multitude of legumes and beans, there is no dearth of delectable produce during the season. Luscious toor beans or pigeon peas are one such winter delight. … Read more
