The court’s order came on a plea by Saregama India against Vels Film for infringement of its copyright in the literary and musical work of the song ‘En Iniya Pon Nilave’ | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that Vels Film International Limited, producer of upcoming movie ‘Aghathiyaa’ cannot use … Read more
Nehru Park metro station. File | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has informed the Madras High Court of its decision to lower the roof slabs of underground stations being constructed under Phase II of the project in the city by 5 m, so that enough soil could be filled on top … Read more
A view of Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Delhi High Court has recently ordered in favour of a Class 12 student whose school had mistakenly removed Biology from his subject list and replaced it with Physical Education. The court, in its January 24 order, permitted Master Tanshul, … Read more
The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) unit of Mangaluru International Airport presented a water cannon salute to the Air India Express Delhi-Mangaluru inaugural flight on February 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Air India Express commenced a direct flight service between Mangaluru and Delhi. The initiative offers a direct daily morning service between … Read more
A file photo of a pit dug up in 2011 in the median, between Namma Metro pillars for rainwater harvesting, on M. G. Road in Bengaluru. In 2022, ActionAid conducted a survey to evaluate the status of such RWH systems in Namma Metro infrastructure in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar In a city … Read more
Mounted police officials along riding horses during their morning exercise routine at the Horse Riding Ground right next to the Mounted Police Headquarters in Goshamahal, in Hyderabad. File | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Hyderabad’s iconic mounted police unit is set for a major move from its 75-year-old home in Goshamahal as the site makes way … Read more
Courses are offered by the Centre for Global Languages (CGL) at the BCU, Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The demand for foreign language courses, which died down during the covid pandemic years, resurfaced last year at Bangalore City University (BCU). However, problems with the Unified University College Management System (UUCMS) portal are discouraging students … Read more
A seven-year-old boy died after a movable iron goalpost collapsed on him on Friday (January 31, 2025) evening at the air force staff quarters in Avadi. The deceased has been identified as Advik, 7, son of Rajesh, a staff of the air force station in Avadi. Advik was a Class 1 student at a local … Read more
The Madras High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by popular e-commerce platform Flipkart’s founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal and a few others in connection with an alleged violation of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy involving ₹23,451 crore. Justice S. Sounthar rejected all the writ petitions pending since 2021, with … Read more
Four women from Telangana have been reported to be missing while attending the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The missing women, all above 55 years of age, were reportedly part of a 11-member group that had travelled to the religious gathering. The missing women have been identified as Anugula Buchavva, a 65-year-old resident … Read more
Ending suspense, the Congress party has decided to field Alphores Educational Institutions chairman V Narender Reddy as the party nominee for the forthcoming biennial election to the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates’ Constituency of the Telangana Legislative Council (TGLC). A decision to this effect was taken by All India Congress Committee general secretary KC Venugopal in New Delhi on Friday, … Read more
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: PTI “The national capital on Saturday (February 1, 2025) recorded a minimum temperature of 10.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was at 100%. The IMD has forecast moderate to dense fog for the day … Read more
Navin Chawla. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla passed away on Saturday (February 1, 2025),” former CEC S.Y. Quraishi said. Navin Chawla was 79. Mr. Quraishi told PTI that he met Chawla some 10 days back when the latter had informed that he was getting admitted to hospital … Read more
The Additional Superintendent, Ernakulam Rural, and the Special Branch DySP have submitted to District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) their inquiry reports on the dramatic turn of events involving the alleged abduction of CPI(M) councillor in Koothattukulam municipality Kala Raju. The reports, which reportedly suggested some inaction on the part of the police, would be forwarded … Read more
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: PTI “The national capital on Saturday (February 1, 2025) recorded a minimum temperature of 10.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was at 100%. The IMD has forecast moderate to dense fog for the day … Read more
East Coast Railway (E Co R) will operate special train from Visakhapatnam to Gorakhpur and back to cater to the demand from passengers and pilgrims attending the Maha Kumbh mela. Train no. 08588 Visakhapatnam- Gorakhpur Special Express will leave Visakhapatnam on Tuesdays at 10.20 p.m. on Feb 4 and will reach Gorakhpur on Thursday at … Read more
Abhishek Banerjee | Photo Credit: ANI With the toll of pilgrims from West Bengal in the Maha Kumbh tragedy rising to four, Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday (January 31, 2025) targeted Uttar Pradesh for investing more on publicity of the event than in planning and proper arrangements. “If this (the tragedy) had … Read more
Actor Madhupal addressing a seminar at Amal College of Advanced Studies at Nilambur on Friday. | Photo Credit: SAKEER HUSSAIN Actor Madhupal has urged students and teachers to think progressively. “The real progress begins in the mind,” he said while addressing a seminar during the ongoing international conference ‘Amalit’ at Amal College of Advanced Studies, … Read more
Kotehonda Ravi, who has been with the Maoist movement, met K.P. Sreepal, member of State committee, to oversee the policy of rehabilitation of Left-wing extremists, on Saturday, February 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Kotehonda Ravi, a Maoist, is expected to appear before Chikkamagalur district administration later today and join the mainstream, giving up … Read more
A 45-year-old woman, Cemala Lalitha, was found dead in her residence in Warasiguda nearly a week after she died due to suspected heart stroke. Her daughters, aged 25 and 23, who were in a state of deep depression, did not inform anyone about the death until Friday, said the police. “They were in a state … Read more
Design of the proposed Osmania General Hospital building. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL A new Osmania General Hospital is taking shape in the middle of the bustling neighbourhood of Goshamahal, Begumbazaar and Asif Nagar in Hyderabad. A hundred years earlier, the city saw a similar hospital taking shape on the banks of River Musi. Conceptualised … Read more
NGT Southern Bench says the departments concerned should have stepped in first to curb the mass mortality of the turtles, and then proceed with the prosecution. | Photo Credit: B. Thamodharan The Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department has informed the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that enforcing the use of Turtle Excluder Devices … Read more
A view of the ‘Pakistan Colony’, which is now renamed as ‘Bhagiratha Colony’, in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: Giri KVS After eight years of efforts to get the name of their colony changed, residents of Pakistan Colony in Payakapuram of Vijayawada finally heave a sigh of relief as NTR district Collector G. Lakshmisha has declared … Read more
CPI national general secretary D. Raja addressing the media as party’s State secretary K. Ramakrishna and other leaders look on, in Visakhapatnam on Friday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU The CPI, during its national executive meeting which concluded on Friday, adopted a unanimous resolution demanding that the Centre should make a categorical statement on the … Read more
Ashok Agarwal says his party was among the few that were on the ground to help people during the north-east Delhi riots. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After spending nearly three decades fighting for education, health and workers’ rights in Delhi, Ashok Agarwal, a Supreme Court advocate, has decided to take the political route to … Read more
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal meets street vendors at his residence to discuss their issues on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that after his party returns to power and implements promises made during the campaign, city residents will save ₹10,000 monthly over … Read more
First class compartment of the local train which was devastated by the blast at Matunga station in Mumbai on July 11, 2006. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre The Bombay High Court on Friday (January 31, 2025) reserved its order for judgment on the death confirmation petition by the State government and appeals filed by … Read more
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal meets street vendors at his residence to discuss their issues on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that after his party returns to power and implements promises made during the campaign, city residents will save ₹10,000 monthly over … Read more
Though the main aim of the study was to ascertain microplastics in groundwater, their presence was also found in the Yamuna’s water and soil samples from its banks. This suggests that the groundwater has been polluted with microplastics due to leaching effect from the river. | Photo Credit: File Photo A first-of-its-kind study commissioned by … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President J.P. Nadda. | Photo Credit: ANI As parties get ready for slogovers ahead of the Delhi Assembly election on February 5, BJP president J.P. Nadda presided over a meeting of the MPs from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday (January 31, 2025) and urged them to campaign … Read more