Chilkur Balaji temple priest C.S. Rangarajan. File The prime accused in the case pertaining to the alleged attack on head priest of Chilkur Balaji Temple was arrested by the Moinabad police on Sunday (February 9, 2025). This comes two days after a group of men trespassed into the residence of the priest Rangarajan, located adjacent … Read more
A file photo of Jogupalya. Analysing footage from multiple CCTV cameras in the area, Indiranagar police identified the serial slasher as a rowdy-sheeter named Kadamba, who is a resident of Jogupalya. | Photo Credit: File photo Panic gripped residents of Indiranagar in Bengaluru after a knife-wielding man stabbed four persons, including two pani puri vendors, … Read more
K. A. Sengottaiyan. File | Photo Credit: J. Manoharan Former AIADMK Minister and incumbent Gobichettipalayam MLA K.A. Sengottaiyan clarified that he did not “boycott” the felicitation ceremony organised for implementing the Avinashi–Athikadavu project at Annur in Coimbatore district on Sunday (February 9, 2025). Instead, he “chose not to participate” because the invitation and banners did … Read more
SMPP is a supplier of boron carbide ceramic kits and high performance polyethylene (HPPE) panels for aircraft armoring. File | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K SMPP Ltd, an Indian designer and manufacturer of defence equipment and protection kits for land, air and sea platforms said it would showcase proprietary ‘black diamond’ technology at the Aero … Read more
Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express trains would halt for a minute at Eluru Station from February 25. South Central Railway (SCR) will continue the provision of an additional stoppage at Eluru station for Train No. 20707/20708 Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express trains for a period of six months from … Read more
Ed Sheeran, Shilpa Rao on stage in Bengaluru Singers Ed Sheeran and Shilpa Rao had a ‘Chuttamalle’ moment at the former’s Bangalore concert on February 9. Sheeran, a globally-adored singer-songwriter, took the stage as part of the India leg of his Mathematics tour. During the performance, Ed was joined by Shilpa Rao for a cover … Read more
The meeting comes two days after the Aam Aadmi Party’s defeat in Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and party MLAs from the state in the national capital on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) to discuss the Delhi assembly polls outcome, party … Read more
Traffic, like the weather, has become a conversation starter in Bengaluru, a city notorious for its congestion. For a population of 1.4 crore, there are 1.2 crore vehicles in the city, the most traffic-dense in the country and ranked the third slowest city in the world. The Bengaluru Traffic Police Museum and Experience Centre at … Read more
Representatives of Muthoot Finance Company will visit Sarada Degree College for a recruitment drive on February 11, said the institute’s secretary K. Rama Narayana. The recruitment drive will start at 10 a.m. on the college premises at Gandhinagar in Vijayawada, he added. In a statement, he said the company would recruit 150 students for various … Read more
Indian Air Force fighter jets perform during the final rehearsal ahead of Aero India 2025, at Air Force station in Bengaluru on February 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI The 15th edition of the biennial Aero India was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Air Force Station in Yelahanka on Monday (February 10, … Read more
(image for representation) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Ananthu Krishnan, the key accused in the CSR funds scam in Kerala, is set to be returned to judicial custody on Monday (February 10, 2025) after being in the custody of the Ernakulam Rural police for the last five days. He will be produced in a court … Read more
In the last few years, the price of red roses which was around ₹14 to ₹15 per stem has touched ₹20 owing to an increased demand. | Photo Credit: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH It truly is a rosy season for farmers this year as the combination of weddings and Valentine’s Day has driven up the price … Read more
The CPI (ML) Mass Line (Praja Pandha) Telangana State committee has urged the civil society to condemn what it termed as ‘unabated encounters’ in the name of ‘Operation Kagar’ by the security forces in neighbouring Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division. In a statement, party State secretary Potu Ranga Rao alleged that the Centre launched an all-out offensive … Read more
The transit-oriented development (TOD)-based local-area plan (LAP) for Vyttila that Kochi Corporation has mulled can effectively address long-standing issues faced by motorists, pedestrians, and others in and around Kerala’s biggest junction if implemented professionally, experts have said. The proposed LAP, the first of its kind in Kerala, would hopefully resolve issues at the poorly planned … Read more
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal making a video statement on Saturday. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A day after losing the Delhi Assembly election to the BJP, senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including party national convener Arvind Kejriwal and outgoing Chief Minister Atishi, met the party’s MLAs-elect on Sunday to discuss the party’s future. In … Read more
Newly-elected MLA Mohan Singh Bisht | Photo Credit: PTI FILE A day after winning Mustafabad seat, Mohan Singh Bisht, BJP MLA-elect from the north-east Delhi constituency which was hit by riots in 2020, proposed a name change for his constituency as ‘Shiv Vihar’ or ‘Shiv Puri’. Citing higher Hindu population in the constituency, Mr Bisht … Read more
Kochi was recently ranked 50th globally in traffic congestion owing to narrow roads, poorly planned junctions, and encroachments. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Non-governmental organisations, residents’ associations, and others have demanded the fast-tracking of road development in Kochi while pointing out that the city was excluded from the State government’s City Roads Improvement Programme (CRIP), … Read more
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday blamed the DMK for delaying the commissioning of the Avinashi-Athikadavu project as it was introduced by his erstwhile government. “Governments keep changing. A government is deemed good only if it continues projects of the previous government that benefit people. But the present government is not bothered [to … Read more
BJP Karimnagar MP and Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar. | Photo Credit: File Photo Former Telangana party president, Karimnagar MP and Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar has accused the Congress Party and the Opposition BRS of doing “compromise politics” by having an “underhand deal” for the MLC … Read more
TPCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud. | Photo Credit: File Photo Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and MLC B. Mahesh Kumar Goud lashed out at Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao for demanding a re-survey of the caste census. He reiterated that the survey was carried out by covering every household in … Read more
Prominent intellectuals and BC association leaders at a meeting organised by the National BC Welfare Association in Hyderabad on Sunday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Former State BC Commission chairman Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohan Rao has criticised Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy for stating that exceeding the 50% reservation cap was constitutionally impossible. He argued that a … Read more
The police on Sunday (February 9) arrested two persons, said to be crew members of a lorry, on charges of assaulting a transgender person who was sitting outside the Palarivattom metro station early on Saturday morning (February 8). Shamnaz, 36, of Mattancherry and Fazil, 34, of Palluruthy reportedly attacked the victim using a rod who … Read more
A 50-year-old retired army man died while playing badminton near Island Grounds on Saturday. The Triplicane police have filed a case and are investigating. A senior official of the city police said J.J. Johnson Thomas was a retired colonel working in the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme section of the Secretariat and lived at the Officers’ Enclave … Read more
A webinar on ‘Management of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding’ as part of The Hindu’s “Healthy India, Happy India” initiative in collaboration with Naruvi Hospitals, Vellore. Experts have underlined the need for women to maintain a menstrual diary to keep track of irregular periods. Speaking at a webinar on ‘Management of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding’ as part of … Read more
Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas taking a selfie with Mayor Beena Philip, MLA Ahammad Devarkovil, Deputy Mayor C.P. Musafar Ahamed, former MLA A. Pradeep Kumar and others during the inauguration of the renovated town hall in Kozhikode on February 9. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas has said that several projects … Read more
The Kancheepuram District Committee of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has urged the State government to step in and amicably settle the labour issue in the Samsung Electronics plant in Sriperumbudur. In a statement on Sunday, it asked the government and the Labour Department to ensure the Samsung gave up its “vindictive attitude” towards … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut suggested that the Delhi poll results might have been different if the AAP and Congress had formed an alliance. File | Photo Credit: ANI Social activist Anna Hazare has expressed satisfaction over Arvind Kejriwal’s defeat in the recent Delhi Assembly polls, according to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. … Read more
Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta addressing the police personnel during a review meeting in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Commissioner of Police, Shankabratha Bagchi and DCP V. Anitha are seen | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta conducted an internal meeting with the police personnel from various departments at the … Read more
An icon’s house: Ramavaram Gardens where Vijayan, inset, stayed with M.G. Ramachandran and his wife Janaki Ramachandran. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Vijayan alias Vijayakumar was a former naval officer. He had also served as a personal secretary to V.N. Janaki, M.G. Ramachandran’s wife, when she was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu immediately after … Read more
Shoddy work: A newly built storm water drain has caved in at Old Washermanpet. The civic body is yet to repair the drain. The Greater Chennai Corporation has built a storm water drain in the middle of M.S. Naidu Street at Old Washermanpet because the road is narrow. A part of the drain caved in … Read more