Andhra Pradesh State committee of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has accused the NDA government of cheating the RINL-Visakhapatnam steel plant. In a statement here on Thursday, committee State general secretary Ch. Narasinga Rao said that Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy, during his visit to the steel plant here … Read more
Spotlight “I had gone for a field visit to a village in Bagalkot district last year when I came across a girl who had a bump that clearly indicated that she was pregnant. Upon enquiry, I found out that this 15-year-old girl was engaged to a boy and was not married. When I said that … Read more
Monkeys raiding farms is a burning issue being faced by lakhs of coconut growers in Karnataka. Loss caused by the primates has forced many farmers, especially in the coastal and Malnad belts, either to face the brunt with no feasible solution or shift from farming altogether. Tapping ‘neera’, a sweet nutrient-rich sap derived from coconut … Read more
Did you know that JRD Tata piloted India’s very first commercial mail flight from Karachi to Mumbai in 1932? Or that hing (asafoetida), that ubiquitous spice added to so many Indian dishes, wasn’t actually grown in India until the 21st century? And that the twice-baked rusks we love dipping into the afternoon tea go all the … Read more
A still from the film Babasaheb in Bangalore. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Science Gallery Bengaluru (SGB) is set to host the Sci560 Film Festival on February 1 and 2, at the Bangalore International Centre (BIC), Domlur from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days. The festival will feature 20 films in four languages, … Read more
The township will connect with major transportation routes, including the Bengaluru-Mysuru national highway (NH-275), Bengaluru-Dindigul highway (NH-209), and NICE Road. | Photo Credit: file photo The State Cabinet approved a Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) proposal to establish the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township in Ramanagara district, on Thursday. The integrated township in Ramanagara and Harohalli taluks … Read more
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has written to tahlidars to issue notices to farmers whose lands have been notified for phase II of the Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) between Hosur Road and Tumakuru Road. The preliminary notification for the same was issued in 2006. According to letters accessed by The Hindu, notices will be issued … Read more
Bright young minds, once again, will get an opportunity to engage in an exciting battle of wits as the 23rd edition of The Hindu Young World Quiz will be held in Bengaluru on February 5, at Chowdiah Memorial Hall in Gayathri Devi Park Extension, 2nd Main Road, 16th Cross, Malleswaram. For details, schools can call 9945232990 or 9986196254. The event, presented by the State Bank of India, is open for students in two categories: junior (classes 4 to 6) and senior (classes 7 to 9). Schools may visit www.thehindu.com/ywquiz for registration. Each team must consist of two members for each category, and any bona fide team from a school can take part by paying a non-refundable registration fee of ₹200 per team. The team members must be from the same school/ branch. No crossteams are allowed for registration. The team members in school uniforms with IDs issued by schools must be present at the venue one hour before the start of the event. There will be preliminary written rounds and six teams will qualify (based on the marks obtained in preliminaries) for the onstage final rounds. UNIBIC is the Snack Partner, Naturo is the Treat Time Partner for Karnataka. Published – January 31, 2025 … Read more
Union Minister of Steel, HD Kumaraswamy was accorded a rousing reception at Visakhaptnam Airport upon his arrival on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Union Steel Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy along with his Cabinet colleague, Union Minister of State for Steel & Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma visited RINL-Visakhapatnam steel plant … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 98th All India Marathi Literature Convention (Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan) in New Delhi from February 21 to 23, marking the event’s first stint in the national capital since Maharashtra’s formation in 1960. The announcement was made by Maharashtra Chief … Read more
Gursharan Kaur casting her vote on Thursday. Ahead of the Assembly poll on February 5, Gursharan Kaur, wife of late former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, cast her vote through the mobile postal ballot facility, an election official said. Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, 91, who served in the Union Cabinet several times … Read more
The village got a road after boycotting the 2022 civic polls, but other problems, including the lack of accessible public transport, schools, and hospitals, have not disappeared, say residents. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Katewara, a tiny village in Bawana near the Delhi-Haryana border, was at the centre of media attention in December 2022 … Read more
Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal with residents of Vikaspuri strews garbage outside former Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal’s residence during a protest, in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was detained by the police on Thursday (January 30, 2025) … Read more
Around 8.30 p.m. on a wintry January evening, Dinesh Mohaniya, 47, a three-time MLA and former vice chairman of the Delhi Jal Board, alights gingerly from a bike in Sangam Vihar’s Gali No. 1. Despite the chill and the rigours of the campaign trail, the politician from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) does not come … Read more
The southwest coast of India has witnessed a steady rise in extreme rainfall events, going up at a rate of 0.23 mm per season. | Photo Credit: file photo India’s southwest coast has seen a steady rise in extreme rainfall events, increasing at a rate of 0.23 mm per season, according to a study by … Read more
Anganwadi workers at a protest in Delhi demanding better pay. | Photo Credit: file photo “Humein muft ke paise nahi chahiye, apne haq ke paise chahiye (we don’t want charity, we want money that we deserve),” says Sangeeta Mishra, 45, an anganwadi worker in north-east Delhi’s Sonia Vihar, at the end of her eight-hour shift. Ms. … Read more
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi taking a boat ride on the Yamuna river. | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi intensified his attack on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, saying the former Delhi Chief Minister “lies just like [Prime Minister] Narendra Modi but is probably more cunning and sophisticated than the … Read more
The reconstruction of the 829 metre-long Mullaserry canal and related works were included in the third phase of Operation Breakthrough. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A meeting chaired by Mayor M. Anilkumar and attended by District Collector N.S.K. Umesh took stock of Operation Breakthrough, a project aimed at resolving inundation in Kochi city, and issued … Read more
Representatives of Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) on Thursday alleged that some individuals were trying to destabilise the organisation by targeting B. Unnikrishnan, its general secretary. The federation rallied behind Mr. Unnikrishnan against the backdrop of the allegations raised against him by film producer Sandra Thomas, who had lodged a police complaint accusing the … Read more
The Ernakulam Central police have booked activist Rahul Easwar on charge of insulting the modesty of a woman based on a complaint by an actor. The case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 79 (word, gesture, or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and Section 67 of the IT Act. … Read more
Around 8.30 p.m. on a wintry January evening, Dinesh Mohaniya, 47, a three-time MLA and former vice chairman of the Delhi Jal Board, alights gingerly from a bike in Sangam Vihar’s Gali No. 1. Despite the chill and the rigours of the campaign trail, the politician from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) does not come … Read more
The Tamilnadu Health Development Association has urged the Health department to ensure that patients who do not have Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) cards are treated in government hospitals. Patients from other States should also be treated free of cost. In a letter to the Health Secretary, C.S. Rex Sargunam, president and N. … Read more
It’s been almost a month since the peak rainy season has ended over Chennai and peripheral region. Yet, Poondi reservoir, the prime water source of Chennai’s water supply, continues to receive considerable inflow from catchment areas and had its shutters open till Thursday. The Northeast monsoon, which unusually prolonged till January 27, is cited to … Read more
An awareness programme to mark “World Leprosy Day” was conducted at Government Stanley Medical College Hospital (SMCH) on Thursday. Chennai Collector Rashmi Siddharth Zagade took part in the event. Vijaya Baskar, head of Leprology and Dermatology, SMCH, said in India, the prevalence rate of leprosy is 0.45%, while it was 0.3% in Tamil Nadu. … Read more
The bodies of a 78-year-old man and his 36-year-old daughter were found in a locked apartment under suspicious circumstances. Police identified the deceased as Samuel Sankar, 78, and his daughter Ann Cynthia, 37, both from Vellore. The duo had been residing in Thirumullaivoyal in order that he can get dialysis treatment at a private hospital … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit the city on Friday and attend functions in Muttukadu and Mamallapuram. The city police said an order under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 was promulgated prohibiting use of drones, remote controlled micro-lighted aircrafts, para glider is already in force from January 26 … Read more
A senior citizen has been successfully treated for a severe shoulder injury at Rela Hospital with a balloon implantation. The 65-year-old patient, Rajaprakasam, suffered a rotator cuff tear in his right shoulder after an electric shock. Before the balloon implantation, he had a minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery to repair the tear. Although he tried conservative … Read more
A delegation of journalists led by office-bearers of the Chennai Press Club met the Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal at his office and sought him to stop harassment of the journalists by the special investigation team (SIT) which is probing the leak of FIR on Anna University sexual assault case. They also sought … Read more
Gursharan Kaur casting her vote on Thursday. Ahead of the Assembly poll on February 5, Gursharan Kaur, wife of late former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, cast her vote through the mobile postal ballot facility, an election official said. Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, 91, who served in the Union Cabinet several times … Read more
The Judicial First Class Magistrate court, Chottanikkara, remanded a 25-year-old man who was reportedly accused of attempting to rape and murder a 19-year-old girl in her house at Chottanikkara in 14 days’ judicial custody on Thursday (January 30). Anoop, an accused in multiple cases at Thalayolaparambu and Peerumedu, was arrested from his house at Thalayolaparambu … Read more