Ajit urges Shah to address Maha rural concerns

TO avoid a repetition of the Lok Sabha election outcome in Maharashtra, the BJP-led Mahayuti has unanimously decided to focus on addressing the agrarian distress ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.

12 nabbed for trying to derail Kalindi Exp

TWELVE people, including two known offenders, have been detained for questioning in connection with a suspected sabotage attempt on the Bhiwani-bound Kalindi Express, which narrowly avoided a major disaster in Kanpur late Sunday night.

Jackal scare grips MP's Sehore, 2 hurt in attacks

JACKAL scare has gripped Madhya Pradesh's Sehore and Khandwa districts.

5 killed as landslides wreak havoc on Kedarnath route

A severe landslide struck the Kedarnath pilgrimage route in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district, India’s most landslideprone area, on Monday night. Five pilgrims were killed after being trapped under boulders that fell between Sonprayag and Gaurikund.

BJP releases 2nd list of 21 candidates for Haryana polls

THE BJP on Tuesday released its second list of 21 candidates for the Haryana assembly elections in which three more MLAs were dropped.

Shah will sound BJP's poll bugle in J'khand on Sept 21

CMs of several BJP-ruled states to join 'Parivartan Yatra' in Dumka

5th killer wolf caught in Bahraich, hunt on for 6th

AMID increasing wolf scare, the team of forest officials trapped the fifth predator on Tuesday as part of 'Operation Bhediya' campaign that has been ongoing in Bahraich's Mahasi tehsil to catch a pack of six wolves which have devoured nine lives, including eight children leaving over two dozen people injured since mid-July.

Probe ordered after Gujarat school enrols students as BJP members

A probe has been ordered against the principal of a secondary school in Gujarat's Surendranagar district where students have allegedly been enrolled as BJP members, state education department officials said on Tuesday.

MP minister's 'Chandan link to Vasco da Gama's discovery of India

MADHYA Pradesh higher education minister Inder Singh Parmar on Tuesday claimed that Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama did not discover the sea route to India, but landed here merely by following an Indian sea merchant, Chandan, \"who rode a 3-4 times bigger ship than Gama's.

Suicide a public health concern in SE Asia: WHO

SUICIDE is a major public health concern in the SouthEast Asia Region, which sees more than 2 lakh suicide deaths each year, said World Health Organisation on Tuesday.

Cybersecurity vital for progress: Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the country's progress is not possible without ensuring cybersecurity, which has become integral to national security in the backdrop of ever-increasing use of internet data.

Israel seeks to hire 10K construction workers & 5K caregivers from India

ISRAEL is seeking to hire more Indians for blue collar jobs including 10,000 construction workers and 5,000 caregivers to plug the skill gap in their infrastructure and healthcare sectors.

Under new toll collection system, no fee for pvt vehicles for up to 20 km on NHs

ONCE the proposed barrierfree toll collection based on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is implemented, private vehicles will not be charged any fee for travelling up to 20 km on highways and expressways.

SC stays defamation proceedings against Tharoor

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the trial court's proceedings against veteran Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a defamation case over his 2018 remark allegedly comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion.

Jaishankar says open to do biz with China, with a rider

In Berlin, EAM says Delhi weighs national security in trade with Beijing

TROUBLE WITH PROPAGANDA DISGUISED AS EDUCATION

\"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.

NURTURING INDIA'S GENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

The PM's recent meetings with the leaders of UAE & Singapore signal continuity in longstanding associations. A lesson from Nehruvian diplomacy is pertinent for parleys with Austria

Man charred to death as car rams wall, catches fire

A 25-year-old man was charred to death inside his car after he lost control and rammed an electricity pole and a wall of a house near Karamadai on Monday night.

Pinarayi rubbishes charge of links with RSS

KL CM says CPM never had necessity to appease RSS, lists out instances of Cong leaders' leanings towards Sangh

SC collegium recommends 3 names for Madras HC

THE Supreme Court collegium led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai on Tuesday recommended the elevation of three judicial officers as judges of the Madras High Court.

Hema panel: HC slams KL for inaction since '19

COMING down heavily on the government for not taking legal action based on the Hema panel report, the Kerala High Court directed the state to hand over the entire report of the panel to the special investigation team constituted to probe the complaints of sexual harassment in the Malayalam film industry.

Compensation for child killed in wall collapse: HC penalises state over appeal

NOTING that the state government had preferred an appeal challenging the order of the single bench of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, which ordered 5 lakh compensation to the family members of a child who died due to a wall collapse at a Sri Lankan refugee camp in Madurai district, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on the state government.

Atlas Moth spotted in Kalvarayan Hills

ATLAS moth (Attacus atlas), one of the largest moths in terms of wing surface area and wingspan, was spotted in the Kalvarayan Hills in Kallakurichi district by an environmentalist during a nature walk on Saturday.

After failed bid to kill daughters, auto driver ends life over mounting debts

A 45-YEAR-OLD autorickshaw driver from Velam in Ranipet died by suicide on Tuesday after allegedly attempting to murder his two daughters around 3 am that morning.

Math institute dean writes to govt about air pollution in Kelambakkam

AIR pollution caused allegedly by a few textile factories functioning in Kelambakkam has led to health issues for the local residents.

MODI TO INAUGURATE NEW PAMBAN BRIDGE ON OCT 2

Country's first vertical lift rly sea bridge is 3m higher than the old one and provides navigational air clearance of 22m above sea level.

Udhayanidhi hands over Kalaignar sports kits worth ₹5 crore

AFTER VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan invited all parties, including the AIADMK, to participate in the total prohibition conference in Kallakurichi, Sports Development and Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said it is the organiser's choice and the AIADMK must take a call on whether it wishes to attend the meeting or not.

Feasibility report not needed for rooftop solar installations up to 10kW

IN a move to promote renewable energy, the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation (TNGEC) has announced it will waive the requirement of a technical feasibility report for rooftop solar installations up to 10 kilowatts.

Samsung workers' indefinite strike continues as talks end in deadlock

OPERATIONS at Samsung Electronics in Sriperumbudur has been disrupted for the second day with hundreds of workers going on an indefinite stir from Monday seeking higher wages, better working hours and recognition of a workers' union affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU).

Containers spoil jumbos' dal-rice party at PDS shops

THE residents are heaving a sigh of relief as the incidents of wild elephants raiding PDS shops have come down drastically, thanks to the authorities concerned for replacing the shops, built mostly with mud, with shipping containers at Muthumudi and Thaimudi estates in Manompoly forest range in Valparai plateau.