CATEGORIES

RJD home truth: Dad, son agree to disagree on Nitish

LALU Prasad and his son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav are apparently not on the same page on the issue of Nitish Kumar returning to the INDIA bloc, even as the JD(U) leader gave an \"evasive\" reply to the RJD chief's statement that \"doors were open for the CM\".

Prayagraj airport expands ops, flights connecting 23 cities for Maha Kumbh

THE Prayagraj Airport authorities are bracing up to meet the expected crowd of devotees thronging the Sangam city for Mahakumbh.

NIA Court Convicts 28 for Killing ABVP Man During Kasganj Rally

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of Lucknow convicted 28 of the 30 accused in the high-profile Chandan Gupta murder case.

Return of Maha farm land soon

MahaYuti govt amends revenue law code to give back 4.9K acres of land to original farmers

BSF allowing infiltrators to India to destabilise Bengal, says Mamata

WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force of allowing infiltration from Bangladesh and alleged that they were doing so as part of a Central government's \"blueprint\" to destabilise the state.

SC did not direct to break Dallewal's fast

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan on Thursday clarified that the Supreme Court never directed to break farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal's indefinite fast and had only expressed concerns over his health and wanted him to get urgent medical aid.

1/3rd of insurance claims filed in '24 still unpaid

Only 8% say claims processed instantly

Will implement panel's reco on NEET-UG

THE Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would implement all the corrective measures suggested by its seven-member expert panel on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency's functioning in holding NEET-UG last year.

2 Sites at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal for Singh Memorial Proposed to Family

The Centre has formally started the process to allot land for the memorial of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the campus of Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, the area along the Yamuna bank earmarked for the last rites and memorials of presidents, vice-presidents and prime ministers.

Army hunts for ammunition to protect air defence assets

AIMING to bolster security of the Indian Army's ground-based Air Defence assets against drones, the Indian Army Air Defence branch has released a Request for Information (RFI) to identify prospective vendors (DPSUs/Private Vendors) to undertake manufacturing of 23mm Anti-Drone Ammunition under Make in India.

Inauguration of college named after Savarkar triggers political controversy

AN announcement for inaugurating a new college named after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar triggered a political row, with the Congress and its student wing, NSUI, demanding that the college be renamed after former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

Muizzu minister-EAM meet today

Jaishankar and his Maldives counterpart to give new direction to eco, maritime cooperation

Cohesion at Home Must While Backing an Equitable World

As India champions the cause of the Global South, it must address its domestic vulnerabilities. International leadership requires a balance between ambition and resilience

Fertility Decline: A Success Story Or Cause For Concern?

India's declining fertility rates, once hailed as a success of family planning policies and socio-economic progress, are now the subject of renewed debate. Despite achieving replacement-level fertility, India now faces the challenge of below-replacement fertility, which presents new socio-economic hurdles.

1,000-yr-old sculptures discovered in Dindigul dist

TWO sculptures dating back to the 9th or 10th century were found at Oddanchatram in Dindigul by a team of archaeologists from Madurai.

NSS secy hits out at Kerala CM over temple tradition

'Hindus have freedom to enter temples without interfering in the customs & rituals of shrines'

In a first, Steppe Eagle spotted in Madurai district

IN a first, Madurai Nature Cultural Foundation recently documented the presence of Steppe Eagle, an endangered bird species, at Kallikudi in Madurai.

Women Upset Over Panchayat Merger With Corporation

Say amalgamation of 8 panchayats with Dindigul city corporation would render them ineligible for jobs under MGNREGA

Week after MT's demise, his favourite editor dies

IT is a curious coincidence that S Jayachandran Nair bade adieu exactly a week after legendary writer MT Vasudevan Nair breathed his last.

Video edited, posted with wrong intentions: Moorthy

IN a bid to play down the controversy over his recent speech on 'aanda parambarai' (ruling class), Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P Moorthy on Thursday said someone had edited his actual speech and posted a video with wrong intentions.

Women upset over panchayat merger with corpn

Say amalgamation of 8 panchayats with Dindigul city corpn would render them ineligible for jobs under MGNREGA

Two Keralites killed, 10 injured as car rams median in Dindigul

TWO persons were killed and 10 others, including three children, were injured after the car they were travelling in crashed into a median at Natham in Dindigul on Thursday afternoon.

Classes began 2 yrs ago, but govt Athoor college still has no own building

THE state government's decision to commence classes for Athoor Government Arts and Science College even before a building for the college was constructed has resulted in the sad plight of over 1,400 male and female students relying on just 10 classrooms at a private college in Dindigul over the past two years.

HC bins PIL seeking cancellation of patta, slaps ₹50k cost on litigant

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of a patta granted to four persons near a temple tank in Dindigul district and imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on the litigant citing ulterior motive guised as a public interest litigation (PIL).

FB pic of car, LPG delivery help ED crack money laundering case

DISTINCT clues ranging from Facebook images and LPG gas cylinder deliveries to intelligence reports from Chennai Customs and data from the Tamil Nadu government's commercial taxes wing were crucial to the Enforcement Directorate busting the International Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML) scam in Chennai.

TN will not compromise its edu policy for central fund: Minister

SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Thursday said CM M K Stalin is firm on not accepting funds from the centre under Samagra Shiksha scheme if it comes at the cost of the state having to compromise on its policy.

Move to merge local bodies sparks job, governance fears

Govt planning to merge village panchayats with nearby urban bodies

15-Year-Old Tiruppur Girl Attacks Robber, Helps Police Arrest Him

A home-alone 15-year-old girl, who was robbed at knife point by a masked man and locked up in the toilet, acted bravely and helped police locate the burglar.

Comments on Hindu women: Case against Thiruma binned

THE Madras High Court has quashed a case pending at the district munsif-cum-judicial magistrate court at Peraiyur in Madurai, against VCK leader Thirumavalavan in connection with his comments about Hindu women made at an international conference in 2020.

Time Has Come For Serious Debate On Paved Surface Ratio

Chennai Keeping Head Above Water