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KOCHI/KOZHIKODE/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Reaching out to the Christian community on Easter, Home Minister Amit Shah urged voters in Kerala to back the BJP-led NDA in the upcoming assembly elections, saying the alliance would usher in a "prosperous Kerala" if voted to power. Addressing a public meeting in Kunnathunad constituency in Ernakulam district, Shah said the NDA government, if elected, would act decisively on pending issues, including the alleged Sabarimala gold scam. "Those responsible will ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The match-up between Punjab Kings' Vijaykumar Vyshak and Chennai Super Kings' Ayush Mhatre at Chepauk on Friday was noteworthy. Vyshak, who is known for his slower balls, now has another ball added to his arsenal -- the wide yorkers. As Mhatre, who had already raced to a fifty, was going all-guns blazing against other Punjab bowlers, the onus was on the Karnataka pacer to get his team the breakthrough. In the 12th over, Vyshak delivered a wide yorker to Mhatre, which was slammed for fo ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi spoke with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday, as diplomatic outreach intensified alongside sharply escalating rhetoric from Washington. "Received a call from Foreign Minister Araghchi of Iran. Discussed the present situation," Jaishankar posted on X, marking their sixth conversation since the outbreak of the West Asia conflict on February 28. The Iranian Embassy in New Delhi said the two sides discussed "bilateral relation ...Read More >
CHENNAI: About 20 months ago, when Chennai Super Kings played Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a must-win encounter at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in IPL 2024, something fundamentally changed between the two teams. Till that fateful May evening, Chennai had won 21 of the 32 matches between the two teams. RCB's ten wins meant Super Kings had a more than 2:1 ratio in head-to-head. The rivalry between two of the three biggest brands and teams in the league, to a large extent, was only on paper and geo ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Tim David, skipper Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal went ballistic with marauding knocks, powering Royal Challengers Bengaluru to an imposing 250 for 3 against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here on Sunday. Padikkal (50, 29 balls) and David (70 off 25b) gave a complete towelling to the clueless Super Kings bowlers in an exhibition of mind-blowing range-hitting. Not to be left far behind was skipper Rajat Patidar, who smashed an unbeaten 48 off 19 balls. The carnage began w ...Read More >
MADIKERI: A woman from Kerala who went missing during a trek to Tadiandamol in Kodagu district has been traced after a four-day search operation. According to sources, she survived on water alone and is now out of danger. She was found inside a forest zone in the Tadiandamol range, with members of the local Adiya tribal community assisting authorities in the rescue. Sharanya (36), a native of Nadapuram in Kozhikode, had gone missing on April 2 while trekking to Tadiandamol, the highest peak in ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: The Counter-Intelligence wing of the Punjab Police, in a joint operation with Chandigarh Police, and with the assistance of Haryana Police arrested the two main accused over the grenade attack that took place outside the Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Chandigarh. The accused were arrested in Rewari, Haryana, completing the unravelling of a Pakistan's ISI-backed terror module within 48 hours of the initial arrests. The accused were allegedly promised Rs 2 lakh by their ...Read More >
BHOPAL: A four-storied tourist lodge caved in like a pack of cards, killing three labourers, including a woman and injuring three others, in Kotma town of Anuppur district in eastern Madhya Pradesh on Saturday evening. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams from Chhattisgarh's Bhilai and Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, assisted by MP's state disaster and emergency response force (SDERF) recovered the bodies of two men by Saturday night, while the woman's body was recovered from the debris on S ...Read More >
RANCHI: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday termed the denial of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to Assam tea tribes as "national injustice". In a post on X, Soren said it was "an injustice that history will never forgive". "A truth lies buried on the soil of Assam -- a truth that cannot be spoken of enough, nor shared widely enough. The tribal community, which has resided in Assam's tea gardens for generations, has yet to receive the constitutional status of Scheduled Tribes (ST) to th ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that the gherao of seven judicial officers at the BDO in Kaliachak II in Malda district on Wednesday was not only lawlessness but also a planned maha jungleraj of Trinamool Congress in the State. He escalated attacks on the Trinamool Congress led by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing an election campaign rally at Rashmela ground in Cooch Behar, a Rajvanshi-dominated district in north Bengal, a strong citadel of the BJP, on ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday stoked controversy by alleging that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, possesses passports of three countries, including two Islamic nations, and owns luxury properties in Dubai, with investments worth several lakh crore rupees in the United States. Sarma dismissed the claims outright and threatened to sue Khera. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Khera said his allegations were based on documents recei ...Read More >
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday broke her silence on the Bhabanipur incident, claiming it was a 'planned attack'. The remarks came a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended one deputy commissioner (DC) and three other officers, including an officer-in-charge (OC) of Kolkata Police, in connection with clashes between the ruling party and opposition BJP during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the Bhabanipur As ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Ahead of assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory (UT) and by-polls in several other states, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced a massive surge in enforcement action by agencies. It said that confiscations of items meant for illicit inducements have exceeded Rs 650 crore. The poll panel said that authorities have seized assets worth Rs 651.51 crore since the rollout of the Electronic Seizure Management System (ESMS) on February 26. These rec ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that both Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are unlikely to respond to the party's recent questions concerning BJP's Puducherry President and Raj Bhavan constituency candidate VP Ramalingam and Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) chief Jose Charles Martin hosting a Sri Lankan diplomat in Puducherry. Replying to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera's post on X, R ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Two persons died and three others were critically injured after a four-storey tourist lodge collapsed in Kotma town of Anuppur district in eastern Madhya Pradesh on Saturday evening. The deceased persons has been identified as Hanuman Deen Yadav (55), Ram Kripal Yadav (40). The three injured persons are being treated at community health centre (CHC) in Anuppur, while two others had been rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital in the adjoining Shahdol district. According to An ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Officials of the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE), along with local police, conducted a raid at Taramati Baradari on Saturday. Six persons, including a woman, who were attending a private party, tested positive for drug consumption. Acting on a tip-off, the officials raided the venue where a private event was being held under the name 'More Than Friends' and conducted urine drug tests on attendees. Police said six persons tested positive, while several others test ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar has issued an urgent advisory regarding a sophisticated WhatsApp impersonation scam targeting the top brass of large corporations. The fraud specifically aims at CEOs, CFOs, and accountants, exploiting remote access to corporate systems to facilitate massive financial thefts. On Saturday, the Commissioner took to X (formerly Twitter) to reveal that cyber fraudsters are infiltrating office computers by sending malicious phishing links to offic ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Tension gripped several parts of Hyderabad on Saturday, including Monda Market and Madina, as Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials faced stiff resistance during an anti-encroachment drive. While the operation was underway at Monda Market in Secunderabad, several traders staged a massive protest, with some attempting to physically block police personnel and bulldozers. The situation escalated as locals marched to the nearby police station to continue their demonstr ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The distance between Charminar and Chowmahalla Palace is barely 600 metres, but it carries over four centuries of Hyderabad's history. The Tourism department is now turning that stretch into a guided experience, organising Heritage Walks every second Saturday and Sunday. The initiative aims to promote Hyderabad's architectural, cultural and historical legacy among tourists, students, architects and heritage enthusiasts, while encouraging awareness and preservation. As part of the pr ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: India's pharmaceutical exports touched nearly USD 28.29 billion by February this financial year, marking a 5.6% growth compared to last year, a top official said at the Chintan Shivir-Scaling up Pharma Exports programme held in Hyderabad on Saturday. Organised by the Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) with support from the Union government, the event was chaired by commerce secretary Rajesh Agarwal, who said India's pharmaceutical industry, valued at around ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Amaravati is firmly back on track as Andhra Pradesh's economic growth engine under Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, marking a clear departure from the 'destructive phase' under former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, said Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu. Addressing the media along with Ministers Anagani Satya Prasad and BC Janardhan Reddy at TDP Central office on Saturday, he stated that Amaravati is emerging as a self-sustaining economic hub with strong national b ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has made it clear that delay in execution of Capital Amaravati works will not be tolerated, and contracting agencies should strictly abide by project deadlines. Holding a high-level meeting with various contracting agencies involved in the capital construction project and officials at his Camp Office in Undavalli on Saturday, the Chief Minister expressed his displeasure over slow pace of work progress. He directed officials to constantly monitor t ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday called for intensifying enrolment of children at the foundational-level particularly from Shishu Vatika to ensure that no child in the state is deprived of education. Addressing the state-level 'Pravesh Utsav' and 'Khadi Chhuan' (initiation of toddlers into learning) programme held at Raj Bhavan Government Upper Primary School here, the chief minister said ensuring 100 per cent enrolment is a top priority of the government. Majhi said ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Minister for HRD and IT Nara Lokesh said that his family would remain forever indebted to Telugu people in Karnataka for their support during the arrest of TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu. Addressing a large gathering in Sindhanur of Raichur district of Karnataka, where he inaugurated the Sri Krishnadevaraya Sainik School at Hosalli Camp, along with Union Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Saturday, Lokesh greeted the audience in Kannada ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Wondering why the government appears to favour schools and colleges that impose a heavy burden on poor and middle-class families, Telangana Jagruti president Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Saturday demanded that a special session of the state legislature be convened to address what she described as exploitation by corporate educational institutions through high fees. "When a special session of Parliament could be held for the Women's Reservation Bill, why is similar urgency not shown in conv ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Union minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said the Centre has approved Rs 447.11 crore for upgradation of the Kurumpuri-Raj Khariar road stretch, spanning 103.52 km across NH-353 and NH-59. Informing this in his X post, Gadkari said the NH project covers key segments in Nuapada and Balangir districts. The upgraded corridor is part of a crucial inter-state route linking the Raipur-Mahasamund region of Chhattisgarh with Odisha, extending further to south ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A total of 345 Indian fishermen who were stranded in Iran safely arrived in Chennai Saturday evening after completing a complex overland and air journey that included transit through Armenia. The group, mostly from Tamil Nadu and other coastal states, landed at the Chennai International Airport on a special flight late in the evening, where they were received by officials. The fishermen had been working in Iranian waters for several months. All returnees have been reported in good h ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: More than 64 lakh residents in Delhi continue to rely on subsidised food grains under the Public Distribution System (PDS), with free ration support set to continue till December 2028, according to official data. At present, 64,93,601 beneficiaries across 14,28,475 households are covered under the scheme. A majority -- 62,46,786 individuals -- fall under the Priority Household (PHH) category, while 2,46,815 beneficiaries are registered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), which tar ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Bar Association's (DHCBA) call to abstain from work on the first and third Saturdays of every month impacted court proceedings on Saturday, as most cases were adjourned due to the non-appearance of lawyers. The DHCBA has called for abstaining from work in protest against the high court's decision to designate the first and third Saturdays as regular court sitting days. The boycott began on Saturday. The high court had uploaded a 141-page cause list (matters to be ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: In a significant push towards social justice, the Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday approved 11.25 per cent reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) in admissions to medical, engineering and other higher educational institutions across the state. The revised policy also enhanced the reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST) to 22.50 pc and Scheduled Castes (SC) to 16.25 pc, bringing the total reservation framework closer t ...Read More >
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