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Patna, Jul 19 (PTI) The Bihar government on Saturday said that more than 12,000 new polling stations have been created in the state as per the recommendation of the Election Commission, as part of special intensive revision (SIR). According to a release issued by the election department, the total number of polling stations has risen to 90,712 from 77,895, after the establishment of 12,817 new ones. Of these, 12,479 polling stations have been set up "at the same building or premises housing th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on July 22 the Presidential reference on whether timelines could be imposed by judicial orders for the exercise of discretion by the President while dealing with bills passed by state assemblies. According to the cause list posted on the apex court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, PS Narasimha and Atul S Chandurkar will be hearing ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The eldest son of DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi, M.K. Muthu, died due to age-related issues at the age of 77 at his house in Injambakkam, Chennai, on Saturday morning. He was the half-brother of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Muthu was born to Karunanidhi's wife, Padmavathi, who died at the age of 20 in 1948, just a few days after giving birth to him. He was named after Karunanidhi's father, Muthuvel, in accordance with Padmavathi's request from her deathbed. Muthu had a stint in Tamil c ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Following heavy rainfall in Hyderabad and other parts of the state, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has instructed the officials to remain vigilant and take proactive measures. The Chief Minister has asked the GHMC, HMDA, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Energy and Police wings to work in coordination during rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit areas. In his directive, Revanth Reddy also ordered the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disast ...Read More >
Srinagar: Searches are being carried out by Jammu and Kashmir Police's counter-intelligence wing at multiple locations in the Valley in connection with a terror case, officials said. The searches by Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) are underway at 10 locations across four districts of the Kashmir Valley, the officials said. Searches are being conducted to locate terrorist sleeper cells and recruitment modules. The CIK searches are being conducted in six locations in Ganderbal, two in Budgam ...Read More >
CHENNAI: GEM Hospital and Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, located five-kilometre apart in Coimbatore, have pulled off simultaneous liver transplants for two men in their fifties, involving an inter-hospital swap of organs from donors, who were each other's wives. Addressing the media here on Friday, the hospitals claimed that this was the first time in India that such liver transplants involving inter-hospital swap were done. The patients, aged 59 from Salem and 53 from Tiruppur respectively admitted ...Read More >
The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Karnataka government to submit an action plan within a month to control the discharge of untreated sewage and industrial effluents into the Thenpennai river. This is pending the completion of new sewage treatment plants (STPs) scheduled for the end of December 2025. The directive came during a hearing on July 15, based on a suo motu case initiated by the bench based on news reports. The bench expressed serious concern over ...Read More >
The car had a Maharashtra number plate. Luggage was tied to the roof of the vehicle, which made officials believe that a family had come from Maharashtra to visit Agra. A shocking and heartbreaking incident has come to light from the Taj Mahal complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. An elderly man was found unconscious and tied inside a locked car parked near the western gate. The incident has raised serious questions about human sensitivity and responsibility. According to Aaj Tak, the man had been ...Read More >
THOOTHUKUDI: In a tragic incident, a TNSTC bus driver died of cardiac arrest while driving a town bus with over 30 passengers near Tiruchendur on Wednesday night. The bus veered off course, hitting an electric pole and injuring a pedestrian before coming to a halt. The deceased driver, J Altof (48) of Kulasekarapattinam, was operating a bus from Tiruchendur bus stand to Semmarikulam when he experienced severe chest pain while passing the government hospital premises. According to sources, Altof ...Read More >
Chennai: PMK will observe its 37th founding day on Wednesday without fanfare as the stand-off between party founder S Ramadoss and his son and party president Anbumani Ramadoss continues. A meeting between Anbumani and his mother Saraswathi on Tuesday, meanwhile, failed to raise hopes of a patch-up between the father and son.The meeting took place on Monday evening when Saraswathi came to attend the betrothal of former Union minister of state A K Moorthy's son in Chennai. PMK sources said that A ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population ...Read More >
Thalaipuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 17 (ANI): Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss on Thursday raised concerns over Tamil Nadu preparedness for the upcoming monsoon season, urging the state government to immediately release Rs 1,000 crore for the repair and maintenance of water infrastructure. Addressing a press conference at his residence in Thailapuram, Ramadoss said that rainfall this year is expected to be heavier than in previous years and noted that there are currently 90 da ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Panchayati Raj Ministry on Thursday said it has brought together 19 partner institutes of planning and architecture to prepare spatial development plans for 36 gram panchayats across 14 states as a pilot project. A two-day workshop in this regard, titled 'Navingram --" Re-Imagining the Village', commenced in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Thursday, the ministry said in a statement. A Gram Panchayat Spatial Development Plan (GPSDP) is a comprehensive plan that guid ...Read More >
Thalaipuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 17 (ANI): Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss on Thursday raised concerns over Tamil Nadu's preparedness for the upcoming monsoon season, urging the state government to immediately release Rs 1,000 crore for the repair and maintenance of water infrastructure. Addressing a press conference at his residence in Thailapuram, Ramadoss said that rainfall this year is expected to be heavier than in previous years and noted that there are currently 90 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The NHRC on Thursday said it has issued notices to the Railway Board, the Tamil Nadu government and the state's police chief over the death of three school students after their van collided with a passenger train in Cuddalore district. In a statement, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it has taken "suo motu cognisance of media reports that the passenger train collided with a school van at a level crossing in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, killing three ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 15 (PTI) Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre on Tuesday said the state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to use modern technology for conserving elephant corridors and habitats, aiming to reduce rising human-elephant conflict and protect crops of farmers living near forest fringes. The Forest Department, in collaboration with the IISC, is set to implement a five-year collaborative project titled "Landscape-Level Manage ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on Wednesday during which they will interact with party functionaries of the state. State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi said the district, block and mandal presidents of the party will be able to present their views before its top leadership during Kharge and Gandhi's visit. Also Read | Did Lucknow Court Judge Take Selfie With Rahul Gandhi During Hearing of Indian Army ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Upping the ante over the recent arrest of a Karnataka Congress functionary in an alleged drug peddling case, the BJP on Tuesday alleged that the accused was a close associate of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and his son Priyank Kharge. The party also flayed the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, alleging its advisors' involvement in a land revenue scam in Madurai Municipal Corporation, and appealed to the people to vote in favour of the NDA in the assembly polls due next ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Tuesday (July 15, 2025), said it was the "Dravidian model of government" that had brought in and implemented several schemes to ameliorate the Adi-Dravidars and Scheduled Tribes in the State's history. But, these schemes alone were not enough and "we have to go several miles to reach the goals of equality and social justice. " After launching the State-wide Ungaludan Stalin (Stalin with you) initiative and inaugurating the memorial hall and statue of fo ...Read More >
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that as long as the DMK-led alliance stands united, no Delhi force can succeed in the State. He was speaking after launching the Ungaludan Stalin (Stalin with you) programme in Chidambaram in Cuddalore district. I firmly believe that as long as we (the DMK alliance) stand united, no Delhi force can succeed here (in Tamil Nadu), Stalin said, in an apparent reference to the BJP effort to become a po ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's passenger vehicle sales crossed the one million mark in the April-June quarter (Q1) of 2025-26 with exports registering a double-digit growth, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Tuesday. "Passenger Vehicles, comprising utility vehicles and cars, saw their highest ever exports in Q1 of 2025-26 of 2.04 Lakh units, registering a growth of 13.2 per cent over Q1 of 2024-25," according to the SIAM statemen ...Read More >
Chennai, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the occasion of the birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Kamaraj, incumbent Chief Minister M.K. Stalin paid a heartfelt tribute, hailing the education reformer's pioneering efforts that transformed the state's educational landscape. In a post on social media platform X, CM Stalin emphasised that late Kamaraj's decision to introduce the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in schools was not merely about providing food -- it was the cornerstone of a long-t ...Read More >
Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), July 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Minister K R Periyakaruppan on Tuesday visited the family of Ajith Kumar, who died while in police custody, and handed over an ex-gratia payment of Rs 7.5 lakhs on behalf of the state government. Accompanied by District Collector K Porkodi, the minister offered condolences to the family. Ajith Kumar, a security guard at the Madapuram Kaliamman temple in Tiruppuvanam in Sivaganga, had been detained for questioning in connection with a theft. He l ...Read More >
Chennai: In a first, Tamil Nadu govt has named four senior IAS officers as its official spokespersons empowered to communicate timely and accurate updates on govt schemes and departmental initiatives through the media. They are: Tangedco MD J Radhakrishnan, rural development secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi, secretary of home, prohibition and excise Dheeraj Kumar and revenue and disaster management secretary P Amudha.Dr Radhakrishnan will be the spokesperson for departments such as energy, health, ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 14 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu government on Monday said it appointed four senior bureaucrats as its official spokespersons to disseminate information on government schemes and initiatives to the members of the public through the media. This is the first time the state government has drafted the services of senior IAS officials. Also Read | How To Check Lottery Sambad Results: A Comprehensive Guide for Indian Lottery Enthusiasts. The move would not only ensure the dissemination of infor ...Read More >
Bangalore Saroja Devi was a phenomenal actress. Over the course of seven decades, she starred in around 200 films across Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi cinema. On 14 July 2025, the curtains fell on one of Indian cinema's most remarkable chapters. B. Saroja Devi, aged 87, was found unconscious at her home in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. She was rushed to the hospital, but doctors confirmed her passing due to age-related health complications. Her death has triggered an outpouring of grief. Fans a ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay spearheaded his party's first major protest on Sivananda Salai in the city on Sunday, unleashed a volley of attacks on the DMK government and Chief Minister over the spate of custodial deaths in the state in the last four years. Denouncing the ruling DMK over the spate of custodial deaths -- particularly the Ajith Kumar case in Sivaganga -- in Tamil Nadu, the TVK chief branded Chief Minister M K Stalin's administration as a "Sorr ...Read More >
CHENNAI: A massive fire broke out near the Tiruvallur railway station early Sunday when one of the wagons of a goods train carrying diesel derailed, throwing several train services off schedule and passengers scrambling through the day. The train was moving from Chennai Harbour to Walajah Road Siding. No casualty was reported in the incident that happened around 5:30 am on Sunday. The Southern Railway (SR) announced that it took firefighters 10 hours to bring the blaze under control. Diesel wor ...Read More >
Chennai, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Sunday, demanded that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin release a white paper detailing the lands and properties under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department. Senior BJP leader and spokesperson ANS Prasad, in a statement on Saturday, alleged lack of transparency in the management of temple assets and called for immediate corrective measures to prevent what he termed as ...Read More >
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