As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to form a government in Delhi, activist Anna Hazare on Saturday (February 8, 2025) said the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) “drowned” owing to the liquor policy and its focus on money, failing to understand its duty to serve people selflessly. The BJP is poised to form […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Manish Sisodia on Saturday (February 8, 2025) conceded his defeat from the Jangpura constituency in the Delhi elections. Mr. Sisodia lost to Tarvinder Singh Marwah who was a three time Congress MLA who switched to the BJP in 2022. Delhi election results 2025 LIVE Speaking to the media, Mr. Sisodia […]
Senior officials from the Chennai Division of Southern Railway handed over an ex gratia compensation of ₹50,000 to an injured woman passenger, who was pushed off a moving train by a man in an attempt to sexually assault her. The officials met the survivor, who is four months pregnant, at a government hospital in Vellore […]
Mild tremors were reportedly felt in the high-range areas of northern Kasaragod district of Kerala in the wee hours of Saturday (February 8, 2025), police said. Tremors lasted for a few seconds in Malom, Rajapuram, Konnakkad and nearby areas, Vellarikkund police said quoting villagers. “People said they felt tremors and heard some unnatural sounds from […]
Kochi has something to cheer about in the annual Budget presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal in the State Assembly on Friday (February 7), though major concerns like financial aid for road development remain unaddressed. The Kochi-Sustainable Urban Restructuring Project, aimed at transforming the city’s urban areas into planned, vibrant spaces, is a key initiative […]
The Kochi metro has been allotted a sum of ₹289 crore, and another ₹26.37 crore has been set apart for its non-motorised projects (those like footpath redevelopment works on and off the metro corridor). The funds would come in handy for the metro’s 11.20-km Kakkanad extension. On its part, the Kochi Water Metro got a […]
The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected an appeal filed by the West Bengal government seeking the enhancement of the life sentence to death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024. However, a Division […]
An Armed Reserve Sub-Inspector of the Telangana Special Police allegedly ended his life at his house in his native village of Pasra in Mulugu district on Thursday (February 6). The police identified the deceased as S. Lakshminarsu (38), who was posted at Edulla Bayyaram police station in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. The police suspect that family […]
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai on Friday led protests near Tarapore Towers in Chennai against the BJP-led Union government for not protecting the rights of Indians who illegally entered the U.S., and were deported in shackles recently. The Prime Minister should have summoned and reprimanded the U.S. Ambassador, he said, adding: “Diplomatic […]
Following the approval of the Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment (BioE3) by the Union Cabinet last August, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) organised a consultation with States on Friday here to setting up bio-manufacturing facilities in their regions. Also Read | Cabinet approves scheme to boost biotech manufacturing Bio-manufacturing refers to the industrial manufacture […]
