After coming across a shocking incident of four fake Aadhaar cards having been used to register documents related to an immovable property, the Madras High Court has directed the Thiruporur Sub-Registrar in Chengalpattu district to file a police complaint. Justice P.T. Asha also decided to monitor the police investigation since it was a serious case […]
The parliamentary strategy group of the Congress on Friday (January 31, 2025) decided that it would raise the issue of the Maha Kumbh stampede before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers her Budget speech. “We will raise the issue of deaths at Maha Kumbh and the need to fix responsibility as soon as the House proceedings […]
The State-run Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology that has seen four directors and two administrators in the last one year got another new in-charge director on Friday. In-charge Medical Superintendent and professor of radiation oncology Naveen T. has been given additional charge as director following the superannuation of Ravi Arjun, who was appointed as in-charge director […]
With a third round of hostage and prisoner exchanges completed and signs that the Israel-Gaza ceasefire is still holding, reviving talks on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is back on the agenda in India’s diplomatic outreach to the region. Sources confirmed that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar discussed taking forward infrastructure and trade facilitation initiatives […]
Kerala’s land leasing arrangement for horticulture, its ‘localisation’ of sustainable development goals (SDG) and a waste management initiative by the Erattayar grama panchayat in Idukki district have been highlighted as success stories and models in the Economic Survey 2024-25 tabled in Parliament on Friday. Kerala offers a replicable model for SDG localisation with its use […]
Growth in corporate profits needs to be commensurate with wages to boost the economy, Economic Survey 2024-25 said, noting that sharp disparities between the two pose risk to the economy by curbing demand. The document tabled in Parliament on Friday (January 31, 2025) noted that while the labour share of GVA (gross value added) shows […]
Following the recent tragedy at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj which claimed 30 lives including those of four people from Belagavi, devotees from Karnataka are thinking twice before making their journey there. A few private tour operators who offer Kumbh Mela packages said that they received cancellation requests from at least 25 – 30% of […]
The Ranikhet Disease Vaccine K vaccination for native fowls will be held as a fortnight-long camp in the district. It is being organised in all villages from February 1 to 14. According to a press release, vaccination for the poultry was being undertaken as a preventive measure. The Ranikhet disease was often fatal to the […]
A hearing was conducted by the Delimitation Commission, chaired by the State Election Commissioner A. Shajahan, on Friday to address complaints regarding the division and boundary determination of wards and divisions in the local self-government institutions of Thrissur district. The complaints considered were those received by the Delimitation Commission until December 4, 2024. A total […]
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi, on Friday, alleged that the dissent note he submitted to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, was redacted without his knowledge. He accused panel chairman Jagdambika Pal of stifling the Opposition’s voice and sought to know why the panel thought his note was […]
