The pro-Synod group of laypersons has appealed to Joseph Pamplany, the metropolitan vicar of the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, that there is no need to open fresh dialogue with the rebel priests in the Ernakulam-Angamaly diocese on the mass liturgy issue, that the full people-facing mass should be banned and that “protection and […]
Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of ISRO has dispatched the Crew Module for the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan (G1) after successfully completing the integration of the liquid propulsion system, the space agency said on Wednesday (January 22, 2025). Gaganyaan will be ISRO’s first attempt to acquire human spaceflight capabilities. Before sending the crew, the ISRO […]
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday (January 22, 2025)said that India does not face a threat from the outside but from within. He emphasised the importance of unity and countering divisive narratives to secure the nation’s future. “The country demands sacrifice even today to save itself. India does not face […]
Congress leader Ajay Maken on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) levelled corruption allegations against the the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, saying that the government is responsible for ₹382 crore being spent above the tender amounts for several projects in the healthcare sector. During a press conference here, Mr. Maken said that the AAP used […]
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) demanded that the Kerala government roll back the Cabinet decision to allow a global liquor major to establish ethanol and spirit manufacturing units in Palakkad district. Speaking during the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, Mr. […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) recorded a submission by the Punjab government that farmers’ leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has accepted medical aid and shifted to a makeshift hospital 50m from the protest site at Khanauri border after meeting with a high-level delegation from the Union government. Terming the development “positive”, a Bench […]
The accused in the cases related to the murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh should not be granted bail even after they are remanded in judicial custody, his brother said on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Dhananjay, the murder victim’s brother, was speaking to reporters after a court at Beed in Maharashtra remanded Walmik Karad, a […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has designated the Jana Sena Party (JSP) as a ‘recognised regional party’ and reserved the ‘glass tumbler’ symbol for it. A JSP release said that the ECI wrote a letter to that effect to the party president and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan. The ECI recognition came in the […]
H.S. Srikanth assumed office as the new Commissioner of Erode Corporation on Wednesday (January 22, 2025). He is also the Returning Officer for the byelection to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency, for which polling is scheduled for February 5. Mr. Srikanth previously served as the Corporation Commissioner of Hosur in Krishnagiri district. He replaces N. Manish, who was relieved of his […]
The Virugambakkam police have arrested a man on charges of assaulting his wife with an empty gas cylinder on Tuesday (January 21, 2025). The arrest was made after the intervention of senior police officials, following the woman’s allegation that she was forced to run from one police station to another to lodge a complaint against […]
