Four members of a Sri Lankan Tamil family arrived in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, by sea on Monday (February 24, 2025). A couple and their two sons, all natives of Vavuniya in Sri Lanka, were dropped off on the fourth islet near Rameswaram by a fibre boat. Indian Coast Guard, through a hover craft, picked them […]
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 24, 2025) refused to entertain a plea seeking regulation of Internet prices in the country. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar dismissed the plea filed by one Rajat, saying consumers had multiple options for availing of Internet services. “It’s a free market. […]
Hundreds of fishermen in Keni village, near Ankola in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka, jumped into the Arabian Sea to register their opposition to the commercial port project at Keni. Most of the protesters were women. Despite prohibitory orders by the Deputy Commissioner of Uttar Kannada district, over 1,000 protesters gathered at the beach around […]
The Tamil Nadu School Education Department on Monday (February 24, 2025) sought a detailed report from a private CBSE school in Chennai regarding allegations of corporal punishment meted out to a Class III student by a teacher of the institution. “The principal of the school has been called to the department, and further action regarding […]
Global biotech leader Amgen opened its $200 million technology and innovation centre in Hyderabad, a facility that will help the U.S. firm ramp up digital capabilities, open more opportunities for the talent pool of the region and build on the city’s position as an emerging hub for global capability centres (GCC). Hired 300 people, plan […]
Former AIADMK minister and incumbent Gobichettipalayam MLA K.A. Sengottaiyan said the party was an “unshakable force” and would deliver exemplary governance after winning the 2026 Assembly election in the State. In a brief interaction with mediapersons in Gobichettipalayam on Monday (February 24, 2025), after distributing sweets to the public on the occasion of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s 77th birthday, […]
The Kerala Forest department has released a five-year-old female leopard deep into the forest after capturing it from a private farm at Kolathur village in Bedadka panchayat in Kasaragod district in the early hours on Monday (February 24, 2025). According to the forest officials, multiple leopard sightings have been reported in the area since January, […]
Data concerning the representation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in rural local bodies (RLBs) of Tamil Nadu, as mentioned in the recently-launched report ‘Status of Devolution to Panchayats in States’, have caught long-time observers of panchayats in the State by surprise. The reason is that the share of OBCs in the RLBs – village panchayats, […]
The first session of the newly constituted Delhi Assembly commenced on Monday (February 24, 2025), marking the BJP’s return to power after 26 years and its shift to the right side of the Speaker’s chair. BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely was sworn-in as the pro-tem Speaker and administered the oath by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 19th instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from Bihar’s Bhagalpur on Monday (February 24, 2025) officials said. The Prime Minister will also address a public rally at the Airport Ground, besides interacting with farmers from several neighbouring districts such as Banka, Begusarai, Khagaria, Purnea, Katihar, […]
