A 25-year-old man was arrested for stabbing his father 15 times with a kitchen knife over an alleged financial dispute in broad daylight in Kushaiguda on Saturday. The incident was reported around 2 p.m. near ECIL bus terminal, leaving bystanders in shock. The accused, A. Saikumar, was arrested by the patrolling team of Kushaiguda police, […]
The MSRTC bus service between Maharashtra and Karnataka has been suspended from Kolhapur division by the Maharashtra government for the safety and security of its employees and commuters, Maharashtra government said on Saturday, February 22, 2025. The decision has been taken in light of the assault of a Maharashtra State Transport employee by some anti-social […]
S. Santhosh Baboo, principal of Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, was elected to the Syndicate of the University of Madras in the election held on Saturday. He was elected to the post following the retirement of a university professor. In the election for three senate posts held on Saturday, R. Krishnamoorthy, associate professor, Department […]
Renowned Odissi dancer Mayadhar Raut (92) died on Saturday (February 22, 2025) at his Delhi home, his son Manoj Raut said. “He had breakfast this morning, surrounded by his grandchildren and the rest of the family. He wasn’t experiencing any illnesses and passed away due to old age,” Mr. Raut said. The last rites will […]
The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has decided to go ahead and conduct the Group-II Mains written examination as per schedule on Sunday (February 23, 2025). The General Administration Department (GAD) wrote to the APPSC on Friday (February 21) night requesting it to reschedule the examinations to another date. In its reply to the […]
The Centre for Management Communication (CenComm), a Centre of Excellence at IIM Bangalore, in collaboration with the Centre for Environment Education (CEE), organised a roundtable discussion recently on the role of sub-national policies in tackling climate change at the IIMB campus. Following a recent publication from CEE titled, ‘Role of Sub-National Policies in Addressing the […]
In recent days, the language debate has gained traction over a political slugfest in Uttar Pradesh, with senior party leaders wading into it. The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on a two-day visit to his constituency Rae Bareli on February 20-21, accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its […]
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday (February 22, 2025) said he would welcome it if rumours were to be believed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar would enter politics. Ahead of Assembly election slated in the later half of the year, a section of ruling Janata Dal (United) leaders […]
With the difference of opinion between the general consultant and the contracting firm on the technical parameters for piles and girders of Kochi Metro’s Kakkanad extension resolved, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. (KMRL) is set to begin casting girders at the yard on HMT-owned land in Kalamassery from March 1, it is learnt. With the technical […]
The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations has invited online applications for admission to engineering, architecture, pharmacy and medical allied courses in the 2025 academic year. The facility has opened for submitting applications on the web portal www.cee.kerala.gov.in. Candidates will be able to submit applications until 5 p.m. on March 10. Relevant documents including certificates of SSLC […]
