India
February 09, 2025
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Congress leaders take exception to Governor returning Ordinance on MFIs

Congress leaders on Sunday took exception to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot returning the Ordinance on microfinance institutions (MFIs) and accused the BJP of intervening in his decision. Guarantees’ Implementation Committee chairman H.M. Revanna said the Ordinance had been prepared under the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India to curb lending at a higher interest […]

India
February 09, 2025
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Man travelling from UK on forged identity held

Immigration officials at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Friday caught a 37-year-old private firm employee who travelled to the United Kingdom with fake documents and forged identity eight years ago. The accused G. Jayaveeran from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu was intercepted soon after he landed at the KIA from London with an emergency certificate. Upon […]

India
February 09, 2025
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Expert committee to be set up to review healthcare systems in Kalyana Karnataka

The Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board (KKRDB) will soon constitute a health expert committee to review healthcare systems in Kalyana Karnataka region and make recommendations for comprehensive approaches that go beyond improving healthcare facilities. KKRDB chairman Ajay Singh, addressing presspersons here on Sunday, said that the KKRDB will soon constitute a committee to fill gaps […]

India
February 09, 2025
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‘Complete report on POCSO Act cases in schools to be released in March’

A complete report on sexual harassment cases in schools across Tamil Nadu, registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, will be released in March, said Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Sunday. A detailed status report — including on cases that have resulted in acquittals and those still under […]

India
February 09, 2025
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17th Tirupati Book Festival concludes

The 17th Tirupati Book Festival, organised by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Tirupati Kendra in association with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), concluded on Sunday. The closing ceremony turned out to be an occasion for the guests to speak on the importance of reading and the power of books in shaping minds. The speakers lauded the efforts […]

India
February 09, 2025
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CSR funds scam: police book case against former Kerala HC judge for cheating, raid offices and houses of accused

The multi-crore Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds scam that has rocked Kerala took a curious turn on Sunday with the Perinthalmanna police booking a cheating case against former Kerala High Court Judge C.N. Ramachandran Nair and two others. Mr. Nair is the first high-profile personality to be listed as an accused in the scam. While Mr. […]

India
February 09, 2025
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Three-day Kumbh Mela at T. Narsipur from today

A three-day Kumbh Mela will be held at T. Narsipur from Monday, coinciding with the ongoing event at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. On the first day, there will be special rituals complete with ‘Gana Homa’, religious congregation of seers and cultural events in the evening. Apart from cultural events, there will be ‘aarati’’ on the […]

India
February 09, 2025
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Manipur CM’s resignation ‘belated’, people now await visit by ‘frequent-flier PM’: Congress

The Congress on Sunday (February 9, 2025) termed N Biren Singh’s resignation from the post of Manipur Chief Minister as “belated” and said people of the state were now awaiting a visit by “our frequent-flier Prime Minister” Narendra Modi. The opposition party’s attack came shortly after Mr. Singh tendered his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar […]

India
February 09, 2025
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State Budget anti-farmer, says farmers’ forum

The State Budget for 2025-26 by Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal on Friday is anti-farmer. The 50% increase in land tax will break the back of the farming community, which is already facing several problems, claimed farmers’ forum Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh. A statement issued by the Mahasangh warned the government that if the 50% hike […]