VIZIANAGARAM Union Minister for Civil Aviation K. Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said that the Union government would take steps to bring back the eight fishermen who had been caught by the Bangladesh Coast Guard a couple of days ago after they “unknowingly crossed” the international waters while fishing. The fishermen hailed from Pusapatirega and Bhogapuram... Read More

A woman walks with an umbrella on a road during heavy rainfall, in Chennai, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The weather office has forecast the likely formation of a fresh low pressure area over southeast and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal on October 24. An upper air cyclonic circulation extending upto middle... Read More

About 5,000 saplings were planted along the Pudukottai-Thanjavur national highway stretch in Pudukottai Forest Division in the financial year 2024-25. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Pudukottai Forest Division has proposed to plant 6,000 seedlings of various tree species along the Pudukottai-Thanjavur and the Tiruchi-Karaikudi sections of the national highway.  The seedlings are proposed to... Read More

Violence erupted on October 21 when trucks carrying slaughter waste attempted to enter Fresh Cut poultry waste rendering unit at Ambayathode in Kozhikode despite local residents blocking access to it. (Photo for representational purpose)   Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Kozhikode district secretary M. Mehaboob has accused Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) activists... Read More

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a conversation with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan in New Delhi on October 22, 2025. File | Photo Credit: ANI India on Thursday (October 23, 2025) cleared proposals to procure weapons and military hardware worth ₹79,000 crore, including Nag missiles, amphibious warfare ships and electronic intelligence and... Read More

Snowfall and Moon Star caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Oct. 23). Outer sand 600m: Tiger Bay (B. Harish) 44. Worked well. Whirlwind (Hindu S) 45. Moved on the bit. 1200m: Snowfall (Chetan K) 1-30, 1,000/1-12, 600/40. Caught the eye. 1600m: Moon Star (rb) 1-54, 1,400/1-38.5, 1,200/1-24.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/43.5.... Read More

Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner plays a shot during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup cricket match against England at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, India, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP When India lost its fourth wicket against England in a run chase of 289 at the Holkar Stadium in the Women’s World... Read More

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Thursday (October 23, 2025), helped by robust buying in IT and tech stocks amid growing optimism on the U.S.-India trade deal front. After hitting a 52-week high, indices reversed most of their intra-day gains on fag-end profit-taking after sentiment turned cautious amid concerns over U.S.... Read More

Cases of bird flu have been detected in Belgium, France and Netherlands recently. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: RAO GN Belgium has ordered that all poultry be kept indoors from Thursday, October 23, following the detection of a bird flu outbreak, the federal food safety agency said, as Europe faces a... Read More

Pakistan had closed crossings along the 2,600-km border with Afghanistan, including the two main border crossings at Torkham and Chaman. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan has resumed Afghan transit trade in a phased manner following a ceasefire agreement with the Afghan Taliban government, according to a media report on Thursday (October 23, 2025). The... Read More