A file image of Divya Hagaragi. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI The City Crime Branch police have arrested seven members for their involvement in gambling during a late night raid at the residence of social activist Divya Hagaragi, at old Jewargi road in Kalaburagi on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) night. Ms. Divya Hagaragi is one... Read More

An orange alert has been issued for Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts of Kerala on Thursday (October 23, 2025).  | Photo Credit: K K Mustafah An orange alert warning of very heavy rainfall has been issued for Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts of Kerala on Thursday (October 23, 2025). A weather update issued... Read More

Ghatam player Sumana Chandrashekar’s book, My Journey with the Ghatam: Song of the Clay Pot (Speaking Tiger) is more than a memoir — It is a critical exploration of the layered histories of Indian music, performance and cultural memory. The book, while tracing the author’s journey with the ghatam pushes the boundaries of autobiographical writing.... Read More

Kenny’s Hyderabad at financial district is a friendly neighourhood bar that serves combo rice bowls | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR There is always that one uncle who insists you come over for a drink, a chat, or just to sit around and do nothing. The kind who makes you feel at home without trying too... Read More

Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy. File Photo: Special Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy on Thursday (October 23, 2025) said Super GST-Super Savings awareness campaign caught the attention of everyone with the concerted efforts of district administration, GST Department and Chamber of Commerce and others. Speaking to media, he said the Union and State Governments’ initiative... Read More

Every day, Chennai sends about 5,500 tonnes of garbage to two dumpsites — Perungudi and Kodungaiyur. For decades, they’ve loomed over the city like mountains. Now, one of them is finally slowly vanishing. Dumpsite mining, a method of reclaiming and restoring the land locked in landfills, offers hope for neighbourhoods battling growing piles of trash.... Read More

Sonerila gigantea, a plant species in Western Ghats of Karnataka discovered by botanists from Davangere University. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Two botanists from Davangere University, Assistant Professor Siddappa B. Kakkalameli and research scholar Prashant Karadakatti, have discovered three new plant species in the Western Ghats region of Karnataka. Their findings have been published in... Read More

Representational image only. File A Level-III fire broke out on Thursday morning (October 23, 2025) at the JNS Business Center, a ground-plus-13-storey glass façade commercial building, located on S.V. Road near Gandhi School in Behrampada, Jogeshwari (West), Mumbai. The incident was first reported at around 10:51 a.m. and was initially classified as a Level-II fire.... Read More

A case has been registered against office-bearers of the Kerala State Vyapari Vyavasayi Samithi (KSVVS), a traders’ organisation, for allegedly issuing lottery-like coupons and conducting a draw in Kollam district of Kerala, officials said on Thursday. According to the police, a case has been registered against KSVVS president R. Radhakrishnan, secretary Sunil Shamsudheen and treasurer... Read More

K. Ponnusamy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Senthamangalam MLA K. Ponnusamy, who belonged to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), died of cardiac arrest on Thursday (October 23, 2025). He was 74. Ponnusamy was a resident of Puliyankadu, located in the Nadukombai panchayat of Senthamangalam taluk. On Thursday morning, he complained of chest pain and was... Read More