Over the last two years, works have been undertaken to prevent waterlogging at government health facilities that were previously prone to inundation. Whether it is a government medical college hospital or a district headquarters hospital, preventive measures have been taken. The issue has been addressed at the Government Royapettah Hospital in Chennai and government hospitals in... Read More

The Crime Branch (CB) has arrested a man from Assam for allegedly defrauding a Kerala-based bank of ₹27 crore through an online credit card scam. The accused, Sirajul Islam, 32, of Lahorighat in Assam’s Morigaon district, was arrested by the CB’s Economic Offences Wing here on October 17 with the help of the Assam Police.... Read More

PMK leader Anbumani’s supporters are confident that the AIADMK and BJP would end up recognising him as the “face” of the PMK when elections draw closer in the State even if the leadership tussle with his father and PMK founder S. Ramadoss remains unresolved. Recently, BJP Tamil Nadu election in-charge, Baijayant Panda, met Dr. Anbumani in Chennai.... Read More

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta addressing a press conference at Delhi Secretariat in New Delhi onWednesday | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Wednesday that the government is constructing 17 model ghats along the Yamuna river and over 1,000 across the Capital to accommodate devotees during the four-day Chhath Puja beginning... Read More

According to the police, five persons barged into the house of the woman, threatened her with dire consequences, and demanded money and valuables. While three of the accused allegedly raped her, the other two stood guard. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The police arrested three persons for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman from West Bengal,... Read More

A demonstrator stands on the head of the South Bank lion that sits on the side of the Westminster Bridge, during a Unite the Kingdom march and rally led by English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson in London on September 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Joanna Chan At the UN General Assembly last month, U.S.... Read More

V. Kumaresan, Director, Centre for Academic Courses, Anna University, has been appointed as the Registrar in-charge of the University on Wednesday. Prof. Kumaresan belongs to the Division of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University which he joined in 2009. This change was necessitated after the University Syndicate, last week, approved... Read More

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The Mohan Majhi government in Odisha has decided to recommend a CBI probe into a massive recruitment scam, in which hundreds of aspirants were allegedly coached on selective questions — an unfair means to secure government jobs — in exchange for crores of rupees.... Read More

The Supreme Court of India’s observations, recently, on the state of affairs in Himachal Pradesh, and a writ petition thereafter, have resonated with environmentalists in the State. A notification about an addition of a green belt in the “Development Plan for Shimla Planning Area” was being contested in SLP(C) No.19426/2025 (M/s Pristine Hotels and Resorts... Read More

Works by Algerian-French artist Hanan Benammar that were reportedly vandalised during an ongoing exhibition at the Durbar Hall Art Gallery in Kochi on Wednesday (October 22, 2025).  Works by an international artist displayed at an ongoing exhibition jointly organised by the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi at the Durbar Hall Art... Read More