In all three incidents, the victims were hospitalised for treatment, and cases were registered by the police. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) issued a notice to the Kerala, Tripura and Manipur governments over the alleged attack on three journalists at different places in... Read More

Accused Naseem Kamruddin in the custody of EAGLE team and the Narcotics Control Bureau, with the seized 500 kg marijuana, on Tuesday. In a joint operation, the EAGLE team of RNCC Khammam, and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Ranchi Division, intercepted a lorry carrying 500 kilograms of marijuana at Rourkela in Jharkhand on October 21.... Read More

The Andhra Pradesh Government has introduced Common Zoning Regulations (CZR) –2025, a new framework that rationalises land-use categories from 16 to 9, ensuring clarity for developers and citizens, while protecting eco-sensitive zones. The newly formed nine comprehensive zones are — Residential Zone (R), Commercial Zone (C), Public & Semi-public Zone (PS), Industrial Zone (I), Recreational... Read More

Infosys will buy back 10 crore shares at an average price of ₹1,800 per share. This is the largest and the fifth buyback by the company in the last decade. File | Photo Credit: PTI Infosys’ promoters and promoter group would not participate in the ₹18,000 crore share buyback process, the tech firm said in a stock market... Read More

Rainwater being pumped out of house at Vedhalam near Mandapam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR  / RAMANATHAPURAM As almost all the southern districts experienced incessant rain on Tuesday. Madurai city recorded a 50.8 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Wednesday and scattered rainfall on Wednesday.   The severe... Read More

The State unit of the BJP has sought an investigation by a central agency into the misappropriation and violations in temples of Kerala, including the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple. In a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, State BJP president, on Thursday requested a central agency investigation into the last 30 years of... Read More

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu during a meeting with Sharaf Group Vice-Chairman Sharafuddin Sharaf in Dubai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Sharaf Group Vice-Chairman Sharafuddin Sharaf in Dubai on Wednesday and discussed investment opportunities in Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Naidu highlighted the State’s infrastructure, availability of skilled... Read More

Farmers in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts are unhappy with what they consider as “meagre” allocation of ₹1.5 crore out of ₹120 crore sanctioned in the 2025-26 Budget for desilting rivers, canals and drains in Coimbatore region. There is no sign of any work carried out under the project that envisages removal of silt from the... Read More

The launch of NIMHANS’ ManoSandesh video series was announced during the 79th Independence Day celebrations. File | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. NIMHANS, a pioneer in mental health and neuro sciences research, education, and patient care, launched a YouTube video series ‘ManoSandesh’ aimed at making trusted, evidence-based mental health information more accessible to the public. ... Read More

Visitors enjoy the scenic view from the Madagada viewpoint at Araku Valley in Alluri Sitharama Raju district. | Photo Credit: File photo District Collector A.S. Dinesh Kumar has called upon the tribal communities to extend their support towards eco-friendly tourism projects proposed at Vanjangi, popularly known as ‘Meghala Kondalu’ and also the ‘Madagada’ view point,... Read More