An attempt by an elderly man to approach Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi’s vehicle to submit a petition created some tense moments at Pallikkathodu in Kottayam on Wednesday. The incident took place around 9 a.m. during a ‘Kalunk Souhrida Samvadam’ (a public interaction programme) by the Minister here. The... Read More

With the low-pressure in the Bay of Bengal moving towards the Delta region and the northern districts of Tamil Nadu, the intermittent drizzle and occasional isolated downpour that drenched the four southern districts over the past 48 hours faded away with bright sun bringing back warmer weather on Wednesday. Even though the northeast monsoon started... Read More

Even as rain has subsided in Virudhunagar district, Water Resources Department began to release water from Vembakottai dam on Wednesday evening after issuing third and final flood warning. The entire inflow of 600 cusecs was being discharged into Vaippar River to maintain a cushion of two-foot depth in the dam anticipating more rain during the... Read More

Two excise constables were injured when they were attacked by a group of villagers allegedly involved in brewing illicit liquor at Alipur Thanda in Kadiri mandal of Sri Sathya Sai district on Wednesday. According to the Kadiri police, an excise team launched raids following a tip-off about large-scale illicit liquor production in the hamlet. During... Read More

M. Vijayanand, former Chief Secretary of Kerala, on Wednesday (October 22) said that former IAS officer the late S.R. Sankaran, widely known as people’s IAS officer, was a saint among civil servants and that civil service aspirants should follow in his footsteps. Mr. Vijayanand was speaking as chief guest at a programme organised by the... Read More

Dr. P.C. Rayulu, Chairman and Managing Trustee of Kasturba Gandhi Kendra Trust, distributing food packets to poor people in Tirupati on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K V Poornachandra Kumar Marking the 61st birthday of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Kasturba Gandhi Kendra Trust organised an annadaanam (food donation) programme for around 1,000 poor and underprivileged people... Read More

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a thunderstorm forecast in 22 Telangana districts for Thursday, October 23. | Photo Credit: India Meteorological Department The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a thunderstorm forecast in 22 Telangana districts for Thursday, October 23. According to IMD’s latest bulletin, thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds are... Read More

IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu with officials during a meeting with the leadership of Orica in Melbourne. | Photo Credit: Arrangement IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu, who is on an official visit to Australia, has highlighted how global enterprises are preferring the State for establishing innovation and technology hubs. He also... Read More

Tucked away in a corner of Halt, Anna Nagar, a group is hard at work. Laptops are open, notebooks are being scribbled into, and phones are occasionally glanced at. A co-working session by Flow State is in progress, and Lakshaya Priyaa Ravishankeran, a young medical student is in charge. An initiative for communal co-working to... Read More

Image for representation purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An inspector attached to DJ Halli police station in Bengaluru has been accused of having an illicit affair and cheating a city-based beautician on the pretext of marriage. The victim realised that she had been cheated after one-and-a-half years and approached the Karnataka police head... Read More