Three booked for cheating private bank of ₹14.72 lakh
Theni District Crime Branch has registered a case of cheating against three persons for getting loan of ₹14.72 lakh from a private bank by forging the documents of 20 persons without their knowledge. Based on the complaint lodged by the regional manager of the private bank, D. Mutheeswaran, the police have booked the manager of... Read More
Image makeover: Dress neat and exude discipline, Karnataka police chief tells personnel in 18-point directive
DD-IGP M.A. Saleem says that a well-dressed officer commands respect in society and reflects discipline and professionalism. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR : To improve the image of the police department, the Karnataka police chief has instructed personnel “to maintain a neat appearance and proper uniform standards”. This is among the 18-point direction given... Read More
IT Minister urges Australian firms to partner with Telangana
IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu during his visit to Parliament of Victoria in Melbourne on Friday. | Photo Credit: Arrangement IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu, who is on an official visit to Australia, has invited Indian-origin CEOs of leading Australian firms to partner with the State in its ‘Rising Telangana’ growth... Read More
Parents ‘in limbo’ as Delhi’s fee regulation law awaits rules
Aprajita Gautam, president of the Delhi Parents’ Association, said the government must clearly define all the rules at the earliest, including terms such as Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) that are key to the proper implementation of the law. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Over two months have passed since the Delhi Assembly passed a Bill,... Read More
Ireland presidential election: Left-leaning independent Catherine Connolly wins
Catherine Connolly, centre, is congratulated by Heather Humphreys, her husband Brian McEnery, Taoiseach Micheal Martin, (Irish Prime Minister) and Tanaiste Simon Harris after being elected as the new President of Ireland at Dublin Castle, Ireland, on October 25, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland’s left-leaning parties,... Read More
Season’s first cyclonic storm forms over Bay of Bengal, likely to hit A.P. coast on October 28
People traveling in the rain caused by the low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal at NTR circle near Addanki busstand center in Ongole on Saturday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS The depression hovering over the Bay of Bengal is expected to gradually gain strength as a cyclonic storm likely to be named Cyclone... Read More
Slugfest intensifies between HDK and DKS, this time over Khata conversion
Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy addressing a press meet in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. The ongoing war of words between Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar intensified on Saturday, with the former terming the Congress government’s B-Khata... Read More
Will concentrate on strengthening PMK at grassroots level, says Srikanthi Parasuraman
PMK working president Srikanthi Parasuraman. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY Srikanthi Parasuraman, the newly-appointed working president of the PMK, said on Saturday that she would focus on strengthening the party structure and executing the plans of party founder and her father, S. Ramadoss, at the grassroots level. Speaking to The Hindu, Ms. Parasuraman said she... Read More
What is Google’s ‘quantum advantage’ leap? | Explained
The story so far: In two papers published in Nature on October 22, researchers from Google, MIT, Stanford, and Caltech reported what they called a verifiable display of quantum advantage using the company’s Willow quantum processor. That is, the teams said they have shown that Willow clearly outperforms existing supercomputers on solving a specific problem.... Read More
Disappointed with Minister Duraimurugan’s remarks on Chembarambakkam lake issue, says Selvaperunthagai
TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president and Sriperumbudur MLA K. Selvaperunthagai told reporters in Chennai on Saturday that he was disappointed with Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan’s remarks that it was not mandatory to inform legislators about the release of water from the Chembarambakkam lake, which... Read More




