The Thalassery International Film Festival, organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy and held at the Liberty Theatre complex, successfully concluded after four days, showcasing world cinema on Sunday (October 19). The closing ceremony was inaugurated by Minister O.R. Kelu and attended by notable dignitaries, including Speaker A.N. Shamseer, who honoured national award-winning actor Vijayaraghavan.... Read More

The newly opened Government LP school in Malappuram A century-old lower primary (LP) school here, slated for closure after the PWD engineering division denied fitness for the building, was revived by Malappuram Municipality by creating a historic turnaround. Students of GMLP School, Muttippady, Melmuri, can now enjoy fully air-conditioned classrooms. The municipality erected a new... Read More

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to reporters in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House, following a meeting with President Donald Trump on October 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday urged allies against appeasing Russia, in a statement after he returned from a trip to the U.S.... Read More

Smog seen over the Yamuna river on October 19, 2025, as air quality deteriorates across Delhi-NCR. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Chief Minister Rekha Gupta appealed to Delhi residents to celebrate Deepavali responsibly by bursting only certified green crackers as the Capital’s air quality index (AQI) crossed 300 on Sunday (October 19, 2025), prompting... Read More

PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss. | Photo Credit: C. VENKATACHALAPATHY PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday urged the State government not to relocate the primary health centre (PHC) at Kaduvetti in Thiruverkadu, near Chennai, which has been functioning for over 60 years. In a statement, he said the PHC, set up as a maternity centre in... Read More

CMRL witnessed the highest participation from commuters and nearly 6,500 people took the survey | Photo Credit: File photo Chennai Metro Rail is ranked high in a recent customer satisfaction survey organised by Community of Metros (COMET), a group that benchmarks worldwide urban railway performance. In the survey which was held early this year focusing... Read More

The civic body has also created barricades to prevent accidents at the construction site.  | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Chennai Corporation has created temporary arrangements for draining water from 107 locations with missing links in drain network owing to incomplete stormwater drain work. The civic body has also created barricades to prevent accidents at the construction site. The launch... Read More

Hyderabad The Congress government declared the Sadar festival a State festival and has been extending full financial support for its celebration as it wants to preserve the Telangana culture and ensure future generations are proud of its legacy, said Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. Speaking as the chief guest at the Sri Krishna Sadar Sammelan... Read More

A second contempt petition has been moved against the State of Tamil Nadu in the ongoing row over the appointment of a regular Director-General of Police (DGP)/Head of Police Force (HoPF). Madurai-based rights activist Henri Tiphagne has filed the contempt against the State Chief Secretary for not appointing a regular DGP/HoPF despite having received the... Read More

RSS activists, who arrived for a scheduled route march, being detained in Sedam town on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The route march of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), scheduled as part of its centenary celebrations, was taken out in Sedam of Kalaburagi district on Sunday despite police restrictions. Dramatic scenes unfolded as hundreds... Read More