Bracing for downpour: Chennai received light rain on Friday when the sky was overcast for most part of the day. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The well-marked low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, which is expected to become a cyclonic storm by Monday morning, is likely to cause heavy rain, especially in north Tamil... Read More

Four weeks after Calcutta High Court directed the repatriation of six migrant workers pushed into Bangladesh, they continue to languish in the foreign country, including pregnant Sunali Bibi and five others. The Trinamool Congress leadership has once again blamed the Union government for the workers’ plight and failure to bring them back.  Shashi Panja, the Minister of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare of West Bengal accused that the... Read More

In this image posted on Oct. 23, 2025, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav with CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, Congress leader Ashok Gehlot and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani during joint press conference of the Mahagathbandhan, in Patna. The opposition INDIA bloc on Thursday declared Yadav its chief ministerial candidate for the Bihar... Read More

A 22-year-old Dalit man was allegedly abducted and brutally assaulted by a group of 11 individuals in Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra. Three of the accused have been arrested in connection with the incident that took place on October 19 in Sonai village. According to the FIR filed on a complaint from the victim’s father, the... Read More

The emotional quotient will be at an all-time high with a lot of moistened eyes expected to witness an embattled Virat Kohli and his partner in many a fight Rohit Sharma playing what could be their last appearance on Australian soil in the third ODI, here on Saturday. While Rohit Sharma has rightfully earned some... Read More

Traders in Katra Neel market said they are paying conversion charges and have received clearances to run commercial units. | Photo Credit: Hunafa KP Traders in Chandni Chowk’s Katra Neel market have alleged that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has “illegally sealed” eight shops in the area, even though the establishments have been “operating... Read More

Trees uprooted along a road leading to a Chhath Puja ghat. | Photo Credit: Nikhil M. Babu As Delhi gears up for Chhath Puja, environmental concerns are mounting over the ongoing preparations on the Yamuna floodplains. Several of the 17 ghats being developed for the four-day festival seem to violate National Green Tribunal (NGT) directions... Read More

Kozhikode Mayor Beena Philip is unlikely to contest in the forthcoming local body polls. Responding to a query on her second term at a press meet here on Friday, the Mayor dismissed the idea with a smile. “How old do you think I am? Let the new generation come in,” she said. Over the five... Read More

Civet scat, scat of the Asian palm civet, found on a fallen log. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A recent scientific study by researchers of the Central University of Kerala (CUK) has revealed that civet processed robusta coffee, popularly known Kopi Luwak, shows distinct difference in its fatty acid methyl esters and total fat content... Read More

Thoothukudi Government Medical College Dean G. Sivakumar along with officials participating in the capping ceremony of outgoing nursing students held on Friday. | Photo Credit: RAJESH N The 20th annual nurse capping ceremony was held at Government School of Nursing in Thoothukudi on Friday. The nursing school operates within the campus of the Thoothukudi Government... Read More