Artists performing at Kittur Utsav in Kittur in Belagavi district on Thursday. | Photo Credit: P.K. BADIGER Writer Vijayalakshmi Tirlapur said on Friday that it is a collective responsibility to spread awareness about the history of Kittur and the valour of Rani Chennamma. She was speaking at a session on the history of Kittur at... Read More

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney boards a government plane in Ottawa on October 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday (October 24, 2025) said his country is prepared to pick up trade negotiations with the United States when Washington is ready, adding that Canada cannot control trade policy with... Read More

The Ullal police have booked four persons for alleged illegal extraction and transportation of laterite stones from Kerala to Mangaluru. The police have seized ₹10,000 worth laterite stones and lorry worth ₹3 lakh in which it was carried. The police said a team of officers, who were involved in checking vehicles near Thokkottu flyover, stopped... Read More

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during Army Commanders’ Conference in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on October 24, 2025. (X/@SpokespersonMoD) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness of the Army during the Army Commanders’ Conference in Jaisalmer, followed by visits to the forward areas of Tanot and Laungewala in Rajasthan on Friday (October 24, 2025).... Read More

Muppala Srinivasa Rao, president of the Bapatla Educational Society, addressing students at a seminar at Bapatla Engineering College on Friday. | Photo Credit: T VIJAY KUMAR “Reading The Hindu regularly helps students improve their communication and language skills,” advised Muppala Srinivasa Rao, president of the Bapatla Educational Society, while addressing students at a seminar on... Read More

CPI-ML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya addresses a press conference, in Patna. | Photo Credit: ANI The CPI(ML) Liberation will carry out a ‘sankalp yatra’ in the Bhojpur area of Bihar on October 26 to mark the 15th death anniversary of its Dalit leader Ram Naresh Ram, and will also launch its manifesto for the upcoming... Read More

Tamil Nadu Chief Postmaster General Mariamma Thomas handing over an appointment order to a candidate at the Rozgar Mela in Madurai on Friday. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY  Tamil Nadu Chief Postmaster General Mariamma Thomas handed over job orders to 60 candidates at the Rozgar Mela here on Friday.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through video... Read More

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari. File | Photo Credit: PTI In a setback to Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, the Calcutta High Court on Friday (October 24, 2025) lifted a protection granted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader against registration of FIRs against him. While ordering... Read More

Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka gestures as rain interrupts play during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Colombo October 24, 2025 | Photo Credit: ICC via Getty Images Rain once again played spoilsport at the R. Premadasa Stadium, as the ICC Women’s World Cup match between... Read More

Image for the representation only. | Photo Credit: File As many as 200 patients suffering from blood cancer have benefited from the unique ‘Freedom from Cancer’ project launched by a cancer speciality hospital here, which has enabled them to live healthy and productive lives for over five years. Over 330 patients have been enrolled in... Read More