A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. | Photo Credit: AP The man accused of deliberately setting the blaze that grew into one of the most devastating wildfires in Los Angeles history, killing 12 people and incinerating thousands of homes, pleaded not guilty on Thursday (October 24,... Read More

A model of the White House and the new ballroom, right, as seen on a table as President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington on October 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP When President Donald Trump pulled the drape off a scale... Read More

The dog squad conducting an anti-narcotic check in Coimbatore. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Tamil Nadu government’s aim to have sniffer dogs specialised in detecting narcotic substances in all cities/districts has gained momentum as 17 out of the 35 pups sanctioned for the initiative are currently being trained at three centres. Of the 17 pups,... Read More

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses the election rally for the Bihar Assembly elections, in Muzaffarpur on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday took a veiled swipe at his former deputy Tejashwi Yadav, accusing him of trying to “mislead” women by making hollow promises about the Jeevika self-help groups.... Read More

A scene from the historical play, ‘Rani Ahilya Bai Holkar’, which was staged by artistes of Sunidhi Kala Sourabha in Hubballi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Theatre artiste Shashidhar Narendra has said that because of lacunae in the existing system, the valour and sacrifices of many great woman warriors in the Indian history remained unknown... Read More

R. Ashok | Photo Credit: file photo The BJP has interpreted the statement of Yatindra Siddaramaiah, MLC, that his father is at the fag end of his political career and that Minister Satish Jarkiholi was the right candidate to succeed him as a clear indication of the beginning of what it calls “November revolution”. Leader... Read More

The 50th edition of the Mysore Derby will be held at the Mysore Race Club (MRC) on Sunday (Oct.26), according to an announcement by G. Venkatesh, chairman & senior steward of the the club, on Thursday. The derby was inaugurated in 1974 during an era when the MRC conducted racing under the Bangalore Turf Club... Read More

Yathindra. File. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son and Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s remark that Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi, an ST leader, could take over the leadership mantle, as his father was at the fag end of his political life, has created another political storm about the much-talked-about “November revolution” in... Read More

The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Ltd. (CESC) has said that its online services will remain unavailable on October 24 and 25 due to the upgradation of its information technology system. In a release, the CESC said its online services, including electricity bill payments, name changes, tariff modifications, and new connection applications, will not be accessible... Read More

C. V. Ganesan, Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development, receiving recommendations during Decent Work Day celebrations in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Members of the Tamil Nadu Domestic Workers Welfare Trust (TNDWWT) on Thursday urged the State government to enact a Domestic Workers Safety Act for their protection. Celebrating Decent Work... Read More