ANKOLA (UTTARA KANNADA): The truck of Arjun, native of Kannadikkal in Kozhikode, who went missing in a landslide in Shirur, was found and brought to the shore. The decomposed body, which was trapped inside the damaged cabin, has been shifted to the hospital mortuary. The truck was found 120 metres away from the road in […]
Sofia (Bulgaria): Bulgarian authorities said on Friday that Norta Global—a company registered in Sofia by a Malayali and Norwegian citizen, Renson Jose had nothing to do with the delivery of exploding communications devices to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies detonated across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 37 […]
NEW DELHI: The union cabinet approved the ‘One nation, One election’ policy, which intends to simultaneously conduct Parliament and assembly elections every five years. The rule will also apply to panchayats. The recommendation for ‘one nation, one election’ came from the committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind. The bill will be presented in […]
NEW DELHI: The revolutionary star which rose like a spark from the JNU campus and became the unchallenged leader of the CPM and a powerhouse in national politics, has faded. Sitaram Yechury, who led the CPM with a gentle face and firm convictions for over a decade, passed away at the age of 72. He […]
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that she does not want the chief minister’s post and is ready to resign in the interest of the people. Mamata’s announcement is coming at a time when junior doctors are protesting against her. Assuring that no action will be taken against the doctors, Mamata said […]
New Delhi: In a major policy shift, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the inclusion of senior citizens over 70 years of age under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the decision, highlighting its humanitarian approach. “This is a very big decision,” Vaishnaw said after the Cabinet […]
The West Bengal government on Wednesday said that it was not ready to accept any condition for a meeting with the agitating doctors to resolve the ongoing impasse arising out of the rape and murder of a medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.Since they imposed certain conditions, it appears that the medics […]
CHENNAI: The Nadigar Sangam, an association of actors in Tamil cinema, has formed a committee for hearing complaints regarding sexual harassment in the Tamil film industry. Actress Rohini is the chairperson of the committee. With Rohini appointed as chairperson, the internal complaints committee, which was established in 2019, has been strengthened. Rohini urged women to […]
Chandigarh: Bajrang Punia, the renowned wrestler and now the acting chairman of the All India Kisan Congress, received a death threat on Sunday.The threat came through a WhatsApp message sent from an international number. In the message, the sender warned Bajrang to quit Congress or face serious consequences.When asked that some reports say that in […]
New Delhi: In a bid to ensure road discipline on highways and roads, the Supreme Court on Monday directed all the state governments and Union territories to immediately take steps to implement Section 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act, which allows authorities to electronically monitor speeding vehicles.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine […]