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Horticulture department swings into action in Thanjavur to contain coconut wilt disease
The disease appears mostly in sandy coastal groves with poor maintenance. Initial signs include sap oozing up to 3 feet from the base and trunk discoloration
read moreMITS students develop portable, AI-powered skin disease detection device
The device leverages Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), to classify skin conditions such as melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and others
read moreMan and his son arrested on charge of murdering advocate after a year-long manhunt
The motive for the murder is land dispute, says the Sri Sathya Sai district SP
read moreTiruchi Corporation collects ₹26.28 lakh from impounding stray cattle
The civic body has appointed three agencies to impound stray cattle from roads and shift them to the safe shelter at Konakkarai and EB Road, which can accommodate about 70 to 100 animals
read moreIndia’s counter-attack on Pakistan instilled confidence among common people, says BJP leader
read moreIndian MP delegation calls on Bahrain Deputy PM, conveys India's stand against terrorism
Indian parliamentary delegation briefs Bahrain on cross-border terrorism, emphasising India’s commitment to combat terror globally
read moreMCC questioned for levying property tax at twice the standard rate for building bylaw violations
read moreKLE College of Business Administration wins championship
The champions put up an outstanding performance in various events during Ad Mania 2K25 event organised by Bright Business School
read moreMiss England’s claims are completely baseless: Telangana govt. after conducting internal enquiry
read moreAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, wife step into their new house in Kuppam
They perform housewarming ceremony amid a big gathering of party leaders, cadres, and people from all over the constituency
read moreWatch: Multi-party delegation | What are the consequences?
In this episode of Talking Politics, we will discuss the consequences of the multi-party delegation
read moreGovindan accuses Anvar of betraying LDF
CPI(M) State secretary describes Anvar’s switch of allegiance as a ‘shameless act’
read moreKadapa, Kamalapuram constituencies ‘painted yellow’ for the three-day TDP State-level Mahanadu beginning on May 27
The party district leaders make elaborate arrangements for the leaders and functionaries to reach the sprawling venue at Pabbapuram in Chintakommadinne mandal through five routes
read moreBengaluru Yellow Line Metro gets approval from the Railway Board for its rolling stock, CMRS inspection likely by end of May
Though the physical infrastructure of the Yellow Line has been completed for several months, its commissioning has faced repeated delays, primarily due to the late delivery of the driverless train sets.
read moreKarnataka says it has potential to add 1,513 UG and PG medical seats in government medical colleges
The Directorate of Medical Education has said that MBBS UG seats in government medical colleges in Karnataka can be expanded by 900 from the current 3,500, and PG seats by 613 from the existing 1,600.
read moreTAHDCO’s school uniform stitching initiative offers additional income to SC/ST women in Tamil Nadu
Students studying in schools under the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department are provided with four sets of uniforms free of cost every year. To stitch these uniforms, women entrepreneurs and self-help group members from SC/ST communities are being engaged by Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing Development Corporation (TAHDCO).
read moreHeavy rains lash parts of Kodagu and Mysuru region, normal life thrown out of gear
The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains with sustained winds in Kodagu, Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan till May 26.
read more964 children rescued so far by anti-child trafficking cell: NCPCR
The rescued girls were presented before the Child Welfare Committee, which is now overseeing their restoration and rehabilitation; a detailed inquiry into the case is underway
read moreTiranga rally in Tirupati: youth told to fill their hearts with patriotism
‘Tiranga Rally’ taken out to celebrate the success of ‘Operation Sindhoor’
read moreNow, a guided tour of Vidhana Soudha for public six days a month
Each tour group will consist of 30 people and will take approximately 90 minutes and will be supervised by a Tour Guide, Tourist Mitra and Vidhana Soudha security personnel.
read moreState reaches out to deceased minor’s family, villagers raze down culprit’s house
District Collector announced financial support to the family of the victim
read moreProtesters scuffle with security forces near Manipur Raj Bhavan
Protesters clash with security forces in Imphal over removal of Manipur’s name from Government bus, demanding apology from Governor
read moreChittapur ‘confinement’ row: ‘It was natural public response to unprovoked criminal remarks’, says Sharan Prakash Patil
The Minister termed BJP’s ‘Kalaburagi Chalo’ agitation against Priynak Kharge as a “ridiculous uproar” by BJP leaders who had lost their moral compass and ability to differentiate between right and wrong.
read moreOfficials keen to make rural people participate in Yogandhra-2025
The Mandal-level officials have to make people enrol in the yoga portal which would in turn help them to know about the nearby yoga centres and trainers
read moreCM Stalin pays tributes to mortal remains of Chief Kazi to Tamil Nadu government
Salahuddin Mohammed Ayub, 84, passed away in Chennai on May 24 due to age-related illness.
read moreLalu Prasad expels elder son Tej Pratap Yadav from party and family for ‘irresponsible behaviour’
Party sources say the decision has been taken keeping in mind the upcoming Assembly elections which may cost the political future and public image of his younger son Tejashwi Yadav
read moreGujarat bypolls: Visavadar seat to witness three-way fight
The AAP has already announced the candidature of Gopal Italia from the Visavadar seat, and the Congress had earlier stated that it would not be entering into an alliance and would go it alone in the bypolls.
read moreKerala Govt to form rapid response teams to handle containers, oil spills from Liberia container ship that sunk off Kochi coast
It is estimated that the containers have a higher probability of washing ashore in Alappuzha, Kollam, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram districts
read morePlaying cards for entertainment and recreation without gambling is not moral turpitude: Supreme Court
Supreme Court restores election in cooperative society, ruling playing cards without gambling isn’t moral turpitude
read moreAIADMK to protest against Kodungaiyur dump yard waste-to-energy plant project on June 2
The party’s women’s wing secretary B. Valarmathi would lead the protest near the post office opposite to Greater Chennai Corporation Zone 4 office from 10 a.m.
read moreMan arrested for setting Yadgir district Congress office on fire
The accused is said to have been upset after his wife was replaced by another woman for the president’s post of the Mahila Morcha.
read moreStrictly comply with court orders, prevent contempt petitions: T.N. government instructs its departments
The communication issued a few weeks ago to all the departments, followed a request from an Additional Advocate-General, who flagged “serious concern repeatedly expressed” by the judges of the Madras High Court over the increasing number of contempt petitions arising from persistent non-compliance with judicial orders.
read moreConstruction of stage for protesting teachers at new site begins following Calcutta HC directive
On Friday, the Calcutta High Court directed the agitating teachers to move their indefinite sit-in demonstration to Central Park, around 200 metres from their earlier location
read moreDust storm affects normal life in parts of Rajasthan; two killed as wall collapses
Electricity supply was disrupted in parts of Bikaner, Sikar and Jhunjhunu as the storm uprooted electric poles and trees late on Saturday night
read moreMeghalaya’s new cave-dwelling fish adapts to streams overground
The loach, Schistura densiclava, was recorded from the Mawjymbuin cave in the East Khasi Hills district
read moreRepair work completed in 243 Dakshina Kannada schools that suffered damage in last year’s rain
A proposal has been sent to the government this year seeking ₹15.17 crore for repair work in 334 schools, which includes 39 schools that suffered damage so far due to rains in May.
read moreAsaduddin Owaisi calls Pakistan a ‘failed state’ during interaction in Bahrain, says India exercised maximum restraint
Asaduddin Owaisi stressed the need for international cooperation in curbing terror financing and urged the Bahrain government to support efforts to bring Pakistan back to the FATF grey list
read moreNagaland group announces stir against job quota for backward tribes
The 30-day deadline for reforms, set by the Five Tribes Committee on Review of Reservation Policy, expires on Sunday
read moreOvernight heavy rains threw life out of gear in Kerala; IMD issues red alerts for five districts
The National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has warned of high waves, tidal surges, and sea erosion.
read moreBengaluru man assaulted by Zepto delivery agent over wrong address
Police have booked Vishnvardhan under BNS sections 115(2), 126(2), and 351, and summoned him for questioning.
read moreNilambur by-elections: A significant ballot box test for LDF and UDF on June 19
The opposition leader says the UDF will announce its candidate for Nilambur within 24 hours. He said the UDF would put the LDF’s “misrule” on public trial in Nilambur
read moreMoD confirms sinking of Liberian ship off Kochi coast with 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo
The vessel went down with 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo and 12 containing calcium carbide
read moreCM Stalin failed to address Tamil Nadu’s needs by boycotting past NITI Aayog meetings: Palaniswami
Mr. Palaniswami contended the Chief Minister could have got the funds and schemes due for the State if he had participated in the NITI Aayog meetings in the last three years.
read moreONGC makes promising oil, gas discoveries in Mumbai offshore
The discoveries, which have been named Suryamani and Vajramani, were made in OALP-VI block MB-OSHP-2020/2 and OALP-III block MB-OSHP- 2018/1, both in the offshore Mumbai basin.
read moreNine families in Kerala’s Vilangad moved to safer location
The group including 13 men, 12 women and 11 children have been moved to the rehabilitation camp set up at St. George High School, Vilangad.
read morePanic grips Patna locality after miscreants fire in air, flee; six policemen suspended
No one was injured in the incident that took place on Saturday (May 24, 2025) evening
read moreSiraj-Ur-Rehaman, Syed Sameer being grilled at Police Training College in Vizianagaram
The accused are being grilled every day, ever since they were given one week police custody, a couple of days ago
read moreApologise and sack Jangra, Congress tells PM Modi after BJP MP’s insensitive remarks on Pahalgam victims
“Why should the silence of Prime Minister Modi and the BJP leadership not be considered a tacit approval of these statements?” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said
read moreCaste census not divisive, it will strengthen social justice: Scheduled Caste rights panel chief
NCSC Chairperson Kishor Makwana supports caste enumeration in census for social justice and policy decisions, rejecting division concerns
read moreNew law on the cards to ban basement parking in low-lying areas in Bengaluru
Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar said a compensation of ₹10,000 will be given to each household affected by flooding caused due to torrential rains in several parts of the city.
read moreNDA meeting adopts resolution praising armed forces, PM Modi
Praising Modi’s leadership, it said he has always supported the armed forces and that Operation Sindoor has given a befitting reply to terrorists and their sponsors
read moreConsumer panel orders power company to pay ₹10 lakh to Nagpur farmer for crop damage
The farmer alleged that on March 22, 2018, the trees caught fire due to friction and sparking between two wires of high-tension transmission line passing over his field and were completely burnt.
read morePahalgam attack: BJP MP sparks row saying tourists should have fought terrorists and women lacked ‘warrior spirit’; apologises saying his statement was distorted
The number of casualties would have been less had the tourists undergone the Agniveer training, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ram Chander Jangra said
read moreMann ki Baat: Operation Sindoor not just military mission but face of changing India, says PM Modi
Addressing his monthly radio programme, PM Modi praises the precision strike by Indian armed forces on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK and credits home-grown defence capabilities for mission’s success
read moreByelection to Nilambur assembly constituency in Kerala on June 19
With the announcement of the poll date, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force in Malappuram district, as per the existing ECI guidelines
read moreKerala bypoll: Nilambur bypoll on June 23; UDF, LDF set to declare candidates
Nilambur Assembly constituency comprises Nilambur municipality and the panchayats of Vazhikkadavu, Moothedam, Edakkara, Pothukal, Chungathara, Karulai and Amarambalam.
read moreSouthwest monsoon likely to reach A.P. in next three days
The State has received 88.5 mm of rain against the normal of 39.2 mm between May 1 and May 21, a departure by 126% from the normal, according to IMD
read moreNews in Frames: Chasing the monsoon
The southwest monsoon brings with it bountiful rain as well as a much-needed relief from the heat of the summer; this year, it has arrived eight days earlier than usual, marking the earliest onset since 2009
read moreShashi Tharoor slams Kerala Govt for aid to Turkiye in 2023; John Brittas reminds him aid was part of Union Govt’s ‘Operation Dost’
John Brittas said Mr.Tharoor’s comment on Kerala’s aid to Turkiye after 2023 earthquake, “are symptoms of selective amnesia.”
read moreAssembly bypolls to five seats in four states on June 19: Election Commission
While two assembly bypolls will be held in Gujarat, one each will take place in Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab. The counting of votes will take place on June 23, the poll authority said.
read moreTilted cargo ship off Kochi coast further submerges; all 24 crew members rescued
Both Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy ships are maintaining their position in the area, monitoring the situation
read moreNo one sitting in Pakistan will be allowed to believe they can just kill Indian citizens with impunity: Shashi Tharoor
“We have no desire to have anything that the Pakistanis have. Sadly, we may be a status quo power. They are not. They are a revisionist power. They covet territory that India controls, and they want to have it at any price,” Mr Tharoor said
read moreMonsoon is advancing towards Maharashtra, to hit Mumbai in two days
The IMD has issued an orange alert for Ratnagiri, Raigad, Pune, Kolhapur, Satara; Sindhudurg to receive “heavy to very heavy rainfall”; Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar have been put on yellow alert.
read moreFour people, including wildlife activist Radheshyam Pemani, killed in road accident in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer
The deceased have been identified as wildlife activist Radheshyam Pemani, Shyam Vishnoi, Kanvraj Singh and forest guard Surendra Chaudhary, police said
read moreRains LIVE: Delhi’s T1 airport roof suffers damage; heavy rain alert for western Maharashtra
Monsoon advanced into some more parts of the Arabian Sea, Karnataka, entire Goa, parts of Maharashtra, north Bay of Bengal, and parts of Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland on Sunday, May 25, IMD said.
read moreFirst cherry cargo train set to roll from J&K to Mumbai next month
The effort is a welcome initiative if goes off successfully as it will offload the road traffic burden and will enable perishable goods like cherries reach its intended markets with minimal damage
read moreMy FB page was hacked: Tej Pratap after viral post claims he was 'in relationship'
The post had drawn flak from social media users, many of whom reminded the 37-year-old politician of his marriage that took place with much fanfare in 2018
read moreDelhi rains: Thunderstorm, rain give Delhi relief from heat, disrupt flights, cause waterlogging
The IMD issued a red alert for Delhi and nearby areas, warning of strong thunderstorms, rain, and high-speed winds over the next two to three hours
read moreWhere does the RBI’s surplus come from? | Explained
How much will the Reserve Bank of India transfer to the Central government for 2024-25? What are the reasons for a record transfer of surplus funds? Why isn’t it a dividend? How does the central bank make money? What is the Contingent Risk Buffer?
read morePlans on the anvil to achieve $2.40 trillion GSDP by 2047: Naidu
Highlighting the NDA government’s development agenda at the NITI Aayog meeting, he says the Swarnandhra objectives are in alignment with Viksit Bharat vision
read moreHoax bomb calls create panic in Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam
One of the anonymous call was made from a stolen mobile phone in Maharashtra, say police
read moreHow will land ports closure impact the region? | Explained
How will it affect Bangladesh’s readymade garments sector? What about other sectors like agriculture? What are the exceptions to the May 17 order? Why has the northeast been dragged into the tussle between India and Bangladesh? Will it affect other countries in the region?
read moreBanu Mushtaq | Lady with the lamp
The Heart Lamp author and International Booker Prize Winner documents stories from unheard corners, jotting down every aspect of the women’s lives, their drudgery, anxieties, as also their joy
read moreWhy is a growing lion population a worry as well? | Explained
How is a ‘lion census’ conducted in India? Where are they found apart from the Gir forest in Gujarat?
read moreCOVID-19 patient dies in Thane, another undergoing treatment in hospital
There are a total of 18 active COVID-19 patients in the city, said the Thane Municipal Corporation
read moreAnother monsoon of misery for 77 families in P&T Apartment complex
Govt. order to finalise agreement with IIT Madras is expected soon, says GCDA sources
read moreRailway Ministry approves new train between Agartala and Guwahati, trial run of electric locomotives completes
The new train will start from Agartala and stop at Narangi (NNGE) station on the outskirts of Guwahati. However, the schedule for this train has not yet been released
read moreChief Kazi to T.N. govt. Salahuddin Mohammed Ayub passes away at 84
In a condolence message, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said he was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Salahuddin Mohammed Ayub.
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