Vivahkumari Mandal DMK student wing secretary and Kanchipuram MLA CVMP Ezhilarasan called for the rescheduling of the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) exams, which are scheduled to be held on January 15 and 16 during the Pongal holidays. In a statement on Friday (December 20, 2024), he alleged that the central government had insulted the tradition … Read more
The Kerala government has ordered an inquiry into the case of a female student being bitten by a snake in the classroom of an aided school in Neyyatinkara, Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday (December 21, 2024). A class VII student was reportedly bitten by a venomous snake while celebrating Christmas at an upper primary school on Friday … Read more
Flight of Indigo. Image used for representation purposes only Photo credit: Vijay Soneji Private airline IndiGo launched its first Chennai-Penang flight on Saturday (December 21, 2024), carrying 165 passengers on board the 3.5-hour service that departed Chennai at 2.15 pm. An aviation source associated with the launch said that the daily flight will connect 38 … Read more
Firefighters douse a fire at the accident site after a collision between a gas tanker and several vehicles broke out near a petrol pump on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway in Jaipur on Friday (Dec. 20, 2024). | Photo Credit: ANI The death toll in a tanker truck collision on Vankrota Ajmer Road in Jaipur on Saturday … Read more
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati. file Photo credit: PTI Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday (December 21, 2024) called for a nationwide protest on December 24 against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks about Babasaheb Ambedkar. In a series of posts on X, Mayawati said that Mr. Shah’s comments had hurt people’s … Read more
The mortal remains of former Haryana Chief Minister Omprakash Chautala being brought to his home in Sirsa on 21 December 2024. Photo credit: PTI Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala’s body was laid to rest at the family’s Teja Khera farmhouse on Saturday (Dec 21, 2024) for people to pay their last respects, a … Read more
Representative image only. file Photo Credit: The Hindu Incessant rains have brought untold misery to paddy farmers in Vizianagaram district due to lack of storage facilities for the crop. Due to the damage to standing crops along with the color change, thousands of farmers have suffered financial losses. 2698 mm of rain has been received … Read more
The cricketer and his family currently reside in Dubai. file Photo credit: Subrahmanyam VV An arrest warrant has been issued against former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa in the Provident Fund (PF) fraud case. The warrant was issued by PF Regional Commissioner Shadakshari Gopal Reddy, who asked the jurisdictional Pulakeshinagar police to take necessary action. “The … Read more
“An explosion-like sound heard outside the Wadala Bangar police post in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district sparked panic in the area, prompting police to launch an investigation,” officials said on Saturday (December 21, 2024). “This is the third incident in the last seven days. On December 17, a bomb exploded at the Islamabad police station in Amritsar. … Read more
A freak accident claimed the lives of three people near the ancient shrine of Devarakonda in Nalgonda district on Saturday (December 21, 2024) morning. Around 6:45 am, a speeding motorcycle swerved to avoid sheep on the road and crashed into a shrine near the place of worship. “The impact knocked down a wall made of … Read more