Vivahkumari Mandal Dharmendra Pradhan. File | Photo credit: PTI Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday (Dec 19, 2024) slammed the Congress, alleging that it has always hated BR Ambedkar and even included a cartoon depicting Jawaharlal Nehru “Kora” Ambedkar in the NCERT textbook. He claimed that Congress’s ‘crocodile tears’ about Ambedkar was just a play. Ambedkar controversy: … Read more
Calcutta High Court. File | Photo credit: Sushant Patrobish The parents of a doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital on Thursday (December 19, 2024) demanded a fresh probe into the crime in the Kolkata High Court. Expressing his disbelief in the ongoing investigation of the incident which led to a loud … Read more
Official statistics show that 79% (15,37,22,950) rural households have been provided with piped water connections so far. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Center is actively engaging with states that are yet to achieve 100% tap water connection coverage for rural households, Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil said on Thursday (December 19, 2024). Addressing … Read more
On Thursday (December 19, 2023) morning, the body of an elderly woman was found allegedly buried in front of her house by her son. The deceased has been identified as Ali Peethambaran, 78, of Nediyattil Lane South, Vennala Division, Kochi Corporation. His son, 47-year-old Pradeep Peethambaran, has been detained by the Palarivattam police. The police … Read more
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M. Appavu welcomed the fishermen at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Photo Credit: Special Arrangements 28 fishermen from Idinthakarai, a fishing village in Tirunelveli district, who were detained by Bahraini authorities on September 11 for crossing the maritime border, have been released. They arrived at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala on … Read more
Rachakonda Police has appealed to the general public to report such incidents while stressing the importance of creating responsible content on social media. | Photo Credit: FB/@Rachakonda Police Commissionerate Days after a viral video of an influencer throwing a bundle of ₹20,000 cash on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) road and challenging onlookers to participate … Read more
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi meets BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi who was injured following a clash between Bharat Bloc and NDA MPs at the Parliament premises in New Delhi on December 19, 2024. Photo credit: PTI Clashes broke out outside Parliament on Thursday (December 19, 2024) and a political row … Read more
Meena Ganesh Photo credit: Facebook Malayalam cinema and serial actress Meena Ganesh died on Thursday (December 19, 2024) morning at a private hospital in Shoranur, Palakkad, Kerala. She was 81 years old. She was undergoing treatment for age-related problems for some time. After suffering a stroke 6 years ago, she stayed away from acting. Meena … Read more
On Wednesday, four bottles of liquor were seized from two excise officers of Tripunithura. Bars and State Beverage Corporation outlets were suddenly probed after complaints that they were accepting bribes for bottles of liquor while approving consignments of liquor. A complaint was received at the vigilance department headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. Vigilance recovered those bottles from … Read more
MLAs of Mahavikas Aghadi staged a protest outside Vidhan Bhawan in Nagpur. | Photo credit: PTI Opposition members on Thursday (Dec 19, 2024) staged a protest on the Vidhan Bhavan steps in Maharashtra’s Nagpur over Union Minister Amit Shah’s comments on Dr BR Ambedkar and said the country would not tolerate insulting the architect of … Read more