Secure release of five Tamils abducted in Mali: Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Board urges Centre

Secure release of five Tamils abducted in Mali: Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Board urges Centre

The Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Board on Monday (November 10, 2025) wrote to Union Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, requesting immediate diplomatic intervention for the safe release of five Indian nationals from Tamil Nadu, who have reportedly been kidnapped in the West African country of Mali, while working on an electrification project. In his letter, … Read more

Railway Board calls for design tweaks in Vande Bharat sleeper trains

Railway Board calls for design tweaks in Vande Bharat sleeper trains

Following extensive trial runs the Railway Board has flagged some issues regarding furnishings and workmanship in the Vande Bharat sleeper rakes and has directed that they be addressed. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT The Railway Board has directed its Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) to implement a few specific design rectifications in the new 16-car … Read more

Uttarakhand Governor gives nod for Minority Education Bill; State to abolish Madrasa Board

Uttarakhand Governor gives nod for Minority Education Bill; State to abolish Madrasa Board

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Uttarakhand Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd.) on Monday (October 7, 2025) approved the Uttarakhand Minority Education Bill, 2025. With the implementation of the Bill, the State will repeal the Madrasa Education Board Act, 2016, and the Non-Government Arabic and Persian Madrasa Recognition Rules, 2019. A statement issued … Read more

Kozhikode beach: Kerala Maritime Board invites bids for three major projects

Kozhikode beach: Kerala Maritime Board invites bids for three major projects

The 2.5 acres of land close to the Vellayil harbour is to have the facility to park a minimum of 150 cars. (Representational image only) | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Kerala Maritime Board (KMB) is requesting proposals for the development of three properties under it on Kozhikode beach from interested firms. A pre-bid meeting … Read more

Air quality in Kerala in the range ‘satisfactory-good’: State Pollution Control Board report

Air quality in Kerala in the range ‘satisfactory-good’: State Pollution Control Board report

The Kundannoor road overbridge in Kochi in the early hours of Sunday is veiled in mist-like smoke from the smouldering waste dump in Brahmapuram. (File) | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Kerala’s ambient air quality is currently in the range ‘satisfactory-good’, according to a report prepared by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). The inferences … Read more

A.P. Waqf Board plans to support poor Muslims through P4 initiative

A.P. Waqf Board plans to support poor Muslims through P4 initiative

A.P. Waqf Board Chairman Abdul Azeez speaking to the board members during the fourth State-level meeting at Command Control Room of Nellore Municipal Corporation office on Saturday. Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board is putting all its efforts to implement the P4 (Public Private People Partnership) initiative to provide security and support to the poor Muslim families … Read more

Electricity board employee dies after falling from tree in Hyderabad

Electricity board employee dies after falling from tree in Hyderabad

A 43-year-old man working as a pump operator with Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited (TGTRANSCO) and Telangana Power Generation Corporation (TGGENCO) died after falling from a mango tree within the premises of the Electricity Souda office near Khairatabad. The deceased, Uppula Kumar, a resident of Jagadamba Nagar in Asif Nagar, sustained serious injuries after falling … Read more

Madhya Pradesh board results expected to be out soon, check details here

Madhya Pradesh board results expected to be out soon, check details here

The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) is expected to release the MP Board Class 10 and 12 results in May 2025. However, the official dates are yet to be released by the officials. Once the results are declared, candidates can check the MP Board Class 10 and 12 results on the official websites … Read more

RSS mouthpiece pulls down article on comparison of land owned by Catholic churches, Waqf Board after Rahul Gandhi questioned its motive

RSS mouthpiece pulls down article on comparison of land owned by Catholic churches, Waqf Board after Rahul Gandhi questioned its motive

Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Organiser, the English mouthpiece of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has pulled down a recent article on comparison of the land owned by Catholic churches and Waqf board. The withdrawal happened as the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi alleged that after Muslims, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set … Read more