Coast Guard brings detained Iranian fishing boat with six Tamil crew members to Kochi

Coast Guard brings detained Iranian fishing boat with six Tamil crew members to Kochi

The Iranian fishing vessel, which was intercepted by the Coast Guard off the Kerala coast, was subsequently brought to Kochi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Coast Guard detained an Iranian fishing vessel with six fishermen from Kanyakumari on board west of Beypore in north Kerala on Sunday. The vessel was subsequently brought to Kochi … Read more

Air India deboards female passenger at Delhi airport after argument with crew members

Air India deboards female passenger at Delhi airport after argument with crew members

Representational image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A female business class passenger on an Air India flight to London was deboarded at the Delhi airport following an argument with cabin crew members this week. The incident happened on flight AI 161 on March 5 and the passenger involved was a senior corporate executive, according to … Read more

Naveen Patnaik govt. announces cash incentive for 70 lakh SHG members

Naveen Patnaik govt. announces cash incentive for 70 lakh SHG members

Naveen Patnaik. File. | Photo Credit: ANI With the model code of conduct expected to be in force anytime due to the upcoming polls, the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha has stepped up earmarking cash incentives across different sectors. Approximately 70 lakh self-help group members, regarded a significant support base for the ruling Biju Janata … Read more

TNCC chief promises party members that he would seek a Chennai LS seat from DMK

TNCC chief promises party members that he would seek a Chennai LS seat from DMK

The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president, K.S. Alagiri, on January 30, said some of the Lok Sabha seat aspirants in his party were urging the leadership to ask for seats that Dravidian parties generally do not allot to allies. Referring to DMK Minister R.S. Rajakannappan’s recent comments that the Congress existed only to get … Read more

Four members of a family killed as car rams into autorickshaw in Mahabubabad

Four members of a family killed as car rams into autorickshaw in Mahabubabad

Tragedy struck a tribal family as four people were killed and two others sustained serious injuries in a road accident. A speeding car crashed into an autorickshaw at Kambalapalli in Mahabubabad district around Sunday midnight. The deceased were identified as Islavath Srinu (40) his mother Papa (60) and his two children Ruthvik (6) and Ritvika … Read more

Parliament proceedings | Two more Lok Sabha members suspended, total at 143

Parliament proceedings | Two more Lok Sabha members suspended, total at 143

Proceedings of the Lok Sabha are underway during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Both C. Thomas and A.M. Arif were seen carrying placards protesting the suspension of their colleagues Continuing the spree of suspensions, two more members were suspended from the Lok Sabha on December 20, taking … Read more

European Union members strike landmark deal on artificial intelligence regulation

European Union members strike landmark deal on artificial intelligence regulation

EU member states and lawmakers clinched a deal on Friday on how to draft “historic” rules regulating artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT — after 36 hours of negotiations. Meeting in Brussels, negotiators nailed down curbs on how AI can be used in Europe, which they said would not hurt innovation in the sector nor … Read more

Two teenagers go missing in Manipur, family members lodge complaint

Two teenagers go missing in Manipur, family members lodge complaint

Tension gripped some parts of Manipur as two teenage boys went missing from Imphal West district on Sunday. The two were identified as Avinash Maibam, 16, and Anthony Ningthoujam, 19, both residents of the Lamsang area. Family members said the two boys left their houses on a two-wheeler at 9 a.m. on Sunday allegedly to … Read more