News Analysis: How Matoshree and Maharashtra politics are inseparable

News Analysis: How Matoshree and Maharashtra politics are inseparable

When Uddhav Thackeray warned the Congress ‘not to stretch till it snapped,’ the Congress high command sent its emissary – Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala to Matoshree, the family residence of Shiv Sena UBT president Uddhav Thackeray, to placate him. In the scheme of things of the Shiv Sena (earlier undivided, and now Sena UBT), immense … Read more

News reports of SFIO questioning Kerala CM’s daughter Veena Vijayan, in Chennai roils Kerala politics

News reports of SFIO questioning Kerala CM’s daughter Veena Vijayan, in Chennai roils Kerala politics

Veena Vijayan. File image. | Photo Credit: TH A headline-hogging report that the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) in Chennai had recorded the statement of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter and owner of a now-dormant IT consultancy last week, Veena Vijayan, dominated television chyrons and elicited sharp reactions from either side of the political aisle … Read more

News in Frames: Wular’s autumn nibbles

News in Frames: Wular’s autumn nibbles

Water chestnut, known as goer in Kashmir, is an aquatic vegetable that grows in the Wular Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia. The grass-like sedge is in high demand during autumn in Kashmir. For hundreds of families living around the lake in Bandipora district of northern Kashmir, it’s one of the main … Read more

Very bad: Trump slams Google over claims of censoring news related to him

Very bad: Trump slams Google over claims of censoring news related to him

Former US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Google over reports that it was censoring news and photos of the Republican presidential candidate. “Google has been very bad. They’ve been very irresponsible and I have a feeling that Google is going to be close to shut down because I don’t think Congress is going … Read more

Top Kerala news developments today

Top Kerala news developments today

The Kerala High Court building in Ernakulam. | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu Here are the important developments in Kerala to watch out for today A suo motu case relating to the appointment of a new Commissioner for the Travancore Devaswom Board to come up before the Kerala High Court today. IMD has issued yellow alert … Read more

Top Tamil Nadu news developments today

Top Tamil Nadu news developments today

CHENNAI : 27/05/2022: FOR CITY : A view of the Madras High Court Building in Chennai. Photo : PICHUMANI K / THE HINDU | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K 1. Madras High Court reopens today after vacations. 2. The Forest Department will release a female elephant into the forest after treatment for five days in Coimbatore … Read more

Top news developments from Telangana on June 1, 2024

Top news developments from Telangana on June 1, 2024

Updated – June 01, 2024 10:37 am IST Published – June 01, 2024 10:23 am IST Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will meet Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan to invite him to the State Formation Day celebrations today. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to meet Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan to … Read more

Covid inquiry: Top civil servant Simon Case giving evidence after delayed appearance – BBC News

Covid inquiry: Top civil servant Simon Case giving evidence after delayed appearance – BBC News

Simon Case is the head of the civil service, which makes him probably the most important unelected person in politics. The cabinet secretary’s role is to advise the prime minister, lead implementation of the government’s policies and manage other high-level civil servants. Born in Bristol in 1978, he first joined the civil service as a … Read more

Top news in Karnataka today

Top news in Karnataka today

Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) will announce the 2nd PUC Annual Exam-2 results on May 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN 1. Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) will announce the 2nd PUC Annual Exam-2 results today. Supplementary exams  2. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister are participating in a … Read more