The Telangana Government, in partnership with the Governor’s Office and the Ministry for the Development of North Eastern Region, is set to host the “Telangana–North East India Connect: A Techno-Cultural Festival” in Hyderabad from Thursday, November 20. The festival will take place in two phases, from November 20 to 22 at Hitex exhibitio. Centre and … Read more
Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge A distance of 1,314 kilometres separates Chennai from Mumbai’s iconic old-world theatre Maratha Mandir, where Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) turned 30 on Monday (October 20, 2025). While the romantic blockbuster is on a seemingly eternal run, it is also … Read more
Large swathes of land in the northern Indian plains, especially in Punjab, were inundated by snow-fed rivers from the Himalayas and rivulets flowing in spate following incessant showers in their upstream, forcing train cancellations and school closures. The death toll in the rain-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir rose to 41 on Wednesday (August 27, 2025), with … Read more
Former Vice-Chancellor of B.R. Ambedkar University Hanumanthu Lajapathirai. Hanumanthu Lajipathirai, Chairman of the North Andhra Development Advisory Forum and former Vice-Chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University–Srikakulam, has urged the State government to establish an exclusive Regional Council for North Andhra with statutory powers and allocate ₹8,000 crore for the completion of long-pending irrigation and other … Read more
(image for representation) A fresh decision by the Railways to extend short-distance trains arriving in Kannur in Kerala towards Palakkad instead of Kasaragod has sparked widespread protests across north Malabar, with rail users saying long-pending passenger demands are being ignored. The Shoranur-Kannur Special ToD Express, a key service that passengers have been requesting to be … Read more
The ADG directed BSF troops to be ‘extra vigilant’ given the present security situation along the zero-line and to thwart any attempt at trans-border crimes. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Additional Director General (ADG), Eastern Command, of the Border Security Force (BSF), Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, reviewed the operational preparedness in the North Bengal frontier … Read more
Tom Burgess BBC News, North East and Cumbria Niki Cotson More than 700 people have signed Niki’s petition to have the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust put into special measures A mum who says she has been left in chronic pain a year after giving birth has called for an NHS trust to be … Read more
Laura Goodwin and Ken Banks BBC Scotland Brian Watt, with dog Winnie, says he tries to have a healthy lifestyle after his diagnosis in 2016 Northern Scotland has one of the highest rates of Huntington’s disease in the world, according to a new study. Huntington’s is a hereditary disorder that slowly damages the brain, affecting … Read more
Two leopards have been spotted in the Bengaluru Urban range of Bengaluru North sub-division in the last few days. Forest officials confirmed the presence of the two animals in Shivakotte Gram Panchayat limits and surrounding villages. Alert sounded Range Forest Officer, Bengaluru Urban range, Shivappa Hossamani said that the movement of the big cats has … Read more
The Murugan Temple in Kundrathur. File | Photo Credit: M. Srinath A recent study by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), a not-for-profit research organisation, on two villages of north Tamil Nadu — Kundrathur and Ullavur — in the neighbourhood of Chennai, highlights how elaborate self-governing administrative systems existed at the village level for many … Read more