From Ayodhya lighting up with 28 lakh diyas and setting a Guinness World Record to the skies of Mumbai illuminated with firecrackers, India welcomed Goddess Laxmi into their homes on Deepavali with fervour. Here’s a collection of pictures from across the country of the Diwali celebrations: Photo: PTI Fireworks illuminate the sky above the banks … Read more
Chennai city gears up to witness the mega air show being conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 6, 2024 (Sunday). Putting out a colourful display, 72 functional and vintage fighter jets, transport aircraft and helicopters will soar in the Chennai skies. The scintillating event being organised this year is also an attempt … Read more
A youth was arrested by the Kalady police on charge of posting pictures of women in social media groups with obscene content. The arrested is a 24-year-old from Mattoor. Later, he was released on bail. He allegedly obtained pictures of college students without their permission and posted them to Facebook with obscene materials. However, the … Read more
Freedom fighter, senior-most Communist leader in the country, and one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), N. Sankaraiah, aged 101, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Born on July 15, 1922, Sankaraiah was among the 32 national council members of the Communist Party of … Read more
A file photo of Salumarada Thimmakka with her son Umesh and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File Photo The North Division cyber crime police are on the lookout for a person who sent morphed photos of centenarian and noted environmentalist and Nadoja awardee Salumarada Thimmakka. Based on a complaint by her foster … Read more
As the Supreme Court’s verdict on a batch of petitions that challenge the constitutional validity of the law permitting the conduct of jallikattu in Tamil Nadu is awaited, the year’s first jallikattu in the State was conducted on January 8 at Thatchankurichi village in Pudukottai district. The Thatchankurichi jallikattu which was earlier slated on January … Read more
Voting for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 seats across 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and southern regions ended at 5 p.m. on December 1, 2022. Barring a few minor incidents and some reports of problems in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the voting process, which commenced at 8 am, remained largely … Read more