The Aluva East police have launched a probe into a social media post revealing the family details of the victim of the recent rape and murder case in Aluva. The post also allegedly insulted the family. The post is being circulated in the name of a Mahila Congress leader who remains suspended from her official … Read more
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami. File | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy The AIADMK’s general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami registered a major legal victory on Friday, with a Division Bench of the Madras High Court refusing to interfere with his election to the party post. The Bench also refused to interfere with the expulsion of … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, against whom the country’s six top wrestlers including Olympic medallists Bajranj Punia and Sakshi Malik had levelled allegations of sexual harassment, is ineligible to contest as he has completed 12 years as head of the federation — the maximum period allowed as per the National Sports Code. … Read more
Adani Green Energy Ltd, part of the Adani Group, said it expects one-time revenue of ₹103 crore from a favourable order received from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) for its 72 MW solar project at Kamuthi. In 2015, a power purchase agreement was signed with Tangedco for 25 years to procure power from … Read more
C. Puttarangashetty | Photo Credit: The former Minister C. Puttarangashetty has turned down the post of Deputy Speaker offered to him. “I will not accept the post of the Deputy Speaker,” he told reporters at his native in Chamarajanagar district, near here, on Sunday. He said the voters of his constituency had appealed to him … Read more
The former Chief Minister and BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa has said that his decision to quit as Chief Minister was based on the overall well-being of the party. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO “I resigned from the post of Chief Minister of my own volition. I was not removed by the BJP leadership,” the former … Read more
Former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, now the sixth general secretary of the AIADMK, seen in Chennai on Tuesday | Photo Credit: RAGU R Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who assumed charge as general secretary of the AIADMK on Saturday, is the sixth person to hold the post. Former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who died in December 2016, … Read more
The University of Calicut will amend its statute to make five-year service mandatory for assistant professors to become heads of departments (HoDs) of various subjects on the campus. This was decided at a Syndicate meeting held on Tuesday. According to sources, the university had earlier rejected the application of K. Divya, Assistant Professor, department of … Read more
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, travellers from India are spending more time in Singapore. Their stay has gone up from 6.1 days pre-pandemic, to 8 or 9 days now. The Indian traveller is also more discerning now, and is trying to ensuring a reduction of carbon footprint: travellers check if the hotel they are staying at … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India is projected to add the largest percentage increase in coal use in the coming year globally ahead of China and the European Union, a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. India is expected to increase use by 7% … Read more