The Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Board on Monday (November 10, 2025) wrote to Union Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, requesting immediate diplomatic intervention for the safe release of five Indian nationals from Tamil Nadu, who have reportedly been kidnapped in the West African country of Mali, while working on an electrification project. In his letter, … Read more
Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for the conduct of elections to Parliament and State legislature shall vest with the EC. Article 326 provides that every citizen who is not less than 18 years of age shall be entitled to be registered as … Read more
Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, addresses a press conference, at the Press Club of India, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (PTI Photo/Atul Kumar)(PTI09_30_2025_000158A) | Photo Credit: – Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) reached out to President Droupadi Murmu to seek her intervention for … Read more
Arguing that it is not proper for the Congress to defame constitutional institutions like the Election Commission of India for political motives, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday urged the Congress to release evidence to prove their charges that voters’ theft had taken place in the previous Lok Sabha elections. “The evidence is an … Read more
Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the GHMC authorities to release a pet dog Ares which was detained by them following a complaint that it attacked a person. The judge, passing order in a writ petition filed by the pet owner E.B. Dakshinamurthy, directed the petitioner to shift the dog … Read more
While there is no dearth of funds for Railway and national highway projects in the State, Karnataka’s irrigation projects have been in limbo for many years as the Centre has not released the announced funds, Additional Chief Secretary Gaurav Gupta has said. He was apprising the State government’s Special Representative in New Delhi T.B. Jayachandra … Read more
Chiyaan Vikram’s action-thriller film, ‘Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2,’ is set for its OTT release on Prime Video. Directed by SU Arun Kumar, the film will begin streaming from April 24. It features an ensemble cast that includes SJ Suryah, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Dushara Vijayan, and Prudhvi Raj. ‘Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2’ will be available … Read more
NHS England has been urged to publish a full report after a major investigation into the care received by Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates were killed by Calocane on 13 June 2023. The Independent Mental Health Homicide Review is due to be published this … Read more
File photo. Former underworld don Om Prakash “Babloo” Srivastava being brought to court. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has directed the U.P. government to consider within two months the premature release of gangster Om Prakash Srivastava, alias Babloo Srivastava, serving life term in a 1993 murder case. A bench of Justices Abhay. … Read more
Fishermen have urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to release the dole for the lean fishing period before the Deepavali. Community leader Nanjil Ravi said families in around 270 fishing hamlets from Tiruvallur to Nagapattinam would benefit from this. “The government had announced a dole during October to December up to Nagapattinam to ensure … Read more