P.K. Kurien, former News Editor of The Hindu in Hyderabad, passed away on Thursday (February 27, 2025) morning after ailing for sometime. He belongs to the Padachira Family of Pathamuttom in Kottayam District and was a very active journalist and writer with more than 40 years of experience in prestigious newspapers like The Tribune, Patriot, … Read more
Watch: Mohan Yadav: ‘Welcome varied opinions, but no Minister senior to CM’ Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav completed one year in office on December 13, 2024. He succeeded a popular CM, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who had helmed the State for more than 16 years. The BJP’s decision to pick Mr. Yadav for the … Read more
Lt. Gen Rajeev Puri. Photo: X/@easterncomd Calling for a “comprehensive policy” on “gender neutrality” as well as gender-neutral assessments of course performance, a senior Army officer listed out findings from a performance review of women Commanding Officers (CO) under his command in the Eastern sector and flagged several shortcomings which include poor interpersonal skills, over … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu A food delivery man was killed after a high-end car driven by a senior executive of a private firm hit the two-wheeler he was riding in Pune in the early hours of Friday (October 11, 2024), police said. “Ayush Tayal (34), who was driving the car, … Read more
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with State DGP Prashant Kumar during an event. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Uttar Pradesh government has granted the highest pay scale to its acting Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar, bypassing at least 12 senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers above him in the hierarchy. The … Read more
The Odisha government has transferred 18 senior IAS officers, a notification issued by the General Administration department said. Satyabrata Sahu was appointed Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Home department while D K Singh was appointed Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management department. Mr. Sahu is also allowed to hold additional charge of ACS, Forest, Environment … Read more
The Thoraipakkam police arrested a 50-year-old woman for the murder of a 60-year-old resident of Kallukuttai on Saturday (August 17, 2024) night. A senior officer of the city police said the victim C. Shankar, a construction worker residing in Thiruvalluvar nagar of Kallukuttai near Perungudi, used to sleep outside the Perungudi railway station. On Friday … Read more
Some senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the government. It means speciality and associate specialist (SAS) doctors – medics who have finished junior doctor training but are not working as either consultants or GPs – have joined their consultant colleagues in ending their dispute. SAS doctors had not yet taken strike … Read more
An elderly man and three women, all senior citizens, were found dead in a flat in Surat’s Jahangirpura area on Saturday. Prima facie, they died due to asphyxiation as the police found the gas-powered geyser running inside the flat. But the exact cause of death is yet to be ascertained. Initially, police also suspected food … Read more
Parukutty, a centenarian voter, sharing a lighter moment with poll officials after exercising the vote at home option at Beypore in Kozhikode. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Senior citizens flanked by their kin at polling stations always draw attention during elections. For the majority of octogenarians and nonagenarians, it is one of the rarest occasions … Read more