Amid widespread anger, including calls of ‘Bharat bandh’, against the amendment to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday said all political parties should get together to discuss the issue. A Bharat bandh was called Thursday by some anti-reservation bodies against the amendment to the Act last month. The […]
Former Andhra Pradesh Minister Kondru Murali Mohan on Thursday joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the presence of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and other senior leaders. The former Rajam MLA had served as the Health Minister between 2009 and 2014, after he was appointed during the tenure of late Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara […]
AHMEDABAD: What’s in a number? A lot when the person fasting unto death is a figure in the state’s political scenario, with the Lok Sabha elections nearing. So it is no wonder that Hardik’s weight, or rather the loss of it, has become a matter of intense curiosity and speculation. The figure swings wildly from […]
In an incident that has sent shockwaves across Kerala, a four-member gang broke into the house of Vinod Chandran, a news editor at Mathrubhumi’s Kannur division in the Thazhe Chovva area of the district during the early hours of Thursday. Talking to TNM, Kannur City Circle Inspector (CI) Pradeepan Kannippoyil said that the incident took […]
The Gutkha scam made all the headlines after Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had carried out searches at 35 locations across Tamil Nadu. The probe agency has so far arrested four persons- three promoters and directors of Annamalai Industries- for their alleged involved in the aforementioned scam. Food Safety and Drug Administration department of Tamil […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 7 said he wants to see investments in electric vehicle manufacturing and supporting infrastructure such as battery making and charging stations to develop India as an electric vehicles hub. Speaking at the inaugural MOVE Global Mobility Summit that laid emphasis on electric transportation PM Modi said, “We want […]
Kolkata: Days after Majerhat Bridge mishap in Kolkata, another bridge over Pichla River in West Bengal’s Siliguri district caved in on Friday morning. The incident took place at around 9 am when a loaded truck was crossing the bridge and it suddenly caved in. The truck is stuck in the middle of the broken […]
HYDERABAD: The Election Commission has expressed displeasure over Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s party pushing for early assembly elections in the southern state. Mr Rao, or KCR as he is commonly known as, has said the Telangana assembly would be dissolved eight months before schedule to clear the way for early polls.“KCR’s comments on […]
CHENNAI: On spotting a BJP leader on her flight on Monday, research student Lois Sofia tweeted: “I am on a flight with Tamilisai Soundararajan and really want to shout out ‘Down with Modi – BJP – RSS fascist government’. Will I be kicked off the flight?” Hours later, Ms Sofia, a 28-year-old math research […]
Several people are feared trapped after a portion of a bridge collapsed in south Kolkata this evening, authorities said. The Majerhat Bridge on busy Diamond Harbour Road reportedly collapsed around 4.45 pm on Tuesday. A part of the central section of the structure caved in and as a result a few cars, two-wheelers and […]