- India
Congress Legislature Party meeting to decide on CM begins soon in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: The meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) to decide on the chief ministerial candidate in Kerala is set to begin at the party headquarters here shortly. The Congress, which won…
- India
Political observers see no possibility of DMK-AIADMK tie-up to form govt
Chennai: With certain media reports indicating that DMK and AIADMK are likely to join hands to form a government by overtaking actor-turned Vijay’s TVK, which has 108 MLAs, political observers termed it…
- India
Delhi tops list of 19 metropolitan cities in road accident deaths: NCRB data
New Delhi: The national capital had the highest number of deaths due to road accidents among 19 metropolitan cities across the country in 2024, recording 1,658 fatalities in 2,000 cases, according to…
- India
Kerala court sentences 20-year-old man in minor girl rape case
Kollam: A Kerala court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to 21 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl after befriending her on a social media app. Karunagappally Fast Track Special Court…
- India
Swearing-in ceremony of new Assam govt to be held on May 12
Guwahati: The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected BJP-led NDA government in Assam will be held on May 12, Chief Secretary Ravi Kota said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several union ministers, chief…
- India
Vijay says no to CM convoy until swearing-in: TVK
Chennai: TVK chief Vijay declined to accept the police convoy vehicles provided to Tamil Nadu chief minister as per protocol until his swearing-in, the party said on Thursday, May 7. A police…
- India
Court acquits Thane man accused of stepson’s murder
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of killing his 4-year-old stepson, noting that the prosecution failed to establish the chain of circumstances to prove the guilt of the accused…
- India
Dozens fall ill after drinking contaminated water in UP
Mathura: More than a dozen residents of a housing society in Mathura fell ill with diarrhoea after consuming contaminated water from an overhead tank, officials said. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May…
- India
Tamil Nadu: After TVK win, AIADMK and DMK alliance talk floats
Political circles in Tamil Nadu were abuzz on Wednesday over reported “talks between bitter rivals,” the DMK and AIADMK– to stop the TVK from forming its maiden government in the state. Reports…
- Kashmir
Operation Sindoor: 1 year later, affected residents seek more help from govt
The guns have been silent, but for residents living along the Line of Control (LoC), who bore the brunt of cross-border shelling during the India-Pakistan conflict last year, the wounds remain fresh…
- India
WB: Suvendu Adhikari’s aide shot dead; collapse of law and order, says BJP
Kolkata: West Bengal’s post-poll tension took a bloody turn on Wednesday night, May 6, after Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in…
- Hyderabad
Klaasen, Kishan power SRH to 33-run win, top spot
Hyderabad: A profligate Punjab Kings put down catches at the drop of a hat as Sunrisers Hyderabad buried them under a huge total, winning their IPL contest by 33 runs to move…
- Hyderabad
Study shows rising snake rescues in Hyderabad driven by urban expansion
Hyderabad: A long-term study on urban snake ecology in Hyderabad has recorded an annual rise of 8-10 per cent in rescues over the past decade, attributing it to urban expansion, land-use change,…
- Sports
Klaasen-Kishan duo takes SRH to 235 for 4 as PBKS drop catches galore
Hyderabad: A luckless Yuzvendra Chahal was left high and dry by his ‘butter-fingered’ colleagues as Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan lived charmed lives to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a challenging 235 for…
- Chennai
TVK functionary arrested for sexually harassing minor girl
Chennai: Police arrested a 35-year-old TVK functionary on charges of sexually harassing a minor girl in the city, police said on Wednesday, May 6. The accused, identified as Dinesh alias ‘Pambu’ Dinesh,…
