6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (285+ words) CHENNAI: Amid a series of public protests over unannounced, frequent and prolonged power outages in various parts of the state, Minister for Electricity C T R Nirmal Kumar on Saturday attributed the power shortage reported over the past two days…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (226+ words) VISAKHAPATNAM: Leaders of the TDP-led alliance parties held a coordination meeting in Visakhapatnam on Saturday to chalk out a joint strategy for the upcoming GVMC elections. Speaking at a press conference later, alliance election in-charge M A Shareef said the…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (299+ words) Tamil Nadu had, in recent years, adopted a cautious approach against adding elephants to captivity, while tightening regulation of elephants already with temples and private individuals and advocating rehabilitation and rewilding wherever possible. The policy had also meant that requests…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (328+ words) SALEM: The Tamil Nadu All Farmers' Association's coordination committee president P R Pandian on Saturday urged the state government to take urgent steps to prevent dyeing unit effluents from being discharged into the Thirumanimutharu River, alleging that the pollution was…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (294+ words) NEW DELHI: Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu approved the Delhi Building Workers Health Scheme for registered building and other construction workers and their eligible dependent family members, a statement issued on Saturday said. The scheme was earlier approved by CM Rekha…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago   (282+ words) HYDERABAD: Political fireworks continued outside the Assembly on Saturday with suspended BRS MLAs holding a ‘mock Assembly’ at Telangana Bhavan. With the real House out of bounds for them, the leaders created a replica House at the BRS office, with…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (412+ words) KOZHIKODE: It could well be a turning point for the Kerala CPM — by either setting in motion a comprehensive course correction, or a mere cosmetic correction marking the beginning of its decay. As the party begins its extended state committee…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago   (709+ words) BIHAR: It was astonishing for girl students of a government school in Bihar’s Jehanabad when they learnt that they would have to compete with a young woman IAS officer in sports events held to mark National Sports Day on August…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (217+ words) The New Indian Express VIJAYAWADA: Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu on Saturday said the Market Intervention Scheme was meant to protect farmers when the market price of their produce fell below the MSP, and asserted that the coalition government was providing…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (274+ words) BARIPADA: A differently-abled woman and her brother drowned while the former was allegedly attempting to rescue him after he was swept away in the Naluha river in Khunta block of Mayurbhanj district on Friday evening. Their bodies were retrieved by…...