Month: April 2025

The family of deceased Shubham Dwivedi, who was shot dead in the Pahalgam terror attack, is left in grief, at Hathipur in Kanpur on April 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Shubham Dwivedi, 30, a resident of Kanpur who had married on February 12 this year, was among those shot dead by terrorists in Pahalgam…

A 38-year-old farmer was allegedly shot at by a stone quarry owner when a group of villagers protested against the construction of a road for quarry stone transportation in Manchehalli village on Wednesday. According to the police, a heated argument ensued between the villagers and Saklesh S., owner of the quarry, on Wednesday after the…

The Cabinet meeting held here on Wednesday assigned Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine to represent Kerala at the funeral of Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who died on April 21. Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on April 26.  Published – April 23, 2025 09:41 pm IST Source…

The cost of doing business in Karnataka is now significantly higher than in neighbouring States such as Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh and such cost escalations coupled with an improper minimum wage structure have been putting a lot of pressure on small entrepreneurs in the State, said M.G. Balakrishna, president of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of…

In a boost to cultural and spiritual tourism in Kerala, the Centre has given administrative and financial sanction to the destination development projects submitted by the State government to promote Varkala and Thalassery under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme, having an outlay of ₹25 crore each. While Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district has been included in…

Students and their parents after the KEAM exam at the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls, Kozhikode, on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The State’s entrance examination for engineering courses, Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical Entrance Examination (KEAM), got under way across 185 examination centres on Wednesday. According to the office of the…

Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad and Tejaswi Surya, MP, interacting with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: special arrangement The Karnataka government has taken steps to ensure the safe return of over 40 people from Karnataka stranded in Kashmir following the terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on…

Union Minister K. Rammohan Naidu lights the lamp during the inauguration of the Ora Motors three-wheeler showroom in Srikakulam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT Union Minister for Civil Aviation K. Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday announced that India has become a major hub for aviation and automobile sectors, as the government was giving special priority…

Polling for the post of Member of Legislative Council for the Hyderabad local body reached 78.57% by 2 p.m. on Wednesday, which remained the same by the time the poll concluded at 4 p.m. Returning Officer Anurag Jayanti said that polling was peaceful. Two polling stations were organised in the GHMC headquarters for the elections….