Sasthra Vedhi conference meet begins in Thiruvananthapuram

Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S. Somanath. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S. Somanath will deliver the inaugural address at the two-day State conference of Sasthra Vedhi at Lenin Balavadi in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday (April 25, 2025). Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre director S. Unnikrishnan Nair…

Nifty to gain 150 points at open

Domestic markets on Friday are likely to resume momentum after Thursday’s halt amid positive global cues. Gift Nifty at 24,520 signals a gap-up opening of about 150 points for Nifty, as foreign portfolio investors resort to aggressive buying. However, risk-averse traders will remain on the sidelines due to escalation of tensions in the Kashmir region….

ED summons TASMAC MD, top officials in investigation into ₹1,000-crore liquor scam

Enforcement Directorate officials conducting a raid at Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation headquarters in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Thursday (April 24, 2025) summoned top officials in the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) including its Managing Director and IAS officer S. Visakan in the alleged ₹1,000 crore…

‘Scarcity of brides’ hits Old Mysore region

About a month ago, residents of Maduvanahalli in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district witnessed the bizarre sight of a youth perched on the higher reaches of a metal structure supporting the overhead high-tension cables passing through the village. Notwithstanding the cries of his mother and pleas by other villagers, who had gathered beneath, cautioning him…