60 hi-tech community toilets for women to come up in Bidar district of Karnataka

A model hi-tech community toilet unit exclusively for women set up at Chatnalli village in Bidar taluk in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT To provide safe and hygienic sanitation access for those without individual household toilets in rural areas, the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL) is set to establish hi-tech community toilets exclusively…

Solidarity in wake of Pahalgam attack testimony to international community’s zero tolerance for terrorism: India

India said that the “strong, unequivocal” support and solidarity extended by global leaders in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam is a testimony to the international community’s “zero tolerance” for terrorism. “The Pahalgam terrorist attack represents the largest number of civilian casualties since the horrific 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008,” India’s Deputy Permanent…

The Hindu’s Faith Column, April 28, 2025

When King Dasaratha asked his son Rama to go to forest, citizens of Ayodhya bemoaned, asking why the king should make this order to Rama, who was treading the path of righteousness. Sri Muralidhar Swamigal said in a discourse that Rama told Lakshmana that He could obtain anything in the universe but would not get…

Pakistan violates ceasefire for fifth straight night, resorts to unprovoked firing in J&K’s Baramulla, Kupwara, Akhnoor sectors

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: PTI Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir for a fifth consecutive night, expanding the arc of violations to the Akhnoor sector of Jammu district, an official said on Tuesday (April 29, 2025). This was the fifth consecutive night that Pakistan resorted to unprovoked…

Pahalgam attack LIVE: Pakistan Defence Minister says ‘military incursion’ by India is imminent

Soon after taking over the investigation of the Pahalgam terror case, the National Investigation Agency officials visited the wife of Bharath Bhushan, who was killed by terrorists, and gathered information related to the attack.  The NIA investigators spoke with Dr. Sujatha, Bhushan’s wife, at their home in Mathikere and recorded her statement about the attack…

A.P. issues comprehensive guidelines for urban local bodies on fund utilisation

In a significant move aimed at strengthening Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and enhancing urban service delivery, the Central government has issued comprehensive guidelines on the utilisation of municipal funds. The order, issued by S. Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department through G.O. Ms. No. 75, on Monday seeks to ensure efficient…

Owaisi reminds Bilawal of Benazir Bhutto’s killing by homegrown terrorists

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi. File | Photo Credit: ANI AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday criticised Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari for his “blood would flow in rivers” remark, reminding him of the killing of his mother, Benazir Bhutto, by home-grown terrorists. Mr. Owaisi also referred to former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi…