Category: India

Sadanand Date | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar He is “one of the brightest gems” in the galaxy of IPS officers, retired supercop J.F. Ribeiro had said about Sadanand Date, the current chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A decorated IPS officer and survivor of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Mr. Date, who keeps…

Uddhav Thackeray said the Shiv Sena (UBT) will not allow the move to make Hindi compulsory in Maharashtra. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Shiv Sena (UBT) will not allow the move to make Hindi compulsory in Maharashtra, said the party’s chief, Uddhav Thackeray, on Saturday (April 19, 2025). His comment comes in the…

A 45-year-old man was attacked by a man at an eatery at Vandiyur in Madurai on Saturday. The police said, the injured person Ganapathy of Vandiyur was attacked with a machete by an unidentified man.  He was immediately admitted to Government Rajaji Hospital for treatment. The police added that he was stable. The accused is…

LJP MP said that a huge crowd of youth that gathers for Union Minister Chirag Paswan’s meetings in Bihar shows that he still has responsibilities in the State. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) on Saturday (April 19, 2025) hinted that party president and Union Minister Chirag Paswan may leave…

The Forest department on Saturday suspended five officers, including a section forest officer, in connection with an incident at the Konni Elephant Camp where a four-year-old boy lost his life after a concrete pole fell on him. “One section forest officer and four beat forest officers have been placed under suspension pending further inquiry, following…

Giving a breather to vehicle owners, the Transport department has decided to rein in the practice of issuing challans based on registration numbers captured by Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) officials by randomly clicking photographs of moving vehicles. Speaking to The Hindu, Transport Commissioner C.H. Nagaraju said the MVD officials are empowered to intercept a vehicle…

University of Madras. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Syndicate members of the University of Madras have demanded an inquiry by a syndicate sub-committee into alleged irregularities in the purchase of equipment for a centre for social research at the institution. A written demand was made to the Registrar of the varsity in August…

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to request the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) to allocate eight acres of land in Amaravati’s Thullur region for constructing police accommodation, Minister for Home Vangalapudi Anitha said on Saturday (April 19). The move is part of the coalition government’s broader efforts to enhance infrastructure and safety in the…

Former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who was chosen as the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president for the ninth time in a row, on Saturday (April 19, 2025) called upon party workers to expose the alleged false narrative of the ruling…

The Kochi City police in Kerala have arrested actor Shine Tom Chacko after more than four hours of interrogation at the Ernakulam Town North police station on Saturday (April 19, 2025). This comes after he was acquitted earlier this year in a 2015 drug case. Mr. Chacko had turned up at the station at 10…