Congress demands BJP MLA’s disqualification after High Court upholds his conviction

The Opposition Congress in Rajasthan on Saturday (May 3, 2025) demanded the disqualification of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kanwar Lal Meena following the Rajasthan High Court’s order upholding his conviction in a 20-year-old case. Mr. Meena, elected from Baran district’s Anta, was sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment in the matter. The case pertained…

Alumni meet of Nicholson Syrian Girls HS school

An alumni meet of Nicholson Syrian Girls Higher Secondary School, Thiruvalla, an institution founded in 1910, will be conducted on May 17 at 9 a.m. in the school auditorium under the leadership of school chairman and patron Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan. Alumni before 1975 will be honoured during a meeting to be presided over by…

Ramadoss urges T.N. govt to issue notification for admitting underprivileged students to private schools under RTE Act

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss on Saturday urged the State government to immediately issue a notification and begin the process of admitting children from underprivileged sections to private schools as part of the 25% quota reserved for them under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. In a statement, he pointed out that…

ICAR to launch two genome edited rice varieties

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has successfully developed two genome edited rice varieties, which will be formally announced in New Delhi on Sunday (May 4, 2025) by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The ICAR said the development of such seeds was “first-ever…