Businessman killed in freak accident

A 58-year-old businessman was killed and his wife injured when a speeding canter crashed into the car they were travelling in near Sadarahalli signal on Wednesday morning. The deceased M.N. Kumar Babu, a resident of Jakkur, was heading to Devanahalli with his family for a pooja for a newly-bought property. His was sitting in the…

SRM hosts International Conference on Autism 2025

Delegates launching a commemorative souvenir during the International Conference on Autism 2025 hosted by SRM College of Occupational Therapy in Chennai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The SRM College of Occupational Therapy hosted the inauguration of the International Conference on Autism 2025 at SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) here on Wednesday…

Centre sanctions about ₹2,999 crore to T.N. under MGNREGS

Ending the impasse over the non-release of funds to Tamil Nadu under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during 2024-25, the Union Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned about ₹2,851 crore towards wage liability. Totally, the Union Ministry has set aside ₹2,999 crore, which includes allocation for the current year too. The…

Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi released from US custody | Gaza News

A United States judge has ordered the release of Columbia University student and pro-Palestine protester Mohsen Mahdawi as a case challenging his deportation proceeds. In Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday, US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford ruled Mahdawi could leave the Northwest State Correctional Facility, where he had been held since immigration officials arrested him earlier this…