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Hyderabad, March 30 – Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced on Monday that the state government would introduce a special mechanism to curb food adulteration.Expressing concern over the growing problem of food adulteration, he said the proposed system would be similar to the...

Bengaluru, March 30 – Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka criticised the Congress government on Monday for removing Hindi as a third language for Class 10 students, alleging that the move has harmed the future of students. He said the decision was not driven by love for Kannada but was purely...

Jaipur, March 30 Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot expressed confidence on Monday that the United Democratic Front will form the government in Kerala, where Assembly elections are due on April 9.Speaking to reporters here before leaving for the southern state, Gehlot said that Kerala has...

March 29, New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Palakkad, Kerala, as campaigning intensified ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the southern state. Targeting the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), he accused...

Bengaluru, March 27 – Terming the Centre's move on fuel prices as an election gimmick, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday alleged that petrol and diesel prices would be increased again immediately after the elections.Addressing the media at the KPCC office and later...

Bengaluru, March 25 Puravankara Ltd, a real estate firm, announced on Wednesday that it will launch around 30 housing projects, primarily in South and West India, over the next two and a half years, with an estimated revenue of ₹35,636 crore. This move is aimed at capitalizing on the rising...

Chennai, March 25 – Professor Shyamala Sivakumar recalled how, as a child, her mother always encouraged her to draw "pulli" kolams. The tradition of creating intricate patterns by looping a line over dots, particularly the "sikku" or single-stroke kolam, was something that most young girls in...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 25 Congress general secretary K C Venugopal claimed on Wednesday that the BJP will not be able to gain a foothold in Kerala and asserted that the UDF's proposed welfare guarantees, similar to those made in Karnataka and Telangana, will also be successful in the southern...

Chennai, March 25 – Professor Shyamala Sivakumar recalls how, as a child, her mother always encouraged her to learn to draw 'pulli' kolams. The tradition of creating intricate patterns by looping lines over dots, particularly the 'sikku' or one-stroke kolam, was a common practice in southern...

Peddipalem (Andhra Pradesh), March 23 A 65-year-old woman died after being attacked by a group of monkeys in Kakinada district, a police official said on Monday.The incident occurred when the woman had gone to her agricultural fields and was returning home on Saturday, when a group of monkeys...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 Congress leader A K Antony said on Thursday that he had urged party strongman K Sudhakaran to abide by the high command's decision, no matter how difficult, to ensure the defeat of the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF.Antony's request to Sudhakaran comes amidst reports of his...

New Delhi, March 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended Ugadi greetings to the people of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, stating that the festival conveys a deeper meaning of life, encouraging everyone to face challenges with courage and celebrate success with gratitude...

New Delhi, March 17 Leela Palaces Hotels and Resorts announced on Tuesday the acquisition of a luxury resort in Coorg, Karnataka.The Leela Coorg Forest Sanctuary expands the hospitality company's portfolio into one of South India's most attractive leisure destinations, according to a...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 16 MLA C C Mukundan, who was expelled from the CPI, joined the BJP here on Monday.Mukundan was expelled from the Left party after he expressed his displeasure with the CPI for not considering him again for the SC-reserved Nattika constituency.He had previously been...

New Delhi, March 16 – There has been a concerted effort by terrorist groups to recruit women and form an organization exclusively for them.Both Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad have established all-women modules, and intelligence agencies have learned that Jamaat-ul-Mujahiddeen, Bangladesh...

New Delhi, March 13 Godrej Properties Ltd has acquired a 44-acre plot in Coimbatore to develop a housing project, with an estimated revenue of ₹450 crore.In a regulatory filing on Friday, the company announced that it had acquired the land parcel through a direct purchase and will launch...

Chennai, March 12 South Indian Bank, a private sector bank in South India, has launched Employee Provident Fund payment services through its internet banking platform, SIBerNet, in collaboration with the EPFO, a top official said on Thursday.The integration with the Employees' Provident Fund...

March 11, New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu today.He will first visit Kerala, where the Prime Minister will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation, and lay the foundation stone for, and flag off several development projects in...

New Delhi, March 9 – The busting of the Faridabad module and the recent terror plot targeting temples revealed that Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba are increasingly engaging in home-grown activities.Officials from the Delhi police's Special Cell say that Lashkar-e-Taiba has been scouting...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 9 A woman who had suffered severe burn injuries while participating in the Attukal Pongala in Thiruvananthapuram recently died at a hospital here on Monday, family sources said.The deceased, Vijisha, a resident of West Hill here, succumbed to injuries while undergoing...