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Over 8L ration cards cancelled, Cong says tribals worst affected

BETWEEN 2013 and 2024, a total of 815,734 ration cards were cancelled in Gujarat, the Centre on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha.

A Punjab sad story written in Georgian ski resort

OF the 12 people found dead at a restaurant in the ski resort of Gudauri, Georgia, possibly due to carbon monoxide poisoning, 11 were Indian nationals with most of them from Punjab.

PM promises tap water to all homes

Modi lays foundation stone for much-awaited Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project in Jaipur

Hike NREGS wages, don't make Aadhaar payment must, says House panel

FLAGGING concern over the low wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a Parliamentary Panel has recommended raising the wages of the workers.

Govt lacks 2/3rd majority to push bill, says Tharoor

As the government tabled two Bills on 'One Nation One Election' on Tuesday, the Congress party has raised questions about whether the NDA government has the requisite numbers to pass them in Lok Sabha.

UP presents its 2nd supplementary budget worth ₹17.8K cr in Assembly

THE Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday presented its second supplementary budget of ₹17,865.72 crore, which includes new proposals worth ₹790.49 crore for 2024-25.

Govt lacks 2/3rd majority to push bill, says Tharoor

AS the government tabled two Bills on 'One Nation One Election' on Tuesday, the Congress party has raised questions about whether the NDA government has the requisite numbers to pass them in Lok Sabha.

Erratic rains, warm winter hit sugar production

Crunching numbers

Nadda accuses Cong of attempting to introduce religion-based quota

QUOTING BR Ambedkar, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of attempting to introduce religion-based reservations.

HC judge appears before SC collegium over remarks on UCC at VHP function

ALLAHABAD High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who stirred controversy with his statement at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday to present his side of the issue.

OTTs glorifying drug use under govt lens

THE OTT (over-the-top) platforms are on the radar of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for streaming content that reportedly glamorises and glorifies the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

ED conducts raids at 21 locations in case on betting app owned by Pak nationals

Owners and handlers

GROWING ENTERPRISES IN A TIME-TESTED INDIAN WAY

OME accomplished chief financial officers of established companies like Tata Consultancy, Tata Chemicals and KPMG set up a think tank as a body that would engage with relevant audiences—India Inc, regulators, administrators—to create and nurture better-governed enterprises.

ONE ELECTION CAN BE FIRST OF MANY REFORMS

We should use the move for simultaneous elections to call for other political reforms, such as greater transparency in parties' internal affairs and mandatory reports on manifesto pledges

NIA court convicts 3 IM operatives from Bhatkal

THE Special Court for NIA Cases convicted three Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives for conspiring to carry out bomb blasts ahead of US President Barack Obama's 2015 visit to India.

Sabari rail project better proposal than Chengannur-Pampa route, says Pinarayi

The state government will seek the Union government's sanction for the Sabari rail project implementation in two phases.

Bitten by rats 15 times, vaccination overdose paralyses TS student

A CLASS X student, Samudra Laxmi Bhavani Keerthi, from BC Residential School in Danavaigudem, Khammam, is now paralysed due to what doctors suspect is an overdose of anti-rabies vaccine.

Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad arrives in Kerala

CARDINAL George Jacob Koovakad landed in Kerala on Tuesday on his maiden visit to the state after being ordained cardinal.

Ferry fares in state may go up, govt to take call

TAKING the state water transport department (SWTD) boats would cost you more if the government approves a study by the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) recommending to hike the minimum fare of passenger boats from the current ₹6 to ₹10.

Mullaperiyar dam water level will be raised to 152ft, says TN minister

Roshy questions it, says he didn't understand on what grounds minister made the statement

For Eldhose, it was last journey back home for Christmas

LEELAMMA, sister of Eldhose, was inconsolable as the neighbours handed over a carry bag recovered from the spot where his body was found.

Guard of honour at religious rituals to stay

Practice to continue for time being, says Vasavan. Home dept had decided to do away with it at September meet

With an eye on elections, UDF to focus on ways to address people's issues

UDF to take out marches

Corp fines dist collector ₹25k for illegal hoardings

THE placement of illegal hoardings as part of Karuthalum Kaithangum—a taluk-level complaint redressal adalat organised by the government in Thiruvananthapuram recently—has landed the district collector in trouble.

St Martin church Vicar prohibited from celebrating Holy Mass

THE Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam-Angamaly Archeparchy, Bishop Bosco Puthur, has issued a directive prohibiting Fr Thomas Valookaran, vicar of the St Martin De Porres Church at Palarivattom, from celebrating Holy Mass or officiating any sacraments or ecclesiastical functions in the parish and all its institutions or chapels with immediate effect.

Soon, over a dozen women to steer Kochi Metro e-feeder autorickshaws

Training for 1st batch of 17 women nearing completion, 2nd batch of 20 women being trained

Tyre debris on runway: AI Express flight makes emergency landing

A KOCHI-BAHRAIN Air India Express flight had to make an emergency landing at the Kochi airport on Tuesday afternoon after the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) ordered it to turn back as tyre debris were detected on the runway after takeoff.

'One poll' bill introduced in LS

Draws fierce protest from Oppn; govt ready to send it to a joint parliamentary committee

Ganja flow to Ernakulam rises as harvest season begins in Odisha

WITH the ganja harvest season on in Odisha, there has been a rise in the flow of narcotic substances to Ernakulam district over the past one month.

'One poll' bill introduced in LS

Draws fierce protest from Oppn; govt ready to send it to a joint parliamentary committee