Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday demanded that the Centre immediately roll back the recent steep hike in LPG prices, alleging that it has severely impacted common people and small businesses. In a statement, Vijayan described the increase as “one of the most cruel” in the history of cooking gas price revisions, saying…
Chennai: All arrangements, including a comprehensive three-tier security plan, are in place for counting of votes on May 4 at the 62 designated counting centres across the state, Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, Archana Patnaik has said. Elections to 234 Assembly segments were held in the state on April 23. The incumbent DMK regime has…
New Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai: Counting of votes will be held on Monday in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, and West Bengal after a riveting high-voltage contest, with the outcome crucial for prominent ruling regional parties like the TMC and DMK as well as the BJP, Congress and the Left. The exercise will begin at 8 am, starting…
Our Correspondent Hyderabad: Fresh allegations of irregularities in the distribution and use of complimentary IPL passes by the Hyderabad Cricket Association have surfaced after a reported operation by the Uppal Police’s Special Operations Team (SOT) against the illegal sale of match tickets near the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. According to sources, the Special Operations…
Kolkata: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms and rain in all the districts of the state on Monday. Issuing an orange warning, the IMD said that thunderstorms, accompanied by rain and gusty wind reaching speeds of 50 to 60 kmph, are very likely to occur over all the districts of south Bengal on…
Chennai: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya did not hold back, admitting their IPL 2026 campaign never really got off the ground after the five-time champions slumped to yet another heavy defeat — an eight-wicket thrashing by Chennai Super Kings here on Saturday. Mumbai Indians failed to post a challenging total, managing just 159 for 7…
Horsens (Denmark) India’s hopes of reclaiming the title ended in disappointment as they went down 0-3 to France in the semifinals of the Thomas Cup Finals, settling for a bronze medal here on Saturday. The absence of Lakshya Sen proved costly as HS Prannoy joined Ayush Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth in defeat, losing 19-21, 16-21…
New Delhi: At least nine people were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar early Sunday, officials said. The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot. According to…
Mumbai: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that despite foreign invasions and hardships, tribal communities and Scheduled Castes preserved the country’s identity and soul, stressing the need to integrate them into the mainstream development process. He was speaking on Saturday at the Karmayogi awards ceremony in Mumbai, where Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin…
Special Correspondent For months now, this publication’s relentless exposés on the murky functioning of the Hyderabad Cricket Association have consistently flagged deep-rooted concerns—ranging from opaque administration to alleged manipulation of opportunities. Those concerns have now found a powerful, if unusual, reinforcement in a series of anonymous whistleblower emails sent under the name “Robo Run” to…
