1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (175+ words) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A new fleet of 108 ambulances will soon be deployed across the state following the completion of registration formalities. Authorities have confirmed that existing older vehicles will be completely phased out upon the launch. Pre-delivery inspections for the newly arrived…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (302+ words) COIMBATORE: City police have arrested three persons so far in connection with the major daylight robbery that happened on September 4, when a gang robbed Rs 1.06 crore from a businessman travelling from Hyderabad. A senior police official said two different gangs…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (275+ words) MADURAI: The Vth Additional District and Sessions Court judge K Dhamodharan on Thursday framed murder charges and sent four more accused, including former Manamadurai DSP N Shanmugasundaram, to judicial remand till September 16 in the custodial death case of Madapuram temple…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (283+ words) The New Indian Express BENGALURU: Economist and former National Finance Commission member Prof M Govinda Rao has called for spreading industrial growth beyond Karnataka’s established urban hubs, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Hubballi and Mangaluru, to help address the state’s long-standing…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (220+ words) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ever since public awareness blew up, phones at the office of Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (K-SOTTO) have been ringing relentlessly, with callers offering up their own kidneys for cash or reporting “suspiciously still” neighbours as organ…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (475+ words) HYDERABAD: Traditional clay idol makers in the state are facing a difficult festive season as cheaper Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols from Maharashtra dominate markets across Telangana. While traders selling PoP idols report strong sales, local clay idol artisans say…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (301+ words) BALLARI: BJP state president B Y Vijayendra on Thursday demanded that the Congress government release Rs 200 crore for rural road development in each of the state’s 224 Assembly constituencies, saying that villages across Karnataka were suffering due to poor road infrastructure....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (229+ words) NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has decided to give a monthly stipend to city sportspersons. Under the initiative, eligible young athletes, who regularly train at Delhi government sports centres and stadiums, will receive financial assistance of Rs 2,000 per month. The…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (355+ words) India is pushing for long-term trade and investment relations with Russia as the leaders of the two countries met on Thursday ahead of the BRICS Summit. Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, who met Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (291+ words) VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday questioned the State government over its decision to provide 34 per cent reservation to Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections while claiming that the report of the Rajeev Ranjan Mishra Commission was…...