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YSRCP plans to strengthen its farmers wing

It will be made more proactive to address issues at the grassroots level, says Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy

25 Apr 2026 5:21 am
Economist Ashok Lahiri, scientist Gobardhan Das from Bengal to join Niti Aayog as vice-chairman, member

Mr. Lahiri, currently a BJP MLA in West Bengal, is a former chief economic advisor to the government of India and a member of the 15th Finance Commission

25 Apr 2026 4:58 am
Enumerators in Delhi get morning duty on weekends to speed up Census 2027 work

Govt. school teachers directed to conduct survey in morning hours till May 15 after complaints of heat, absent residents stalling progress; enumerators will be relieved from school duties on weekends, says Census officer of New Delhi district

25 Apr 2026 2:09 am
Supreme Court asks Bengal poll officers to pursue appeals on SIR exclusion

Bench declines relief in SIR electoral roll case; directs petitioners to tribunals amid polling

25 Apr 2026 2:00 am
Mass detentions after workers protest in Noida, allege lawyers

They also accused the police of denying access to arrest memos, FIR copies, and legal access to the detainees

25 Apr 2026 1:59 am
Absolute voter increases seen across Tamil Nadu followed spatial patterns

Data show the record turnout in the southern State was a consequence of the SIR exercise; while the State also registered an increase in the absolute number of voters who turned out, the provisional addition of roughly 24.8 lakh voters appears lower than the gains registered in recent cycles

25 Apr 2026 1:53 am
Tamil Nadu election 2026: Mylapore, Saidapet record lowest voter turnout in Chennai

While voters were largely satisfied with the polling process, there were some grievances as well

25 Apr 2026 1:53 am
Madras High Court Madurai Bench orders notice to nine convicts in Sattankulam custodial death case

A Division Bench of Justices N. AnandVenkateshandK.K. Ramakrishnan ordered notice to the convicts while hearing the referred trial. It posted the matter to April 30 for hearing

25 Apr 2026 1:36 am
The moral eclipse of politics in the modern age

Pope Leo XIVs anti-war stance is a reminder that politics was never meant to be morally silent or neutral

25 Apr 2026 1:27 am
The crisis of urban electoral disenfranchisement

Electoral system reforms risk undermining universal adult franchise in Indias cities

25 Apr 2026 1:19 am
Tamil Nadu election 2026: Post-SIR electorate drop drives turnout surge; votes remain steady compared to 2021 election

As of 8 p.m. on polling day, voter turnout stood at 83.41%, significantly higher than 59.75% recorded in 2021 Assembly polls,as per ECI data; this is due to reduction in electorate from 40.57 lakh in 2021 to 28.93 lakh in 2026; number of electors who turned up in both elections remains close to 24 lakh

25 Apr 2026 1:11 am
Fire and sound: On Keralas Mundathikode tragedy

Safe alternatives to conventional pyrotechnics are essential

25 Apr 2026 1:08 am
Incremental change: On Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency-III

Emissions can be significantly curbed only through electrification

25 Apr 2026 12:56 am
Slender loris electrocuted on power line near Dindigul

S. Bharathidasan, secretary of Arulagam, says insulated cables or protective casing on overhead wires must be installed to prevent the deaths of the nocturnal primates

25 Apr 2026 12:56 am
T.N. records lowest increase in votes polled during Assembly elections over the last 15 years

While this election saw an all-time high turnout of 85.15%, a look at the data in the elections held since 2011 shows that there is no uniform pattern between the turnout and electoral verdict

25 Apr 2026 12:48 am
Bengaluru firm Shree Bhagavathi Tech Labs to raise 50,000 cr to float, fuel 18 startup ventures

These ventures, span across diverse domains, are expected to create 18,000 to 20,000 jobs in the City in five years

25 Apr 2026 12:39 am
BRICS-MENA envoys express deep concern over war in the Gulf

MEA says representatives had a constructive exchange of views at Delhi meeting

25 Apr 2026 12:39 am
SC/ST Commission recommends action against officials for non-removal of caste from name of ward in Srivilliputhur constituency

Residents of the area boycotted the election to protest the governments failure to remove the caste name

25 Apr 2026 12:31 am
IREL seeks CRZ clearance for atomic minerals project in Kanniyakumari district

The locations identified include Keezhmidalam, Midalam, Enayamputhenthurai, Ezhudesam, and Kollengode

25 Apr 2026 12:27 am
Congress leaders introspect on not aligning with TVK

Many have said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who did not share the stage with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and was widely believed to have favoured an alliance with the TVK, had assessed the situation accurately when he saw an opportunity to rejuvenate the Congress in Tamil Nadu

25 Apr 2026 12:25 am
As Chennai reports cases of measles, doctors stress timely vaccination

While there is no surge in the number of cases or disease cluster, paediatricians say most affected children were not fully vaccinated against measles

25 Apr 2026 12:24 am
Polling percentage of women rises in T.N. this Assembly election

As per provisional figures available at 8 p.m. on Friday, two Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu Karur and Veerapandi posted 93.40% each, the highest polling percentage among the Assembly segments that went to polls on April 23

25 Apr 2026 12:22 am
VVITU hosts seminar on intellectual property rights

The programme aims at underlining the role of intelluctual property rights in encouraging original thinking while safeguarding intellectual output

24 Apr 2026 11:52 pm
SRM University-A.P. celebrates 10th edition of Research Day

Research Day event receives 574 research abstracts spanning fields such as artificial intelligence, renewable energy and robotics

24 Apr 2026 11:46 pm
Imagine India at the World Cup; wherever the team goes, people of Indian origin will turn up: Owen Coyle

The Jamshedpur FC head coach has a global view of football, thanks to his experiences around the world. In this interview, Coyle talks about returning to India, making it to the Premier League, meeting Alex Ferguson after beating Manchester United, and helping keep the streets of Burnley free of violence

24 Apr 2026 11:44 pm