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24x7 Godavari water soon for Vizags Madhurawada under 725-crore project

Work likely to begin in October; water will travel from Yeleru to the Mudasarlova reservoir, serve 2.5 lakh people in the first phase and ease the load on the Gosthani

28 Sep 2026 5:30 pm
Inside Tumakurus SIR hearings: Voters seek clarity over notices | Ground report

Weeks into the hearing process of the Special Intensive Revision, many are still trying to find their notices and understand why they had been called.

28 Sep 2026 5:24 pm
ESA row heats up in Keralam; Kerala Congress (M) demands village-wise data, White Paper

Party chairman Jose K. Mani, MP, says the inclusion of agricultural land in 25 villages across nine districts on the latest ESA list was a matter of serious concern

28 Sep 2026 5:24 pm
Vigilance to question officials over tender leak in Keralams Sabarimala

Official sources say the Vigilance has already recorded the statements of two contractors who allegedly received the leaked details; the tender process was cancelled after the alleged leak came to light

28 Sep 2026 5:12 pm
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay launches one-gram gold ring scheme for newborn babies

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay launched the Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai. Under the scheme, eligible newborns in government healthcare institutions will receive a one-gram, 22-carat gold ring. Vijay also visited the maternity ward and personally presented rings to newborns. Mothers who received the rings welcomed the initiative and shared their experience.

28 Sep 2026 5:11 pm
Milma Malabar union board dissolution politically motivated, alleges chairman K.S. Mani

He challenges UDF government and the Dairy Development department to supply evidence of corruption; says that people cannot be blamed for suspecting that the dissolution was part of a clandestine move to destroy Milma

28 Sep 2026 4:57 pm
Three FIRs registered in Kolkata film institute violence

Students of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute clash with members of a right-wing consumer group holding an event inside the campus; police claim students wrongfully restrained on-duty personnel

28 Sep 2026 4:51 pm
Indian Coast Guard averts capsize of foreign chemical tanker off Paradip coast in Odisha

A damage control team boarded the Belize-flagged MT Seagull 9, carrying 9,000 tonnes of palm oil and 23 crew members, after its engine failed and a ballast tank flooded

28 Sep 2026 4:46 pm
Two held with 11 red sanders logs near Seethampeta in Kadapa district

A four-wheeler and three mobile phones are also seized in the forest near Veeraballi; police ask people to report suspicious activity in forest areas

28 Sep 2026 4:43 pm
Will we need a special court to consider petitions from AMMA? asks Kerala HC

High Court criticises the actors association over the high number of petitions arising from disputes between its members; observations made while considering a petition to quash an FIR lodged against actor Lakshmipriya

28 Sep 2026 4:35 pm
What India Is Drinking 2026: Bombay Sapphire, Don Julio, Grey Goose, Bacardi, Indri, Woodburns Among Most Popular Brands In Premium Indian Bars. Picante The Most Popular Cocktail.

What India Is Drinking 2026: Bombay Sapphire, Don Julio, Grey Goose, Bacardi, Indri, Woodburns Among Most Popular Brands In Premium Indian Bars. Picante The Most Popular Cocktail.

28 Sep 2026 4:30 pm
Chittoor police arrest four, recover 280 kg of copper wire stolen from factory near Kuppam

CCTV footage showed six people arriving on three two-wheelers; police allege the wire was sold in small lots to scrap shops in Kuppam and Tamil Nadu

28 Sep 2026 4:22 pm
Keralam launches second phase of anti-drug drive Operation Toofan

Ramesh Chennithala calls for collective action to keep drug mafia away. Second phase to focus on strengthening public participation through local bodies to prevent drug use and its spread

28 Sep 2026 4:20 pm
BLDE PGHCET gets research grants for vision sensors and sign language tools

This is under the Karnataka Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Higher Educational Institutions (K-FIST-L1)

28 Sep 2026 4:20 pm
Ballet is for every body type: Indian ballerina Dhvani Kothari challenges stereotypes

The founder of the National Ballet School of India, Dhvani is working to make ballet more accessible.

28 Sep 2026 4:14 pm
Are Gujarat unrecognised political parties a front for tax-evasion?

What does the Income Tax Department allege? How much money is involved? How was the money allegedly routed? When did the investigation begin?

28 Sep 2026 4:14 pm
Tamirabharanis endemic fish face threats from pollution, habitat loss

One of the endemic species, Dawkinsia tambraparniei, has already been categorised as endangered

28 Sep 2026 4:12 pm
27-year-old hacked to death in Bengaluru, six held

The incident is suspected to be the fallout of a quarrel that had taken place during a Ganesha idol procession a day earlier

28 Sep 2026 4:11 pm
Project Panchatantra to be staged in Belagavi on September 30

Malayali artist Arun Lal has created the play based on the Panchatantra fables

28 Sep 2026 4:06 pm
Palarivattom police in Keralam to submit report to ED on Kochi immigration firm scam

The police say the ED will be intimated about the cases as the accused have received money in bank accounts abroad for services promised or delivered in India

28 Sep 2026 4:00 pm
Roll Rida, Kumar Varun and C SHOR to perform at first Comic Con in Vizag on October 10 and 11

Comic Con Indias debut in the State on October 10 and 11 brings comedians, rappers, comic publishers and a cosplay contest to the Kalam Convention Centre

28 Sep 2026 3:57 pm
When you cannot convince people, confuse them: Fadnavis hits out at Rahul over SIR

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis accused Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of attempting to erode public confidence in constitutional institutions; Opposition parties accepted ECI when they won elections but questioned it after defeats, said Mr. Fadnavis

28 Sep 2026 3:57 pm
IUML uneasy over Keralam Minister K.M. Shajis luxury-car controversy

IUML Malappuram district secretary P. Abdul Hameed describes the incident as a spelling mistake rather than a serious lapse; the party has, however, reportedly asked Shaji not to make further comments that could prolong the controversy

28 Sep 2026 3:50 pm
Suraasa Announces Higher Education Pathway for PgCTL Graduates

Graduates of Suraasas Professional Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning can have up to 15 credits recognized toward a Masters in Education from International Teachers University, Washington D.C.

28 Sep 2026 3:49 pm
28 Sep 2026 3:48 pm
28 Sep 2026 3:42 pm
Making every second count: The creation of Indian Standard Time at Delhis NPL

From February 2027, Indian Standard Time ascertained in one room in Delhi will become the countrys only legal time. This requires that IST be drawn from an authorised Indian source. Getting there means audits of every bank, telco, and data centre, and reviving Indias homegrown satellite network, finds Jacob Koshy

28 Sep 2026 3:39 pm
U.P. focuses on utilisation of Gram Sabha ponds, reservoirs, rivers to make fisheries backbone of rural livelihood

The State government says more than 80,000 hectares of Gram Sabha ponds and 2,205 km of rivers have been brought under leasing, and fish production has risen from 6.29 lakh tonnes to 15.90 lakh tonnes in eight years

28 Sep 2026 3:36 pm
Karnatakas Deputy CM G. Parameshwar acknowledges pressure on finances due to guarantee schemes

On September 26, Municipal Administration Minister H.C. Balakrishna spoke on the challenge of implementing the guarantee schemes

28 Sep 2026 3:33 pm
AgriCon-HortiConnect India 2026 bring agriculture and horticulture buyers together in Bengaluru

AgriCon-HortiConnect India 2026 bring agriculture and horticulture buyers together in Bengaluru

28 Sep 2026 3:32 pm
Deakin University awards Vice Chancellor's Meritorious 50% Scholarships to 8 students across 4 HUBs in India

Deakin University awards Vice Chancellor's Meritorious 50% Scholarships to 8 students across 4 HUBs in India

28 Sep 2026 3:30 pm
CityUHK researchers advance spatial omics to routine clinical use

CityUHK researchers advance spatial omics to routine clinical use

28 Sep 2026 3:30 pm
Gem Granite Veeramani booked in second POCSO Act case

The second case was registered based on a complaint lodged by a woman alleging that her daughter, a minor, was sexually abused by the businessman

28 Sep 2026 3:25 pm
17 tribal habitations under water in Andhras Polavaram as Godavari nears first flood warning

Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage takes in 9.66 lakh cusecs on Monday morning, a few thousand short of the 10-lakh warning mark; water officials work Polavarams gates to hold the flood below it; 171 villages are on alert

28 Sep 2026 3:24 pm
Trump asked Chinas president Xi if he wanted to buy U.S. arms while defending Taiwan sale, says envoy

The U.S. ambassador to China says President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States

28 Sep 2026 3:21 pm
Seven-year-old boy dies after electric pole falls on him in Puducherrys popular Beach Promenade

The deceased child, Fazal, a native of Fatehpur village in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, was living in Puducherry after his parents shifted to the coastal hamlet of Vembakeerapalayam near Puducherry town a few years ago.

28 Sep 2026 3:19 pm
Centre to send teams to assess drought in Karnataka, Maharashtra: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

We will send a central team to Karnataka on October 3 to assess the drought situation. I have spoken with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, who is concerned as well, and we will send a central team there too. I, along with my team, will personally visit the States facing this crisis, Mr. Chouhan said

28 Sep 2026 3:18 pm
Karnatakas CM, DCM slam oppositions refusal to join all-party delegation on drought to Centre

DCM says final memorandum to the Centre is likely to be submitted in the first week of October

28 Sep 2026 3:13 pm
Keralam Forest Minister outlines multi-layered strategy to tackle human-elephant conflict

Minister says a three-layer defence system will be introduced in landscapes where threat intensity was high, while areas with lower levels of conflict will receive measures proportionate to the threat

28 Sep 2026 3:12 pm
Access to cancer genetic testing unequal worldwide: New Lancet Commission

The team estimated that seven to eight million (70-80 lakh) people with cancer worldwide need standard-of-care molecular testing every year

28 Sep 2026 3:10 pm
Patna High Court goes hard on Bihar government over upkeep of Barabar Caves

Hearing a petition, a single bench of Justice Rajiv Roy questioned the continuous negligence of the ancient site, drawing sharp comparisons to how other states preserve their cultural heritage

28 Sep 2026 2:58 pm