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Khamenei killing a cynical violation of human morality, says Putin

In a message to Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian, Vladimir Putin says the assassination of Khamenei and his family members was committed in cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law

1 Mar 2026 5:52 pm
Iran-Israel conflict: CBSE postpones class 10, 12 board exams in West Asia region

The new dates will be announced later, the CBSE Examination Controller said

1 Mar 2026 5:51 pm
CIA intel guided strikes that killed Irans supreme leader Khamenei: report

Senior Iranian national security officials were in one building at the compound, and Khamenei was in a nearby building

1 Mar 2026 5:30 pm
BJP chief claims 'over 50 lakh infiltrators' removed from Bengal electoral rolls

Nitin Nabin alleged that those removed from the electoral rolls were infiltrators, who had been availing government jobs and benefits of welfare schemes meant for genuine citizens

1 Mar 2026 5:28 pm
Traffic curbs announced in Thiruvananthapuram for Attukal Pongala on March 3

Container lorries, goods carriers and other heavy vehicles will not be permitted to enter the city limits or park on roads within the Corporation area during the restricted period. Vehicles found causing obstruction or posing safety risks will be removed without prior notice, and legal action will be initiated, according to a police advisory

1 Mar 2026 5:27 pm
Kanshi Ram emerges as rallying point of Dalit mobilisation in U.P.

With Assembly poll approaching, major political parties in Uttar Pradesh intensify outreach to Scheduled Castes around the BSP foundersbirth anniversary,signallinga renewed battle for the States crucial 21% Dalit vote

1 Mar 2026 5:18 pm
Access to cooling matter of health for all, not privilege of rich, says top UNEP official

Vulnerable segments of the population are suffering more from the phenomenon of extreme heat

1 Mar 2026 5:12 pm
Consumers owe Kerala Water Authority 812 crore in water charge arrears

Domestic consumers top the arrear list with 334.69 crore

1 Mar 2026 5:10 pm
Why politicians in Bihar are not saying cheers to prohibition

Ten years after Nitish Kumar banned liquor in Bihar, parties across political lines in the State are demanding a review of the States prohibition policy citing revenue losses

1 Mar 2026 4:56 pm
Karnataka: Newly-wed couple dead in Haveri accident

The couples car hit a stationary car on the National Highway 48

1 Mar 2026 4:55 pm
Kerala University plans expansion of interdisciplinary PG courses; AI-driven cancer and cardiac research get funding boost in Budget

Budget proposes to establish a Centre for Rare Earths and Advanced Materials on Karyavattom campus. Priority for infrastructure development on Karyavattom campus

1 Mar 2026 4:50 pm
Government upgrades 5,000 mini anganwadi centres to full-fledged facilities

The government is also transforming anganwadi centres into pre-primary schools while simultaneously improving infrastructure and service delivery across the State, says Minister

1 Mar 2026 4:41 pm
Optometric Association organises walkathon

The walkathon highlighted the need to expand accessible and preventive eye care services

1 Mar 2026 4:41 pm
Good turnout for Run organized by police in Mysuru

The Run titled Our Police, Our Pride in Mysuru was part of similar events organized across the State

1 Mar 2026 4:33 pm
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan calls U.S. and Israel rogue nations, condemns Khameneis killing

Kerala Chief Minister says he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking for immediate intervention to address the concerns of lakhs of people from the State living and working in West Asian countries, which have been caught in the middle of the Iran-Israel conflict

1 Mar 2026 4:32 pm
Institutions, including the courts, must have the courage to acknowledge error: A.M. Singhvi

The lesson is not to romanticise fallibility, but to recognise that vigilance is generational, senior advocate says at the Justice Unplugged: Shaping the Future of Law conclave

1 Mar 2026 4:25 pm
Retired motor vehicle inspector booked for issuing over 10,000 fitness certificates without inspection in Bengaluru

The complaint alleges that by issuing fitness certificates without physical verification and in alleged collusion with vehicle owners, the retired inspector committed offences amounting to criminal breach of trust and cheating, causing wrongful loss to the Transport Department

1 Mar 2026 4:25 pm
ICC T20 World Cup | Zimbabwe wins toss, opts to bat against South Africa

For Zimbabwe, pacer Richard Ngarava will miss out with a lower back injury

1 Mar 2026 4:18 pm
Dont permit slaughtering of animals at retail meat shops, insists a PIL before Madras High Court

The case has been listed for hearing before Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice R. Suresh Kumar on March 2, 2026

1 Mar 2026 4:11 pm
Hakki Pikki people from Angadihalli stuck in Bahrain

Panju, Jamuna, Ratheesh, Veerendra, Pouran and another person from the village had been to Bahrain recently. In a video message sent to her relatives

1 Mar 2026 3:40 pm
Festive mood grips the city ahead of Attukal Pongala on March 3

Labelled as among the largest religious congregations of women in the country, thousands of families across Kerala and also neighbouring States are trickling into a six-km radius of the famed Attukal Devi Temple to offer a sacrament of rice and jaggery cooked on hastily assembled open hearths

1 Mar 2026 3:28 pm
Modi is corrupt, BJP countdown has begun, says Kejriwal

AAP chief attacks Prime Minister at Jantar Mantar rally after discharge in Delhi excise policy case

1 Mar 2026 3:21 pm
Students need to focus on science subjects to prove their talent in national level tests such as JEE and NEET

Karrothu Satyam said physics, chemistry and botany would provide a strong foundation in academics

1 Mar 2026 3:20 pm
CM Siddaramaiah condemns U.S. attack on Iran

I condemn the double standard of the US. The media is reporting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, which deserves condemnation. I pray for his soul to rest in peace, says Karnataka Chief Minister

1 Mar 2026 3:18 pm
Migrant worker electrocuted in Kothavalchavadi

While engaged in construction of a bathroom, Momin lost his footing and fell on an overhead electric wire passing near the house to a transformer and died

1 Mar 2026 3:12 pm
Watch: Iraqis protest in front of Baghdads Green Zone to condemn Khameneis killing

Large groups of pro-Iranian protesters marched in Baghdad on Sunday (March 1) following U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran. Security forces fired tear gas to stop demonstrators from reaching the U.S. Embassy in the citys heavily guarded Green Zone. The strikes came after the reported killing of Irans supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint U.S. and Israeli air attacks.

1 Mar 2026 3:10 pm
Police Sub Inspector dies during run in Udupi

Nassir Hussain was due to retire from service in 2027

1 Mar 2026 3:05 pm
International conference on Molecular Signalling (ICMS 2026) begins at CUK

The three-day conference features four lead talks, thirty plenary talks, ten technical sessions, fourteen faculty short talks, twelve oral presentations, and twenty-nine poster presentations showcasing recent advances and emerging trends in molecular signalling research

1 Mar 2026 2:50 pm
Watch: Khameneis rise and fall: The death of Irans ultimate authority

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Irans Supreme Leader for nearly 40 years, was killed in a joint U.S.-Israel strike, leaving a major power vacuum. From resisting the Shah to leading Iran through wars, nuclear negotiations, and internal uprisings, he shaped the nations politics, military, and religious authority.

1 Mar 2026 2:47 pm
AUS-W vs IND-W third ODI: Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney centuries power Australia to humongous total

For India, Sneh Rana (2/66) picked up two wickets while and Shree Charani (2/106) became only the third bowler to concede 100 plus runs in an ODI

1 Mar 2026 2:46 pm
Nadendla Manohar calls for unity and discipline among cadres

Highlighting that unity would play a key role in the partys growth, the Minister cautioned against internal strife and petty disputes

1 Mar 2026 2:46 pm
Nation paying heavy price for substance, style of Modi's foreign policy: Congress

PM Modi visited Israel on February 25 at a time when the entire world was aware that a U.S.-Israel military attack on Iran for regime change was imminent. The assault began just two days after Mr. Modi left Israel, where his speech to the Knesset was a display of shameful moral cowardice, says Jairam Ramesh

1 Mar 2026 2:44 pm
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Modi on ensuring safety of nationals in the Gulf

Meanwhile, the Chief Ministers Office (CMO) said the helplines set up by the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA) had processed 381 distress calls since the start of the conflict.

1 Mar 2026 2:41 pm
Ernakulam Medical Colleges waste problem remains

Residents and civic representatives continue to complain about the improper waste disposal which is affecting the community nearby

1 Mar 2026 2:36 pm
YouTuber stabbed to death in Bhubaneswar, 3 arrested

Rahul Maharana was attacked with a sharp weapon following an altercation with the trio

1 Mar 2026 2:34 pm
Put aside laddu politics, focus on public issues: CPI to government

CPI State Secretary Gujjula Eswaraiah demanded the government to take strict action against drug mafia, medical mafia and corporate medical exploitation

1 Mar 2026 2:22 pm
When Executive authority expands, judiciarys role becomes critical: Abhishek Manu Singhvi

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Chief Guest at the Justice Unplugged: Shaping the Future of Law, a conclave organised by the Vellore Institute of Technology School of Law in association with The Hindu, highlighted the historic instances when courts applied Constitutional jurisprudence to protect the cherished rights of the common man from arbitrary excesses of the state. Mr. Singhvi said law is ultimately about people. Behind every constitutional principle stands a human story: a prisoner

1 Mar 2026 2:21 pm
President Murmu, PM Modi, Governor, leaders greet CM Stalin on his birthday

CM Stalin paid floral tributes at the memorials of late DMK leaders C.N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi, as well as social reformer Periyar E.V. Ramasamy

1 Mar 2026 1:22 pm
PUC student killed in elephant attack in Kodagu

Her village Bettathuru is on the fringes of the forest and Poojas house was barely 100 metres from the forest area

1 Mar 2026 1:20 pm
Woman killed in lorry collision on NH 65 near Ramoji Film City

The deceased has been identified as Gandikota Lalitha, 41, a labourer from Waddera Basthi, Manikeshwar Nagar, Tarnaka

1 Mar 2026 1:16 pm
Youngsters will continue to have job opportunities in software, telecom, service sectors in spite of challenges from AI

Students need to enhance their technical skills and do certificate courses to have multiple job opportunities after completion of engineering, Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology principal said

1 Mar 2026 1:11 pm
Lalu calls RJD Parliamentary board meeting on March 1 amid Tejashwi's RS poll contest speculations

The meeting is scheduled to be held four days before the last date for filing nominations in the Rajya Sabha polls

1 Mar 2026 12:47 pm