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Kerala Budget: Private investment the only way to boost States economy, says Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan

He dismisses Opposition allegations that the UDF is promoting privatisation and says that the government intends to introduce new economic models.

19 Jun 2026 3:59 pm
Amaravati quantum facility cools home-built refrigerator to -269C

The State government said the cooling marked the first major milestone for its quantum hardware facility at Medha Towers

19 Jun 2026 3:55 pm
Jharkhand RS polls: Cross voting allegations unwarranted, CPI(ML) Liberation leader writes to Congress chief Kharge

Jharkhand Congress in-charge K. Raju had blamed Rashtriya Janata Dal and CPI (ML) Liberation for the Congress candidates defeat in the Rajya Sabha polls

19 Jun 2026 3:53 pm
Lionel Messi's family confirms father experiencing health-related issue

Speculation about the star players 68-year-old father, Jorge, prompted a terse tone in the family statement

19 Jun 2026 3:51 pm
Reliance Retail building garment manufacturing ecosystem: Mukesh Ambani

The company is also building a future-ready garment manufacturing ecosystem which will deliver better-quality garments to customers at the most competitive cost

19 Jun 2026 3:49 pm
Lebanon says 18 killed in strikes, Israel reports deaths of 4 soldiers

With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens are not up for bargaining, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said in a statement.

19 Jun 2026 3:45 pm
19 Jun 2026 3:30 pm
Maa Inti Bangaaram movie review: Samantha is winsome in an entertaining, though uneven action drama

Samantha Ruth Prabhu convincingly embraces a mass-action avatar in Nandini Reddys family drama, but a familiar template and underwritten twists keep the film from realising its full potential

19 Jun 2026 3:29 pm
Mumbai chief selector Rajesh Pawar excited for the responsibility

It is an honour but even more importantly, a huge responsibility, Pawar told The Hindu after the Mumbai Cricket Association announced its selection panels for the 2026-27 season

19 Jun 2026 3:29 pm
Order CBI inquiry into DSC recruitment lapses, YSRCP tells Governor

A delegation led by Botcha Satyanarayana submitted a memorandum to the Governor, listing five issues, including the question papers and the sports quota

19 Jun 2026 3:18 pm
Mumbai transport crisis: Lakhs stranded stranded as BEST bus workers launch indefinite strike

Mumbai ground to a halt this morning as a massive, multi-union strike pulled BEST buses off the roads across all 27 depots.

19 Jun 2026 3:17 pm
SC flags brain drain in legal profession, directs creation of fund for young lawyers

The top court observed that the lack of a steady client base and limited remuneration in the early years of practice often result in acute financial hardship

19 Jun 2026 3:16 pm
Conventional warfare and means relevant even today as they were in 1947, says Rajnath Singh

The Defence Minister noted that India's defence production surged to more than 1,78,000 crore in 2025-26, which was just 46,000 crore in 2014

19 Jun 2026 3:16 pm
Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad sets a new dimension in Alzheimer testing

A simple blood test can now detect AD early, boosting quality of life

19 Jun 2026 3:10 pm
Affinidi and CardInfoLink Put the Missing Trust Layerfor AI Agents into Production

As businesses race to solve how AI agents transact, the layer that governs their behaviour has been missing. Affinidi and CardInfoLink have now put it into live production.

19 Jun 2026 3:09 pm
19 Jun 2026 3:08 pm
Cision Launches AI Coverage Analysis in CisionOne to Help PR Teams Move from Coverage to Action

AI Coverage Analysis helps communicators understand the story behind their media coverage, surface key narratives, and identify what to do next

19 Jun 2026 3:08 pm
Supreme Court declares the right to walk carefree on footpaths a fundamental right

The apex court judgment said walking powered the Freedom Struggle, politics and social reforms, but is yet to be recognised as a fundamental right; Asks government to frame a law to protect walkers on the footpath; Establish a regulator

19 Jun 2026 3:04 pm
Nooru Sami movie review: Swasika elevates an uneven tale of widow remarriage

Swasika anchors director Sasis drama about widow remarriage, but excessive melodrama blunts its emotional impact

19 Jun 2026 3:03 pm
India calls Pakistan a Frankenstein state' at U.N.; accuses it of supporting terrorism

India is compelled to exercise this right of reply in response to references made to it by Pakistan and the OIC. We categorically reject the baseless and malicious allegations made by Pakistan, said diplomat Anupama Singh

19 Jun 2026 3:00 pm
Kerala Budget announces anti-ragging law, student distress app in memory of J.S. Sidharthan

Satheesan says ragging and campus violence continue to be major issues in colleges across the State and that such tendencies also act as barriers to student admissions

19 Jun 2026 2:59 pm
Visakhapatnam Collector inspects fertiliser outlets, electoral roll revision in Bheemunipatnam

M. Abhishikth Kishore reviewed urea distribution, the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls and a schools AI lab during the visit

19 Jun 2026 2:54 pm
Disabled, single and looking for love in India

Why romance remains one of the last taboos in Indias disability conversation, and how dating apps, families and society continue to fail disabled people

19 Jun 2026 2:53 pm
Jio mulls plans to get into Satellite Communications

Jio is evaluating the development of a sovereign Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation for India, he said

19 Jun 2026 2:49 pm
Kerala Budget earmarks record outlay of 5,952 crore for road renovation

A Road Architecture Wing will be formed to upgrade and modernise the roads, bypasses and junctions in Kerala to international standards

19 Jun 2026 2:48 pm
Board approves Jio IPO, DRHP to be filed on June 19 with SEBI: Mukesh Ambani

This is a deeply emotional moment for me, for the entire Reliance Family, and millions of its shareholders, Mukesh Ambani said

19 Jun 2026 2:40 pm
Israel must stop hostilities in Lebanon, U.S. must pressure Israel, French Minister says

Israels military said on Friday (June 19) its forces struck targets throughout southern Lebanon overnight as Hezbollah reported intense fighting in the area, threatening the nascent agreement between Iran and the United States to end their war.

19 Jun 2026 2:36 pm
Karnatakas fight against suicide moves from hospitals to communities

As Karnataka grapples with one of the countrys highest suicide burdens, emerging evidence from NIMHANS-led initiatives suggests that prevention may lie not only in hospitals and psychiatric clinics, but also in schools, panchayats, primary health centres and everyday community networks. Afshan Yasmeen recounts how the initative, set to be scaled up across the State from July, works on the ground

19 Jun 2026 2:34 pm
Synergy Quantum Unveils SynQ Silicon Trust Suite, a Unified Silicon-Rooted Security Platform for the Post-Quantum Era

Integrated platform combines a hardware root of trust, post-quantum security, protected key custody, secure boot, device attestation, confidential computing and enterprise HSM interoperability for mission-critical systems

19 Jun 2026 2:27 pm
Orion Innovation Achieves AWS Migration Competency for Cloud Transformation

New AWS competency empowers Orion to guide enterprises through seamless cloud migration and accelerated modernization at scale.

19 Jun 2026 2:27 pm
Gade Sai Krishna case: Krishnalanka inspector booked for murder

The case names Circle Inspector Nagaraju under murder and wrongful confinement, 41 days after the youth was allegedly taken into custody

19 Jun 2026 2:20 pm
Kerala Budget bets on silver economy, launches elderly welfare initiatives

Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan says a comprehensive Silver Economic Policy will be formulated and executed, incorporating eldercare services, retirement infrastructure, innovations in geriatric healthcare, and elderly entrepreneurship

19 Jun 2026 2:15 pm
Tradition, tala and legacy were the highlights of T.V.S. Mahadevans concert

The singer, along with M.R. Gopinath, Melakaveri Balaji and Anirudh Athreya showcased the upside of his lineage through much of his vocal concert.

19 Jun 2026 2:10 pm
The controversy over the proposed Mekedatu water project

Why is the drinking water project a source of confrontation? Why are both parties unable to come to a settlement?

19 Jun 2026 2:08 pm
Mekedatu dam project: a long-standing source of friction between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

The idea of the project proponent the Karnataka government is to impound 67.16 thousand million cubic ft (TMC) of water by building a balancing reservoir at Mekedatu (which, in Kannada, means goats leap), about 100 km from Bengaluru.

19 Jun 2026 2:07 pm
Kerala Budget unveils Knowledge Valley, Job Watch Tower, research park to boost higher education

The proposed Kerala Knowledge Valley is intended to bring together globally reputed universities, premier Indian institutions, state-of-the-art research parks and centres of excellence under a single ecosystem

19 Jun 2026 1:58 pm
Kerala Budget: Pinarayi Vijayan says UDF govt rebranded LDF schemes, accuses it of promoting corporate interests

Former CM and current Opposition Leader says Budget is largely a renaming exercise of previously announced schemes without any substantive new direction

19 Jun 2026 1:56 pm