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3 Teachers Suspended After Toddler Walks 1.5 Km Away From Daycare Unnoticed In Kerala

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 15, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

Authorities on Thursday suspended three teachers after a two-year-old left his daycare facility all by himself and walked for about one-and-a-half kilometres to his house here.

In Tamil Nadu Assembly, A Challenge To Delimitation, 'One Nation One Poll'

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday February 14, 2024, Chennai

In a first by any state legislature, the Tamil Nadu Assembly today adopted two resolutions -- one against a delimitation exercise after a fresh Census and the other against the Centre's 'One Nation One Election' push

School Girl Dies By Suicide After Art Teacher Sends Derogatory Message To Friend

Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 13, 2024, Mangaluru, Karnataka

A teacher of a private school in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a girl student by sending a derogatory message about her to a classmate, police said today.

Proposed 10-Storey Building In "Lungs Of Bengaluru" Sparks Protests

Reported by Pratiba Raman, Edited by Samiran Mishra | Monday February 12, 2024, Bengaluru

Hundreds gathered today at Bengaluru's iconic Cubbon Park to oppose the Karnataka government's plan to construct a 10-storey building as an annex to the High Court within the cherished green expanse of the public park.

"DMK Stands For Dynasty, Money Swindling, <i>Katta</i> Panchayat": BJP Chief

"DMK Stands For Dynasty, Money Swindling, Katta Panchayat": BJP Chief

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday February 12, 2024, Chennai

BJP chief JP Nadda on Monday slammed the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu as a party that stands for "dynasty, money swindling and katta panchayat (kangaroo courts)".

Latest In DMK vs Tamil Nadu Governor: He Doesn't Deliver Customary Speech

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday February 12, 2024, Chennai

In the latest flashpoint between the MK Stalin government and Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan, Governor RN Ravi today refused to deliver the customary address to the Assembly at the beginning of the first session every year.

38 Junior Doctors Face Action Over Viral Reels Shot In Karnataka Hospital

Reported by Pratibha Raman | Sunday February 11, 2024, Bengaluru

A government medical college in Karnataka's Gadag has cracked down on junior doctors recording reels on campus.

Siddaramaiah Assures Legal Action Against BJP Leader For "Shoot Traitors" Remark

Press Trust of India | Friday February 09, 2024, Chitradurga

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said legal action will be taken against senior BJP leader and former minister KS Eshwarappa for his statement demanding a law to shoot 'traitors DK Suresh and Vinay Kulkarni'.

Before Lok Sabha Polls, Jagan Reddy, Chandrababu Naidu In BJP Huddles

Written by Uma Sudhir | Friday February 09, 2024, Hyderabad

Ahead of a Lok Sabha election and a state poll, it seems a swayamvar on in Delhi as the ruling BJP decides on a match from Andhra Pradesh, with N Chandrababu Naidu and Jagan Mohan Reddy meeting top leaders in Delhi.

BJP Leader Seeks Law To Kill Congress Leaders Who Are "Traitors To India"

Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni | Friday February 09, 2024, Bengaluru

Senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa has once again stirred a row, calling for a law that enables the killing of Congress MP DK Suresh and MLA Vinay Kulkarni. Calling the two leaders "traitors", Mr Eshwarappa claimed that they want to divide India.

Bomb Disposal Squads Sent To Some Chennai Schools After Threat Mail: Cops

Asian News International | Thursday February 08, 2024, Chennai

A few schools in the Greater Chennai City Police limits received bomb threat e-mails on Thursday from an anonymous person, said police.

Telangana Man Stabs Woman To Death After She Started Avoiding Him

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 08, 2024, Hyderabad

A 23-year-old woman was hacked to death allegedly by a man in Nirmal district of Telangana on Thursday after she started avoiding him, police said.

Karnataka Bans Sale, Consumption Of Hookah Citing Public Health

Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Thursday February 08, 2024

Karnataka has banned the sale and consumption of hookah products in view of public health and safety.

Centre vs Southern States Over "Unfair Allocation" Of Funds In Delhi Today

Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni | Thursday February 08, 2024, New Delhi

Three southern states - Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu - have reached Delhi to knock on the doors of the central government alleging discrimination in the federal funds allocated to states.

"We Are There For You": Revanth Reddy Assures Students Living Abroad

Asian News International | Thursday February 08, 2024, Hyderabad (Telangana)

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday expressed his distress over the recent attacks on Indian students in the US and urged the External Affairs Minister to address the issue.