CHENNAI: The Congress has not officially declared its president Rahul Gandhi its prime ministerial candidate, party leader P Chidambaram said today, adding the focus is on ousting the BJP from power. He also said the decision on who would lead […]
The order followed a recommendation by Chief Vigilance Commissioner that the CBI’s warring top two be sent on compulsory wait, stripped of all responsibilities. HIGHLIGHTS M Nageswar Rao, a 1986 batch officer, was joint director of the CBI Offices of […]
Muzaffarnagar, Oct 24 (PTI) A youth allegedly tried to rape a seven-year-old Dalit girl here while she was returning from school, police said Wednesday. The incident took place in Purquazi town in the district Tuesday evening. The accused offered noodles […]
The workshop was the first phase of a pilot project called ‘Purple Board’, aimed at making education accessible for transgender and gender non-conforming children by addressing transphobia and identifying and eliminating trans-bullying. A crucial step towards making government schools in […]
Artist KM Madhusudhanan through his oil paintings, sculptures, and ink and charcoal drawings speaks about the caste system, still prevalent in the country, especially his homeland Kerala. The year was 1888 when social reformer Narayana Guru, born in an Ezhava […]
Carnatic and Bharatnatyam’s cultural worlds are hit by two paradoxes. Sexual harassment vs a veil of hypocrisy based on caste and piety. Even as the #MeToo movement has become a rolling juggernaut in the Indian media circuit, the Carnatic music […]
CM Kumaraswamy has directed officials to compile district-wise data on the outstanding education loans taken by students. Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday announced that the state government is considering writing off education loans taken by students from economically […]
Police sources told that motive behind the murder is yet to be established since the accused has not spoken a word since the crime was committed. A 14-year-old girl near Salem in Tamil Nadu was beheaded by her neighbour on […]
KOCHI: The city corporation has allowed to lapse a total of Rs 181 crore in the five years from the fiscal 2011-12, thanks to the failure in implementing projects using plan fund. Also, Rs 36 crore, which should have been […]
Nagpur: It takes around four hours for 20 undergraduate students to reach their colleges in the city and outskirts from their government hostel at Rui-Panjara, a hamlet 20km from Nagpur, off the Outer Ring Road. The students leave their hostel […]
