Blow to Sunak as Conservatives suffer losses in local polls

LONDON BRITAIN'S governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local elections as results came in on Friday, further cementing expectations that the opposition Labour Party will return to power after 14 years in the elections in the coming months.

BATTLELINES DRAWN IN ASSAM POLL ARENA

THE stakes will be high for the BJP and its allies when Assam goes to the third and final phase of parliamentary elections on May 7.

PM says BJP to set up cell to help teachers who lost jobs

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has instructed the West Bengal BJP unit to establish a separate legal cell to aid \"genuine teachers and candidates\" who lost their jobs due to the School Service Commission (SSC) scam.

Guv has no right to talk about safety of women: Mamata

A DAY after a female employee posted at the West Bengal Raj Bhavan accused Governor CV Ananda Bose of molesting her, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday said her \"heart bleeds for the victim and that the Governor had no right to talk about women's safety.

People want change in govt at Centre: Kharge

CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed on Friday that people want a change of government at the Centre.

Omar Abdullah a lakhpati with no house, land, car

FORMER Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah, who is contesting Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla parliamentary seat in north Kashmir, is a lakhpati (millionaire) but has no house, land, cars or any other immovable assets of his own.

If re-elected, PM to be off to Italy for G-7 meet, Switzerland

Prime minister Narendra modi, if re-elected, is likely to embark on his first overseas trip within days of his swearing-in – to Italy and Switzerland. The Lok Sabha elections results will be out on June 4, and if Pm modi is re-elected, he would take his oath as Pm within a week, following which he could embark on these trips.

HC rejects Soren's plea against ED arrest in land case

JHARKHAND High Court on Friday dismissed CM Hemant Soren's petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to a land scam.

Koregaon case: Ex-DU prof withdraws bail plea

Hany Babu had moved the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court rejected his bail plea in September 2023

Indians continue to take upskilling route for jobs

MORE and more Indians are arming themselves with skilling and up skilling courses under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme to secure better jobs, with the program witnessing a 26 percent jump in enrollment in 2023-24 compared to the previous year, officials said Friday.

Death toll in Uttarakhand forest fire rises to three, situation remains grim

THREE of the five people seriously injured in a fire in Syunrakot Van Panchayat area of Almora in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region have succumbed to burn injuries, even as the state grapples with wildfires.

India, Indonesia resolve to scale up defence ties, review initiatives at meet

INDIA and Indonesia on Friday vowed to expand overall bilateral defence ties, especially in areas of maritime security and industrial engagement for production of military equipment.

Iran releases all crew, including 16 Indians, onboard Portuguese ship

If re-elected, PM to be off to Italy for G-7 meet, Switzerland YESHI SELI @ New Delhi PRIME Minister Narendra Modi, if re-elected, is likely to embark on his first overseas trip within days of his swearing-in- to Italy and Switzerland.

IIT-M launches MTech course on e-Mobility

HE IIT Madras has launched an industry-oriented web-enabled MTech course in e-Mobility (WEMEM) for working professionals.

Shah booked for engaging kids in campaign rally

A case under Section 188 of IPC was registered by the Moghalpura police against Union Minister Amit Shah, BJP MLA Raja Singh and party Hyderabad Lok Sabha candidate Madhavi Latha following a complaint lodged by G Niranjan, TPCC senior vice president and chairman of the Election Commission Coordination Committee, alleging that they were engaging children in election campaigning.

No coercive step against Congress social media workers: T'gana HC

Petitioners raise concern about case registered in Delhi about doctored video on Amit Shah

Tangedco asks engineers to replace 2 lakh faulty meters

WITH 2,25,632 defective meters identified across the state as of April 26, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has directed its chief engineers to swiftly replace them.

BRICK-RED, HARSHEST HUE

Thousands of debt-ridden people are languishing in brick kilns across TN that are often notorious for exploitation & bonded labour

Give ₹10,000 for each coconut tree affected by summer: PMK

THE PMK on Friday criticised the state government for its alleged inaction in safeguarding coconut trees, which are suffering from water scarcity-induced withering.

Guv lays foundation stone for BIM's second campus in Tiruchy

BHARATHIDASAN Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli (BIM), conducted its 32nd graduation day for the 36th and 37th batch students on Friday.

Hindu Munnani man arrested for life-threat drama

A 28-year-old Hindu Munnani functionary who earlier claimed life threat to get a personal security officer from the police has been arrested.

2 more Rajasthan men held for Muthapudupet gold robbery

A 24-year-old man allegedly set his ex-partner on fire at an ice cream parlour near Tondiarpet on Thursday following an argument. The woman sustained 65% burns and is battling for life at Kilpauk Medical College Hospital. Tondiarpet police identified the victim as Nandhini (28) of Kodungaiyur.

Road rage: BJP man, cop among 3 held for assault

THREE men, including an armed reserve (AR) police constable and a BJP functionary, were arrested for allegedly attacking a man in full public view at Pattinapakkam on Thursday evening.

GCC surrendered ₹8 cr meant for building shelters for homeless: Report

FROM being one of the first cities in the country to set up shelters for urban homeless in 1944, Chennai seems to have lost its focus on eradicating homelessness, according to a recent report by the Information & Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities.

Quota non-compliance: DEO recruitment quashed

THE Madras High Court quashed an order of the state School Education department for appointing 18 district education officers (DEOS) for failure of adherence to communal reservation rules.

HC hits out at sub-registrars for misinterpreting court directives

THE Madras High Court hit out at sub-registrars for issuing refusal slips for registration of sale deed in violation of various court judgments by misinterpreting them as rules applicable only to the respective cases.

Kovai cops bin decade-old rule, allow non-veg to be cooked in hall

AN unwritten rule of not allowing non-vegetarian food to be cooked at the community hall run by Coimbatore city police at Uppilipalayam was consigned to the dustbin on Friday after police commissioner V Balakrishnan ordered an end to the discriminatory practice.

TN to get 7k new buses by next year as 52% of the fleet across state old

10.5k buses running daily are over 9 yrs old; fund crunch didn't allow new purchase for 2 years

Red alert for south TN, swell waves may hit coast today

THE Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), an arm of the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, issued a red alert for South Tamil Nadu coastal districts as high energy swell waves are likely to hit the coast from the wee hours of Saturday, causing severe inundation, especially in the lowlying areas.

Pregnant woman falls to death from train, kin fault rlys

A 21-year-old pregnant woman, who was travelling on a train with her family members for her baby shower function, accidentally fell from the train on Thursday night between ulundurpet and Vriddhachalam and died.