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Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan releases commemorative postage stamp in honour of Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar

Ravi Singh4 days ago01 mins

Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh, and Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan, and BJP Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran at the event on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday released a commemorative postage…

Caught in a limbo: Will these Bengaluru flyovers be thrown open to public at least in 2026?

Ravi Singh4 days ago04 mins

The opening of the Hosakerehalli flyover on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) seems like an achievement of the city in 2025. Like previous years, a Bengalurean’s wishlist for 2026 would definitely feature completion of the much-delayed Ejipura flyover and the one on Doddaballapur Road, Yelahanka. Ejipura flyover The 2.38-km Ejipura flyover, planned to decongest the…

Bengaluru North Corporation removes 1,350 tonnes of waste

Ravi Singh4 days ago01 mins

The Bengaluru North City Corporation conducted a cleanliness drive on Sunday, clearing a total of 1,350 tonnes of waste across its jurisdiction. The drive covered stretches from Nagawara junction to Hebbal junction along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and extended to Allalasandra. The drive, held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., was led by Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar and was reviewed by…

An unprecedented situation in Maharashtra

Ravi Singh4 days ago04 mins

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Bhaskar Jadhav addresses a press conference on the conclusion of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly’s Winter Session at Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur on December 15, 2025 as Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar looks on. In 2024, when the Speaker did not appoint a Leader of Opposition after Mr. Waddettiwar’s term ended, Mr. Jadhav, the…

Three emerge as probable chairperson candidates in Aluva municipality

Ravi Singh4 days ago02 mins

At least three councillors are in the race for the chairperson’s post in Aluva municipality where the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has won a clear majority of 16 out of 26 seats in the recent local body elections. The names of Saiji Jolly, the deputy chairperson in the outgoing council, and Lisa Johnson, the…

Sealdah Division’s AC local fleet leaps with rising passenger occupancy

Ravi Singh5 days ago03 mins

In a move to facilitate access to historical, religious and educational destinations in the districts of South Bengal, the Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway has introduced a fleet of air-conditioned local trains. Couple of months after the local air conditioned train services were introduced, the locals are running with 80 % to 100% percent occupancy. The air-conditioned…

Maternity leave turns costly for PG doctors; doctors’ body seeks waiver of rejoining fee

Ravi Singh5 days ago02 mins

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Telangana Senior Residents Doctors Association (T-SRDA) has flagged the mandatory collection of a ₹15,000 rejoining fee from female postgraduate doctors who avail maternity leave, calling it unjustified and symptomatic of deeper systemic gaps in how maternity leave is handled across government medical colleges in the State. In…

Cold wave alert for four Telangana districts on December 15

Ravi Singh5 days ago01 mins

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cold wave alert in four Telangana districts for Monday, December 15. | Photo Credit: India Meteorological Department The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cold wave alert for four districts of Telangana on Monday (December 15, 2025). According to IMD’s latest bulletin, cold wave conditions are…

RJD MP Sudhakar Singh writes to Bihar CM to set up hydroelectric projects in the Kaimur Hills

Ravi Singh5 days ago02 mins

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sudhakar Singh. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP from Buxar on Sunday (December 14, 2025) wrote to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to set up a pump storage and run-of-the river hydroelectric projects in the Kaimur to make Bihar energy self-sufficient. In light of the increasing peak-hour electricity demand in Bihar, Sudhakar Singh has put forward the proposal to the state government. In the letter he has demanded that the establishment of hydroelectric projects should be prioritised. Mr. Singh stated that Bihar is a state with an emerging…

Uncertainty continues in Angamaly as UDF, LDF eye support of ‘independent bloc’

Ravi Singh5 days ago03 mins

Uncertainty over who will rule Angamaly municipality continues with neither the United Democratic Front (UDF) nor the Left Democratic Front (LDF) securing a clear majority there. The incumbent UDF has won 12 wards in the municipality, while the LDF clinched 13 seats. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has two seats, while four independents have…