Sabarimala gold-plating row: Travancore Devaswom Board suspends official
TDB flags ‘serious lapse’ by Murari Babu, former Sabarimala Administrative Officer
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Ladakh tourism bodies seek financial relief to mitigate crisis after Leh unrest
Tourism stakeholders in Ladakh demand urgent financial intervention to prevent defaults and closures in the aftermath of recent unrest
Bombay High Court declines interim relief on Kunbi caste certificates for Marathas
Petitions challenged Maharashtra government’s move to extend OBC benefits to Maratha community members.
Energy minister K.J. George defends Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project
Mr. George said energy requirement would reach its peak between 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and 6 a.m to 8 a.m., and the Sharavathi PSP, proposed to generate 2,000 MW, would help meet the demand.
Oral cholera vaccine Shanchol gets WHO prequalification
Comes on heels of GCBC Vaccines, a part of Gland Family Office, acquiring two facilities from Sanofi in April 2024 and resuming manufacturing of the vaccine originally developed by Shantha Biotechnics
India sourced military hardware worth ₹1.20 lakh crore in 2024-25: Rajnath
Rajnath Singh also listed goals in the defence sector to realise India’s overall aim to become a developed country by 2047
Mike Atherton demands end to ‘neatly arranged’ Indo-Pak clashes in ICC events
Atherton said time is now right to end the “tacitly supported arrangement” of ensuring that the two arch-foes clash at least once in ICC events
Sogane residents to stage protest in front of Shivamogga Airport
The residents are angry over the delay in allotting them sites
Karur stampede: TVK chief Vijay speaks to victims’ families on video calls
A core team of TVK functionaries has been facilitating the interactions through video calls, connecting Mr. Vijay. The cadres have requested the families not to record or photograph the calls.
AIADMK leader Palaniswami deplores ‘blocking’ of Tamil news channel’s telecast on Arasu cable network
In a post on social media, Mr. Palaniswami also referred to reports that the telecast of Puthiya Thalaimurai had been restored in some districts after having been suspended fully.
AstraZeneca gets regulator’s nod to market cancer drug in India
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan is already approved in India for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer and locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer
Congress demands Centre to declare North Bengal devastation as national disaster
State Congress president Subhankar Sarkar said an all-party meeting should be called by the West Bengal Government in this regard
Terror funding case: Supreme Court denies bail to NSCN-IM leader Alemla Jamir
The National Investigation Agency lodged a case against Alemla Jamir after she was intercepted at the Delhi airport on December 17, 2019, before she could fly to Dimapur with about ₹72 in cash
Supreme Court refers issue of career stagnation of judicial officers to 5-Judge Constitution Bench
Supreme Court refers career stagnation of lower judicial officers to Constitution Bench amid divergent views on promotion avenues
Supreme Court hints at acquittal for Nithari convict Surendra Koli in last pending case
While reserving its verdict on Mr. Koli’s curative petition, the Supreme Court remarked that it “deserves to be allowed in a minute”
Satheesan demands Minister Vasavan’s resignation, cites Kerala High Court observations on Sabarimala gold allegations
Satheesan alleges TDB colluded with sponsor Unnikrishnan Potti to deceive Sabarimala devotees
10% of officials are incompetent: Minister Ganesh Naik
Maharashtra Minister Ganesh Naik addresses issues at a public meeting in Thane, emphasising duty over compulsion for efficient public service
Supreme Court to hear plea seeking CBI probe into Karur stampede on October 10
A Bench headed by the Chief Justice took note of the appeal of BJP leader Uma Anandan seeking a CBI probe into the stampede
Karnataka government provided ₹13,000 crore to Kalyana Karnataka in 28 months: Ajay Singh
Funds released to KKRDB are being utilised to improve basic infrastructure and implement a range of welfare schemes across the backward districts in the region, he said.