HAMPI (KARNATAKA): Centuries-old Viruapaksha temple in Hampi banned bananas from its premises in a bid to keep the area clean and save its temple elephant, which is often subjected to endless selfies by overzealous tourists while feeding it bananas by the dozens.Hanaumantappa, temple endowment officer, told TOI they announced the ban against carrying bananas into…
NEW DELHI: Extreme weather events caused over 3,200 deaths in the country in 2024 – the warmest year on record in India, with lightning and thunderstorms taking the highest number of lives (1,374) followed by floods and heavy rains (1,287) and heat wave (459), shows the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Annual Climate Summary – 2024,…
NEW DELHI: Taking strong exception to ED making “inadvertent” submissions contrary to the provisions of PMLA on grant of bail to minors, women or sick people in money laundering cases, Supreme Court on Wednesday said the agency intended to keep accused in jail and declared that it would not tolerate such “frivolous submissions”.SG Tushar Mehta…
KOCHI: The HC on Wednesday strongly rebuked businessman Boby Chemmanur for his decision to remain in the Kakkanad district jail despite being granted bail on Tuesday. The court asserted that if bail was granted, it can also be cancelled. Chemmanur tendered an unconditional apology, thereby averting further action by the court.Chemmanur had been granted bail…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amid mounting criticism from various quarters, including church leaders, against the contentious Kerala Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2024, state govt on Wednesday said it had no plans to proceed with the proposed amendment.“Govt views seriously the public apprehensions that the powers being vested with some departments could be misused,” CM Pinarayi Vijayan said, adding govt…
Beachcombing was synonymous with Sujith’s childhood in the sun-kissed shores of Shankumugham in Thiruvananthapuram. The beach was a magnet for family gatherings for shindigs on a sprawling stretch of ochre sand. The Indian Coffee House was an added bonus. The lapping of waves against Kerala‘s sandy shores once promised timeless beauty, often the backdrop of…
NEW DELHI: A day after the head of a parliamentary panel said Meta officials would be summoned for the remarks made by its CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the 2024 general election, a senior functionary of the social media giant issued an unconditional apology to the govt, emphasising India’s importance to the company.Meta: Want to be…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission in response to a petition by senior Congress functionary Jairam Ramesh challenging the validity of the recent amendment made to the Conduct of Election Rules that curtails public access to certain election records, including CCTV footage inside polling booths.Agreeing…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to take opinion of expert doctors from AIIMS Delhi on medical condition of Jagjit Singh Dallewal who has been on fast-unto-death for the last 50 days and directed chief secretary of Punjab to hand over all reports of all his medical examination done since he started fasting.A bench…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed declaration of results of Bihar legislative council byelection, which was conducted to fill the vacancy arising in the wake of the expulsion of RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh, till it decides the plea of the politician challenging his removal.A bench of justices Surya Kant and N K Singh…
