10+ min ago   (434+ words) CHENNAI: A day after announcing its plan to launch the free distribution of 10,000 milch cows to the rural population in its Budget, the state government has decided to facilitate the purchase of 12,500 milch cows under the medium and mini dairy…...

32+ min ago   (288+ words) CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government will file a review petition in the Supreme Court within the next few days against its order directing the eviction of more than 15,000 families living in forest areas of Western Ghats, Electricity and Law Minister…...

30+ min ago   (369+ words) BENGALURU: Amid Tamil Nadu’s push for a proposed Metro link connecting Hosur with Bommasandra, transport experts have welcomed the focus on strengthening public transport but cautioned against prematurely deciding on a Metro, arguing that travel demand – not political announcements – should…...

28+ min ago   (189+ words) RAMANATHAPURAM/CHENNAI: The Sri Lankan navy on Thursday arrested 11 fishermen, who set sail from Rameswaram, after their mechanised boat ran aground due to heavy wind near Neduntheevu while fishing and “crossed” the IMBL. Fisheries department sources said 434 boats had ventured…...

29+ min ago   (177+ words) BENGALURU: The Transport Department intensified its crackdown on illegal bike taxi operations on Thursday, inspecting 220 two-wheelers across Bengaluru. Officials booked 71 bike taxis for alleged violations and seized 70 vehicles on the second day of the special enforcement drive. Even as the…...

37+ min ago   (230+ words) The New Indian Express BENGALURU: Two young Nepali women were found hanging from a tree at Shivanahalli in Yelahanka police station limits on Thursday morning The two women allegedly ended their lives by using a single dupatta, with one end…...

30+ min ago   (363+ words) BENGALURU: The state government is considering creating 3 Lalbagh-style parks in Bengaluru, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Thursday, after inaugurating the 220th flower and fruit exhibition with the theme ‘Glory of Ganga Empire’ at Lalbagh, as part of Independence Day celebrations....

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (183+ words) Mental-health professionals say this is no longer an isolated tragedy. Across Kerala, government psychiatric institutions are increasingly housing people who have already recovered medically, but because they have been abandoned by their families or admitted under false identities, have nowhere…...

26+ min ago   (394+ words) BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to submit its response by way of an affidavit, answering issues raised concerning a public interest litigation challenging the proposed multi-crore ‘Short Length Transitory 3-Lane Bi-Directional Vehicular Underpass’ connecting…...

40+ min ago   (218+ words) HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Thursday sought responses from the state government and the Election Commission on a writ petition seeking strict scrutiny of electoral rolls in the Fifth Schedule Areas during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision-2026 over the…...