Collective urges recognised political parties to boycott CEO‘s meeting on SSR

Activists and volunteers of the Independent Young Citizens Collective have urged recognised political parties in Tamil Nadu to boycott the meeting convened by Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik on October…

IIT-Madras announces research projects on AI, seeks to study feasibility of small data centres

IIT-Madras Director V. Kamakoti launching a series of working papers on frugal AI framework, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN The IIT-Madras on Thursday announced that it would take…

₹60-crore annual fund to keep T.N. police stations clean

The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned an annual recurring expenditure of ₹60 crore to ensure proper cleanliness of police stations.  Approving a proposal of the Director General of Police/Head of…

Guntur team reports phage therapy success against drug-resistant infections

Dr. Kalyan Chakravarthy Koganti, the researcher, sepsis and infectious diseases specialist at SHRI Hospital, along with the research team in Guntur on Thursday. | Photo Credit: T. Vijaya Kumar Research…

16 poll-related cases registered in A.P.

Police booked 16 cases against those who resorted to violence while filing nominations in 13 districts in the State on Thursday, said Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta.…

BJP worker killed in Malda; clashes break out in places during Durga immersion

A woman breaks down after a 35-year-old BJP supporter was shot dead by a few unidentified people, in Malda, West Bengal. | Photo Credit: PTI A Bharatiya Janata Party worker…

Man held with ₹2.5-crore worth MDMA in Keralam’s Chirayinkeezhu

The Thiruvananthapuram Rural police arrested a man allegedly in possession of around 815 grams of MDMA, estimated to be worth ₹2.5 crore, in Chirayinkeezhu on Thursday. The accused has been…

The real crisis in India’s fisheries

India has a very large and old marine fishing population. Every day, both small-scale and mechanised trawl fishers go out to earn a living and provide the nation with food.…

SAT Hospital in Keralam rejects charges of ‘clinical trial drugs’ given to SMA-afflicted children

SAT Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. SAT Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, the premier tertiary-level child health institution in the State’s public sector and one of the chosen Centres of Excellence for Rare Diseases in…

Hyderabad to host three-day congress on sickle cell disease, thalassemia from October 23

Hyderabad will host the 4th Global Action Network for Sickle Cell and Other Inherited Blood Disorders (GANSID) Congress 2026 from October 23 to 25 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre…