8+ hour, 7+ min ago  (281+ words) BENGALURU: Supporters of Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy staged a protest on Friday after he announced his decision to resign as minister, expressing dissatisfaction over the portfolio allocated to him. Reddy said he had been promised the Bengaluru Development portfolio but…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (343+ words) AGARTALA: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the government will not tolerate demographic changes in West Bengal, Tripura and Bihar, asserting that the Centre is taking steps to bridge gaps in guarding the country's borders. Shah, addressing BSF…...

8+ hour, 7+ min ago  (159+ words) CHENNAI: The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department on Friday constituted a six-member committee to inquire into alleged irregularities in services at the Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy Temple, days after HR&CE Minister S Ramesh conducted a surprise inspection…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago  (513+ words) LAUSANNE: Olympic winter sports' top official at the IOC they are ready to move ice-rink events to Lyon from Nice for the 2030 Winter Games. The persistently slippery path toward the French Alps Olympics saw organizers lose patience last week with…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago  (204+ words) DT Next Cab driver held in Chennai for stealing gold from customer CHENNAI: A 27-year-old cab driver has been arrested by the Thoraipakkam police for allegedly stealing 20 sovereigns of gold jewellery from passengers he ferried from Salem to Chennai. The…...

8+ hour, 12+ min ago  (294+ words) CHENNAI: The State government told the Madras High Court it will completely revamp the empty liquor bottle buyback scheme, while the court directed that the Rs 10 deposit per bottle must be properly reflected in receipts. The bottle return scheme has…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago  (364+ words) DT Next Tamil Nadu rolls out SOP for cool roofs to beat urban heat CHENNAI: In a move aimed at scaling up climate-resilient infrastructure and tackling rising urban temperatures, the Tamil Nadu government on World Environment Day released a Standard…...

9+ hour, 27+ min ago  (234+ words) CHENNAI: In a major win for wildlife conservation in the Western Ghats, the population of Tamil Nadu's state animal, Nilgiri Tahr, has risen to 1, 364 tracking a steady 4. 68% growth over the last year. The data comes on the heels of the…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago  (221+ words) CHENNAI: The State government on Friday defended its handling of super speciality medical admissions and said it had moved the Supreme Court against the surrender of unfilled State quota seats to the All India Quota, rejecting allegations of negligence levelled…...

15+ hour, 20+ min ago  (410+ words) VIAKHAPATNAM: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday called for increasing seafood exports to USD 30 billion over the next five years, up from the current USD 8. 5 billion. He also pitched for focusing on quality and manufacturing of value-added products…...