Caught in a web: Victims of cybercrime reflect on trauma and hard-won lessons in the wake of losses

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ChatGPT violated European privacy laws, Italy tells chatbot maker OpenAI

OpenAI, which has 30 days to reply to the allegations, said it would work constructively with Italian regulators

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Youth arrested for girl’s death in Kasaragod

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More violence in Imphal; man dead as bunker caves in

Three armed attacks reported in Imphal Valley in 24 hours

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Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra event is politics galore

Many of the needy who had hoped for a bureaucratic remedy to their problems witnessed instead a political event intended to promoted BJP’s electoral prospects at State expense

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Britain, Italy and Finland pause funding for U.N. refugee agency in Gaza

The United States, Australia and Canada had already paused funding to the aid agency after Israel said 12 UNRWA employees were involved in the cross-border attack

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India-France announce defence industrial roadmap, space defence cooperation after Modi-Macron meet

France raises issue of journalist on notice, MEA says “compliance with rules” is key

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Bodies of 77 Ukrainian soldiers repatriated to Kyiv

Moscow and Kyiv traded fresh accusations over the crash of the transporter that Russia says was shot down near the rivals' border, killing 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war.

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Harassment of domestic help | Chennai Police arrest son, daughter-in-law of DMK MLA

The couple was on the run after a case was registered.

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Biomedical waste disposal: Govt. hospitals face challenges as companies quote high prices

The government should set up a centralised common bio medical waste treatment facility for its hospitals, doctors suggest

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Top U.S. officials to head to India this week, to discuss bilateral ties and Quad dates

Visits come amidst cloud over Pannun case indictment, declined R-day invitation and speculation over trouble in India-U.S. ties

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Analysing the rising gap in incomes

Using data from the 2017-18 and 2022-23 rounds of the Periodic Labour Force Survey, this article examines the changes in income inequality amongst all income earners in India, and disaggregates it according to the nature of employment

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On equal access to benefits for all Scheduled Caste communities | Explained

Why has a high-level committee been formed post Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise to the Madiga community in Telangana? What has the community been demanding since 1994? Can Parliament sub-categorise castes within the Scheduled Castes?

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Journalists appeal to PCI panel for increasing media accreditation cards

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Devotees across the globe celebrate consecration of 'Ram Lalla'

World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad of Canada announced a Ram Mandir Yatra to visit over 1,000 temples in the United States and Canada; Janakpurdham, birthplace of goddess Sita, decked up in Nepal

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Ram temple consecration | President Droupadi Murmu writes to PM ahead of inauguration

The temple, President Murmu said, will bring closer to people the universal values that Lord Rama represents such as courage, compassion and constant focus on duty.

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A night hangout for those who want rose milk

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Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha’s 124th year celebrations get under way

Vocalists Ranjani and Gayatri, who performed a special concert Ramabhajana, celebrating the glory of Lord Ram, were honoured on the occasion

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Calm and cool Nagoorar Thottam Kadarkarai continues to be a big draw

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State records five new COVID-19 cases

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Man found dead in Chandanagar

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Fast-unto-death protest by ‘Kodi Kathi’ Srinu’s family members enters second day

Status of Srinivas, who also said that he would go on a fast at the Visakhapatnam Central Prison, is not known as the prison authorities are tight-lipped about it

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Calcutta HC sets up team for verification of MGNREGA job cards in West Bengal

Observing that one genuine person who has worked cannot be denied of wages, the bench said that the “court is of the firm view that a verification of job cards is required”

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Thai man faces a record 50 years in jail for royal insult

Mongkol "Busbas" Thirakot, an online clothing vendor from northern Chiang Rai province, was handed 22 years jail time after an appeal court found more royal insult violations, adding to a 28-year sentence handed down by a criminal court last year

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Global conclave to discuss creation of investment forum on climate resilient agri-food systems

The Food and Agriculture Organisation backed programme to see discussions on paradigm shift in cropping patterns of major crops

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U.S. military seizes Iranian missile parts bound for Houthi rebels in raid where two SEALs went missing

The raid marks the latest seizure by the US Navy and its allies of weapon shipments bound for the rebels

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EU condemns North Korea’s ballistic missile launch

North Korea said the missile launched on January 14 was tipped with a manoeuvrable hypersonic warhead.

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IndiGo passengers refused to board airline coach; sat on tarmac after landing at Mumbai airport

The flight that took off from Goa could not land at the Delhi airport due to dense fog, and was diverted to the Mumbai airport on January 14

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A.P. Skill Development case: SC to deliver verdict on Chandrababu Naidu's plea on January 16

The Andhra Pradesh High Court had on November 20, 2023 granted Chandrababu Naidu regular bail in the case.

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Boeing to increase quality inspections on 737-Max following Alaska Airlines blow out

Boeing told employees Monday that it plans to increase quality inspections of its 737 Max 9 aircraft, following the failure of emergency exit door panel on an Alaska Airlines flight last week

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Changing climate affects cardamom sector in Idukki

Average gap between harvests is usually 55 to 60 days, but now this has increased to 85 to 90 days due to climate change

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Two more persons arrested in connection with attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali: Police

While one of the accused was arrested from a fishery at Nazat, the other was rounded up from Minakha, both in North 24 Parganas district, the police officer said

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No protections for migrant workers being recruited by the government for Israel; labour activists to move court

Indian workers heading to Israel not eligible for protections under government’s ‘e-migrate’ portal; must pay for their own travel, accommodation, insurance; Ministries pass the buck on workers’ safety in conflict zone

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India lodges strong protest with U.K. over visit of envoy to PoK

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said such "infringement" of India's sovereignty and territorial integrity is "unacceptable".

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India lodges strong protest with U.K. over visit of envoy to PoK

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said such "infringement" of India's sovereignty and territorial integrity is "unacceptable".

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City dental college receives funds to develop mobile app

App will help parents monitor their infants’ oral teeth health 

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Single-window committee approves 73 proposals worth over ₹3,900 crore

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Union Minister General V.K. Singh participates at Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra in Vellore

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Two quacks arrested near Arakkonam town

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Tirunelveli and Chennai schools win project and quiz contests respectively in nation-wide event

EduQuest, a nation-wide competition, was organised by Shiv Nadar University in Chennai

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‘One nation, one election’ not acceptable, says Mamata

If the government at the Centre does not get majority and collapses, what will happen to States, asks Trinamool chief

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Unravelling the shift in India-Maldives relations | Explained

Why have relations between India and the Maldives soured since the change of regime in the island nation? What are the issues behind escalating tensions in recent times?

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Sheikh Hasina shakes up Bangladesh Foreign Ministry, picks surprise choice Hasan Mahmud

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan retains post after careful handling of internal security

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Opposition criticises Maharashtra Speaker’s verdict, BJP congratulates Shinde

Narwekar’s verdict in Sena split case ‘not surprising’, Uddhav Thackeray must challenge it in SC, says Sharad Pawar; Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole expresses surprise that no MLAs were disqualified

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The laws around remission policy | Explained

Can the President of the nation or Governor of a State grant pardon to a person convicted of a crime? What does the Criminal Procedure Code provide? Why did the Supreme Court reverse the remission granted to the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case?

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INDIA bloc partners agree on seat-sharing plan for 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra

The National Alliance Committee of the Congress also held talks with Ram Gopal Yadav of Samajwadi Party for Uttar Pradesh

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Russia to do 'everything' to halt Ukrainian shelling of Belgorod

The vow came as the Defence Ministry said it had downed four Ukrainian drones over western Russia

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China says foreign consulting agency head spied for Britain

The Ministry of State Security said that Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service used a foreign national with the surname Huang to establish an “intelligence cooperation relationship”

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Use social media influencers to disseminate info, PM tells police chiefs

PM calls for police to be trained in cyber crimes, AI challenges; says police must replace ‘danda’ with ‘data’; urges police stations to use social media to disseminate info on disasters, positive messages;

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International schools in every mandal: Bhatti

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Leopard sighting at Ponmudi: panel seeks report from Collector

Government Upper Primary School, Ponmudi, has compound wall only on two sides

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Israel launches deadly Gaza strikes as Mideast tensions rise

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Myanmar's military government pardons nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day

The head of Myanmar ’s military council, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, pardoned 9,652 prisoners to mark the holiday, state-run MRTV television reported. 

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Court should not interfere with SEBI policy merely because it thinks it has a better alternative: Supreme Court

Supreme Court says it cannot examine correctness of a policy framed by regulatory agency; courts may interfere only when it is found that the actions are arbitrary or violative of constitutional or statutory mandates, it says

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Transport unions threaten to intensify protests

They want the Centre to withdraw penal Sections 104(1) and (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita immediately

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Public grievance meet: Dy.CM orders suspension of officials for taking bribe, directs DC to cancel licence of fair price shop

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15th edition of BiFFes to be held from February 29 to March 7

Chief minister Siddaramaiah, who chaired the organising committee meeting, said that “films promoting harmony, gender equality, awareness about the Constitution and inclusiveness” will be screened at the festival

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SC issues notice on plea by transwoman teacher fired by two schools over gender identity

Jane Kaushik, the petitioner, pleads that she is seeking remedy against discrimination faced by her in employment and her unlawful termination from two different schools in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat

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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring more than 100, Kyiv officials say

Officials in Ukraine say the country’s two largest cities were struck by Russian ballistic missile attacks, with five people killed and more than 100 injured

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Russia launches record number of drones across Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue aerial attacks

The Ukrainian air force says Russia launched a record 90 Shahed drones over Ukraine during the early hours of New Year’s Day

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When the Pethidine killers struck fear in people across Tamil Nadu

In 1970-72, a gang posing as Customs officers kidnapped and murdered seven gold merchants and hawala operators after whisking them away in the name of inquiry from lodges in Chennai. A court sentenced four of the gang to death and four others to life in prison

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Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack

Russia has launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod “would not go unpunished”

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