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Imran Khan taken to Islamabad hospital for eye treatment, his party questions secrecy
14+ min ago (724+ words) Published - February 24, 2026 11:22 pm IST - ISLAMABAD/LAHORE Pakistan's incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan was on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) taken to a hospital in Islamabad for treating an eye ailment, officials said even as his party demanded "transparency, not secrecy" about his…...
Sasikala launches political party, unveils flag
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (360+ words) Published - February 24, 2026 10:25 pm IST - RAMANATHAPURAM During a public meeting in Kamuthi on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) to mark the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, her aide V.K. Sasikala announced her decision to launch a political party. She unveiled the party's flag…...
Revanth Reddy Govt lacks stability with open rebellion in the ranks: Bandi Sanjay
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (266+ words) Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar, on Tuesday, claimed that the Revanth Reddy Government lacked stability, alleging that internal dissension in the ruling party was growing. "The Chief Minister has no funds for promised guarantees but wants…...
Drinking water works inaugurated
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (73+ words) Drinking water works inaugurated'The Hindu Published - February 24, 2026 09:44 pm IST - ARIYALUR: Minister of Transport and Electricity S.S. Sivasankar on Tuesday inaugurated the drinking water development works carried out by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department in Varadharajanpettai town panchayat and Udayarpalayam…...
Omar Abdullah’s call for artificial snow in Gulmarg will destroy local flora, says BJP
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (308+ words) Published - February 24, 2026 08:48 pm IST - SRINAGAR Blaming the ruling National Conference (NC) for environmental degradation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remarks on artificial snow would "have a negative impact…...
Union Minister calls for scientific and sensitive mine closure paradigm
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (354+ words) Updated - February 24, 2026 10:13 pm IST - PUDUCHERRY The government is aiming to bring about a scientific and standardised mine closure and repurposing paradigm that would focus on generation of new jobs for displaced communities and environmental sustainability, G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of…...
BJP turns to influential Christian faces in central Travancore for Assembly poll
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (406+ words) Published - February 24, 2026 08:36 pm IST - KOTTAYAM Shrugging off its below par performance in the recent local body elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is pressing ahead with an ambitious political re-calibration in central Travancore, banking on the possibility of a swing…...
Suresh Gopi made a mockery of electoral process, alleges DCC president Joseph Tajet
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (278+ words) Published - February 24, 2026 08:21 pm IST - Thrissur A political controversy has erupted over the voter list entry of Union Minister and actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi in a Guruvayur booth, with District Congress Committee (DCC) president Joseph Tajet accusing him of trivialising the electoral process....
Protest at AI summit: Four more Youth Congress members arrested
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (107+ words) A total of eight Youth Congress members of the Congress's youth wing have been arrested for their "shirts off" protest over the India-U.S. trade deal at the high-security event. Published - February 25, 2026 01:20 am IST - New Delhi The Delhi police on Tuesday…...
Rajasthan prohibits felling of khejri trees after 11-day protests
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (332+ words) Published - February 25, 2026 01:14 am IST - JAIPUR The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan has enforced a ban on the felling of khejri trees following an 11-day-long agitation by saints and Bishnoi community members in Bikaner. A Bill for tree protection will…...