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Madras High Court dismisses cases filed by PMK founder Ramadoss seeking to freeze ‘mango’ symbol
42+ min ago (198+ words) First Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan refused to entertain the two writ petitions after agreeing with the ECI standing counsel Niranjan Rajagoplan that factional disputes in a political party could be resolved only…...
Telangana Food Safety Department conducts Statewide drive on cereal products
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (238+ words) Published - February 20, 2026 09:18 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Telangana Food Safety Department carried out a special enforcement drive focusing on cereal and cereal-based products across all 33 districts of the State on February 17 and 18. The exercise was aimed at checking compliance with food…...
Hitchhiker held on charge of theft
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (113+ words) A 28-year-old hitchhiker was arrested in Kochi for allegedly stealing a mobile phone from a motorbike passenger. Published - February 20, 2026 09:12 pm IST - KOCHI A 28-year-old youth was arrested by the Thoppumpady police for allegedly stealing a mobile phone from a man…...
Kerala HC stays 'move' to regularise temporary staff
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (171+ words) Kerala High Court halts government's attempt to regularise long-serving temporary staff, citing procedural delays and legal challenges. The Kerala High Court has stayed an alleged move by the State government to regularise the employment of a section of temporary employees…...
One arrested in connection with tiger death near Gundal Dam
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (155+ words) Published - February 20, 2026 08:59 pm IST - MYSURU The Forest Department has arrested a 35-year-old man, Kumar, from Kongarahalli village in Kollegal taluk, in connection with the death of a tiger near Gundal reservoir recently. A statement from the Assistant Conservator of Forests,…...
15-year-old boy held for ‘attempting to molest’ four-year-old girl
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (166+ words) A 15-year-old boy is detained in Madanapalle for allegedly attempting to molest a four-year-old girl near a construction site. Published - February 20, 2026 08:32 pm IST - MADANAPALLE The Piler Police of Annamayya district on Friday (February 20) took a 15-year-old boy into custody on…...
A. Padmakumar granted statutory bail in Sabarimala ‘gold theft’ case
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (245+ words) The former president of the TDB gets bail in the "door frame" case, but he will remain in custody since he is still under remand for gold theft from the temple"s Dwarapalaka The Kollam Vigilance Court on Friday granted…...
Mechanic, two juveniles held in motorcycle theft case in Kolathur
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (165+ words) Published - February 21, 2026 12:57 am IST - Chennai The Kolathur police on Thursday arrested a mechanic and detained two minors for their alleged role in a motorcycle theft racket. The police said Jayabharathi, 34, a private school teacher from Anjugam Nagar Third Cross Street…...
Scissors in patient’s abdomen: KPCC chief seeks stringent action
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (251+ words) Published - February 20, 2026 07:48 pm IST - KANNUR Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph on Friday (February 20) termed the detection of surgical scissors inside the abdomen of a woman who underwent surgery at the Alappuzha Medical College Hospital as "extremely serious…...
Three killed in separate accidents in Bengaluru
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (177+ words) Published - February 20, 2026 07:45 pm IST - Bengaluru Three persons were killed in separate accidents in the city since Thursday night. A 40-year-old homemaker was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Ulsoor on Thursday night. The deceased, Usharani, was hit by a speeding…...