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Plea to help ‘wilting’ plants at Kalakshetra Colony
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (247+ words) The plants at the GCC park on MGR Road in Kalakshetra colony: now and (below) in the past. At Kalakshetra Colony in Thiruvanmiyur, the sun is expected not to set on this park and let it fade into oblivion. This…...
When Africa Comes to America: How will rising Black Immigration transform US | In Focus Weekend
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (165+ words) A new book by Neeraj Kaushal, Professor of Social Policy at Columbia University, titled When Africa Comes to America: How the Next Wave of Immigrants Will Transform the United States’, argues that “the future of the United States is in…...
Harjit Singh Grewal appointed National Commission for Minorities chief
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (166+ words) Published - July 17, 2026 08:39 pm IST - New Delhi The Centre on Thursday (July 16, 2026) appointed Harjit Singh Grewal as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), filling a post that had remained vacant since April 2025 after the tenure of Iqbal Singh…...
India has shown when a nation invests in knowledge, it invests in its future: Zanzibar president
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (16+ words) Zanzibar's President highlights India's investment in education as key to national growth during IIT Madras convocation....
Govt. calls for speedier FCV tobacco procurement, better prices for farmers
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (387+ words) Published - July 17, 2026 07:52 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Andhra Pradesh’S Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu has urged the Tobacco Board to expedite the procurement of the Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco and take steps to ensure remunerative prices for the farmers. The government will also…...
Drugs derail life, students told
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (171+ words) Published - July 17, 2026 07:37 pm IST - COIMBATORE Drugs debilitate mind and body, obstructing attainment of progress, senior officials of Police and Health departments cautioned students during an awareness programme at the Government Arts College (Autonomous), on Friday. Drug-addiction deflects attention of students…...
Uganda invites investment in manufacturing facilities
2+ day, 15+ min ago (257+ words) Published - July 17, 2026 12:51 am IST - COIMBATORE Uganda is encouraging export of processed raw materials and wants other countries to set up manufacturing facilities in that country, said its High Commissioner to India Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikanfunda in Coimbatore city on Thursday (July…...
A Friday sermon and a day in history from 1857
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (20+ words) Explore the untold story of Hyderabad's 1857 revolt, sparked by a Friday sermon at Mecca Masjid and its lasting legacy....
Stop illegal sale of Kerala lottery tickets, reintroduce legally regulated lottery schemes in Karnataka: Association
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (34+ words) The Karnataka State Retail Lottery Sellers Association has urged the Karnataka Government to immediately stop the illegal sale of Kerala lottery tickets in the State and reintroduce a legally regulated Karnataka State Lottery Scheme....
Students of Shivamogga school denied non-veg food for years; KDSS raises concern
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (257+ words) Updated - July 16, 2026 07:11 pm IST - Shivamogga Students of Morarji Desai Residential School, run by the Social Welfare Department at Hanchina Siddapura in Bhadravathi taluk of Shivamogga district, have not been served non-vegetarian food for several years, in violation of the prescribed…...