2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (445+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 01:16 pm IST - PUDUCHERRY Spread over 1,765 acres, the lake has been shrinking over the years due to human interventions, including agricultural activity within its water-spread area and the issue of pattas by the Revenue Departments of Puducherry and Tamil…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (116+ words) Updated - September 13, 2026 02:00 pm IST - Belagavi Satish Jarkiholi, Karnataka Minister and Congress leader, has said that he was misquoted by some media outlets in reports about the Enforcement Directorate searches at his premises. “Some newspapers have reported that I have thrown…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (487+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 06:30 am IST - MYSURU The surge in sugar prices ahead of the festive season — starting with Gowri-Ganesha and continuing through Dasara and Deepavali — amid reports of sugarcane being diverted for ethanol production has renewed farmers’ demand for permission to…...

15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (112+ words) The Hindu Published - September 13, 2026 12:55 am IST - Chennai The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Saturday held a rally marching towards the Secretariat to press the Tamil Nadu government to conduct a caste-based census within three months and to increase…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago   (300+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 05:00 am IST - CHENNAI The sharp decline in the inflow of Krishna water into Chennai over the past few days has prompted the Water Resources Department (WRD) to write to the Andhra Pradesh government again, seeking an increase in…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (280+ words) Updated - September 13, 2026 11:45 am IST - Kozhikode The Kozhikode rural police have arrested four persons in connection with an alleged drug-induced gang-rape reported in the Perambra area, following a night-long search across different parts of Kozhikode district. The accused have been identified…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago   (173+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 12:27 am IST - CHENNAI Alamelu, 46, was arrested after she allegedly attempted to use a fake ₹500 note at an Aavin milk booth in Aminjikarai. The police said Siva, a resident of Arumbakkam, was running an Aavin milk booth at P.P....

15+ hour, 29+ min ago   (263+ words) Director-General of Police (DGP) and Head of Police Force (HoPF) Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, along with Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A. Amalraj, held a meeting with senior police officers on Saturday to review the law and order situation in the city, the…...

10+ hour, 5+ min ago   (531+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 06:00 am IST - Bengaluru Mohammed Sadiq, an auto driver, has seven members in his family, and all of them have received notices in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. While four know when their hearings are scheduled, the…...

15+ hour, 28+ min ago   (184+ words) The Expenditure Finance Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has approved the construction of a state-of-the-art Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) in Sheikh Sarai at a cost of ₹151.81 crore, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) stated in a release on…...