Senior Cong leader Thomas defies party diktat, to attend CPI-M seminar

Defying the edict of the Congress high command, senior party leader and former Union minister KV Thomas on Thursday said he would take part in a seminar being organised by the ruling Communist......

Migrant workers struggle to survive as pandemic rages

It took a lockdown for us in India to even recognise that the plight of migrants needs to be addressed.They were faceless and unrecognised.They were unappreciated and even hounded.They were poorly......

Kerala assembly passes unanimous resolution against farm laws

Expressing solidarity with the agitating farmers in Delhi, the Kerala assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the immediate withdrawal of the three contentious......

Assam govt tables bill to abolish state-run madrassas

The Assam government on Monday tabled a bill in the Legislative Assembly to abolish all state-run madrassas by converting them into general schools from April 1 next year.  ......

Pepsi denies charges of water extraction

Pepsico on Thursday denied the charge that its plant in Pudussery in Palakkad district has been causing depletion of ground water in the arid area by over extraction of water. Reacting to the......

'Nanotech holds key to the future'

Nanotechnology is the new frontier of scientific research. President APJ Abdul Kalam is advocating new initiative on the research in the field of nanotechnology. As Prof. CNR Rao, chairman of the......

More worries over VAT

The April 8 decision of the empowered committee of state finance ministers postponed the deadline for implementation of a Value-Added Tax regime in the country to June 1.The new deadline, like the......