Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall near Puducherry on November 30, remained stationary near the union territory and would gradually weaken in the next three hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Meanwhile, operations at the Chennai airport, which had been suspended on Sunday, resumed past midnight but many flights suffered cancellations and delays, … Read more
The Supreme Court has directed several states and Union Territories (UTs) to provide complete information with regard to the functioning of open prisons within four weeks. Semi-open or open prisons allow convicts to work outside the premises during the day to earn a livelihood and return in the evening. The concept was introduced to assimilate … Read more
In a major reshuffle, the President of India Droupadi Murmu has changed the governors of several states. Governors of Rajasthan, Telangana, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, and Manipur has been changed along with the Lt Governors of Puducherry and Chandigarh. The President of India has also accepted the resignation of Banwarilal Purohit as Governor of … Read more
A political crisis involving the ruling AINRC-BJP coalition is brewing in the union territory with a section of saffron party MLAs expressing displeasure against the government over issues including corruption, and have knocked on the doors of the national leadership with a plea to set things right before they ‘become worse.’ Among others, they want … Read more
Indian states have banned candy floss after some of the samples tested positive for a cancer-causing substance called Rhodamine-B. The ban has been imposed by Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, a union territory of India. Meanwhile, several other states, like Delhi and Andhra Pradesh, have decided to test cotton candies. The development was first confirmed by … Read more
