In an effort to address incidents of student drownings in the district, the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Ernakulam, is preparing a proposal to implement effective drowning prevention measures. With mandatory swimming classes not being a viable option due to the recent cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis, the focus would instead be on strengthening awareness and...

A Special Investigation Team of the Karnataka Police has collected CCTV footage from the residence of Subhash Guttedar, a former BJP MLA from Aland in Kalaburagi district, as part of its investigation into the attempt to delete names from voter lists in Aland seat ahead of the 2023 Assembly polls. The CCTV footage allegedly shows...

Since the start of this year, 2,790 Indian nationals living illegally in the United States have returned home, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. Sharing the figures at his weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said these individuals “did not meet the criteria and were illegally staying there.” “On deportation, since...