Top executives of the microblogging site, Twitter have reportedly conveyed their inability to be present before Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology on 11 February. The social media giant has cited short notice as the reason for missing the 10 day deadline given by the Parliamentary Committee for Twitter executives including CEO Jack Dorsey to appear …

A day after his death, in what was initially believed to be an accidental fall, Police now says that IIT Hyderabad student Anirudhya Mummaneni jumped to his death from the seven-storey hostel building on the campus. PTI reported that before he committed suicide, Anirudhya had written an email to his friends hinting that he was ending his life. “The decision …

An incriminating piece of evidence has been recovered by the Uttar Pradesh Police that could be crucial in solving the murder of Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, who was killed during the Bulandshahr violence. The mobile phone of Inspector Singh was recovered from the house of the main accused Prashant Natt. “We received information about the location of the mobile phone. …

For the first time in history, less than 3 per cent of the children are not attending school and the dropout rates have also significantly reduced, a nationwide study has found. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), 2018 which was released last week found that the proportion of children age 6-14 who are not enrolled in school has fallen …

A multi-agency probe is on in Kerala after the mysterious disappearance of 43-people on a fishing boat from the Kerala coast. The 43-people, including women and newborns, all non-Keralites had taken a fishing boat from the Munambam harbour on January 12th and has not been located since. BCCL It all began with the recovery of 52 bags which were found …

Environmentalists and activists who have been for long protesting against the proposed elevated corridor passing through the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka have claimed victory after the Central Government said no to the project. Mahesh Sharma, MoS Environment Forests and Climate Change said the corridor which comprises of elevated structures at four regular intervals, as suggested by the Union Ministry …

The Sree Ayyappa Swamy Temple in Sabarimala has opened for devotees after it was briefly shut for purification following the entry of two women in the santurom of the shrine earlier in the day.   Kandararu Rajeevaru, the chief priest of the Sabarimala temple had shut the shrine for nearly a hour after consultation with the erstwhile royal family of Pandalam, …

Karnataka is showing the rest of the country, how to gradually transform the energy sources from non renewable to sustainable. With a total production capacity of of 12.64 gigawatts, Karnataka has emerged as the leader in producing renewable energy in India.  In 2018 alone Karnataka has added 5 gigawatts of renewable energy and now generates nearly half to state’s energy …

Municipal Authorities in Gurugram has completed the construction of first of its kind road in the Millenium City, built completely from discarded plastic. The road was built on a experimental basis at Sector-51 on a stretch on 100 meters. The construction began on Wednesday and based on the feedback of its durability, more roads will be built using plastic waste. …

Little over a year has passed since Mudad Revathi, who originally hails from Odisha came to Kerala, like many hundreds from across the country who flock to the state in search of work. Revathi, who began working at a garments unit in the Technopark Thiruvananthapuram has become an inspiration for the thousands like her by scoring 100 per cent in …