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A damage control team boarded the Belize-flagged MT Seagull 9, carrying 9,000 tonnes of palm oil and 23 crew members, after its engine failed and a ballast tank flooded

“We will send a central team to Karnataka on October 3 to assess the drought situation. I have spoken with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, who is concerned as well, and we will send a central team there too. I, along with my team, will personally visit the States facing this crisis,” Mr. Chouhan said

A four-wheeler and three mobile phones are also seized in the forest near Veeraballi; police ask people to report suspicious activity in forest areas

One of the endemic species, Dawkinsia tambraparniei, has already been categorised as endangered

CCTV footage showed six people arriving on three two-wheelers; police allege the wire was sold in small lots to scrap shops in Kuppam and Tamil Nadu

Ramesh Chennithala calls for collective action to keep drug mafia away. Second phase to focus on strengthening public participation through local bodies to prevent drug use and its spread

This is under the ‘Karnataka Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Higher Educational Institutions’ (K-FIST-L1)

The court said it would pass an order expressing “hope that the Speaker will follow the law laid down in the Meghachandra judgement”; it had suggested three months to be a reasonable time unless exceptional circumstances exist

What does the Income Tax Department allege? How much money is involved? How was the money allegedly routed? When did the investigation begin?

Malayali artist Arun Lal has created the play based on the Panchatantra fables

The former CM said he would fight for Odisha’s rights till his last breath while BJD cadres called for halting mineral transportation from mines till MMDR Amendment Act is not rolled back

The police say the ED will be intimated about the cases as the accused have received money in bank accounts abroad for services promised or delivered in India

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis accused Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of attempting to erode public confidence in constitutional institutions; Opposition parties accepted ECI when they won elections but questioned it after defeats, said Mr. Fadnavis

The second case was registered based on a complaint lodged by a woman alleging that her daughter, a minor, was sexually abused by the businessman

IUML Malappuram district secretary P. Abdul Hameed describes the incident as a ‘spelling mistake’ rather than a serious lapse; the party has, however, reportedly asked Shaji not to make further comments that could prolong the controversy

According to officials, the proposed system is aimed at improving passenger and road safety by monitoring driver alertness and behaviour, and providing real-time warnings for various safety risks

The State government says more than 80,000 hectares of Gram Sabha ponds and 2,205 km of rivers have been brought under leasing, and fish production has risen from 6.29 lakh tonnes to 15.90 lakh tonnes in eight years