V. Vairamuthuraja (36) of Tiruttangal who was critically injured in a fire accident at RSR Amorces factory near Vembakottai on Saturday succumbed to injuries on Sunday. The police said that the victim, who had sustained 90% burn injuries, died at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai.A ball of fire engulfed the worker while he was involved…Continue Reading

The ninth annual convocation of Rani Channamma University will be held in Belagavi on March 9. Virender Singh Chauhan, scientist and former UGC chairman, will deliver the convocation address. Governor and Chancellor Thawar Chand Gehlot will preside over the function. Our code of editorial values Comments will be moderated by The Hindu editorial team. Comments…Continue Reading

Air India Express will resume regular flight services connecting Madurai with Singapore from March end. Virudhunagar MP, B. Manickam Tagore, said that the flights would be operated on two days a week from March 29. The regular international flight services were withdrawn after the outbreak of COVID in March 2020. However, Vande Bharat special flights were operated to…Continue Reading

Jammu and Kashmir lifted the championship in the maiden national literary festival organised by the Kerala State Sunni Students Federation (SSF) at Rajkot, Gujarat.While the Jammu and Kashmir team scored 295 points, Karnataka became the runner-up with 278 points and Kerala got the third position with 251 points. The four-day national literary competition concluded on…Continue Reading

SIVAGANGAMinister KR Periakaruppan launched a mega pulse polio immunisation camp at a Primary Health Centre in Nerkuppai in Tiruppathur block in Sivaganga district on Sunday.The Collector (in-charge) Manivannan presided. The officials said that a total of 1,192 centres were opened across the district and 87,500 children in the age group of 0-5 years and another…Continue Reading

There is a glaring carve-out in President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia: Oil and natural gas from that country will continue to flow freely to the rest of the world and money will keep flowing into Russia. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Biden defended his decision to preserve access to Russian energy in order “to…Continue Reading

Ukrainian and Russian officials will meet for talks at a venue on the Belarusian border with Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said on Sunday. The talks, the first since Russia unleashed a full scale invasion of Ukraine last week, would be held without preconditions and are the result of a phone call between Zelenskiy and…Continue Reading

SynopsisThe surprise intervention from Russia’s Oleg Anisimov at the closed-door meeting followed an electrifying live statement from his Ukranian counterpart, Svitlana Krakovska, who spoke passionately about her country’s plight.AFPThe Russian head of delegation at a major UN climate conference apologised for his country’s invasion of Ukraine on Sunday, which he said lacked justification, according to…Continue Reading

West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek captains the Czech Republic side that has reached the 2022 World Cup play-offsThe Czech Republic have joined Sweden and Poland in saying they will boycott any game against Russia in football’s World Cup play-offs as sport continues to react to the invasion of Ukraine.The International Judo Federation has suspended Russian…Continue Reading