NEET: The Centre has turned down requests from Puducherry and Tamil Nadu governments to exempt students from appearing in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate and postgraduate medical admissions, according to the HRD Minis... read more

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi declined to intervene with the High Court ruling and disposed of the petition filed by Kiran Bedi seeking clarity on the row. read more

Having been the personal assistant of the late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi for long, Janakiraman earned the leader’s trust and confidence and was deputed to Puducherry to develop the party. read more

A vacation bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi agreed to give a hearing to Bedi’s application next week after solicitor general Tushar Mehta mentioned it on her behalf. read more

Both in 1989 and 1977, when the share of southern states in Congress’ Lok Sabha tally was more than 2019, the absolute number of Congress MPs from the rest of India was significantly higher than what it is today. read more

The Union ministry of environment said it had cleared the proposed environmental impact assessment for both offshore and onshore exploration in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry. read more

Puducherry is expected to get heavy rain during the next few days due to a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal which could transform into a cyclone Fani. read more

Weather tracking website Skymetweather.com has observed that the system may strengthen as a tropical storm on the evening of April 27 or on the morning of April 28. read more

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places over coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Thunderstorm activity will also intensify with gusty winds (50-60 kmph) and lightning. read more

The food at Puducherry, an erstwhile French colony, has for years borne an imprint of its colonial past. But is it losing its unique cuisine to a globalising India? read more

Delhi Congress president Sheila Dikshit said, “This can only be done after an amendment to the constitution. We had also asked for it, but the Centre did not accept the demand.” read more

In Puducherry, a Union Territory (UT) where the Congress is in power, chief minister V Narayanasamy and his ministerial colleagues have been at loggerheads with their lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi. read more

This comes days after the Supreme Court directed the EC to consider alloting a common symbol to all 59 candidates of the unregistered party run by run by VK Sasikala’s nephew TTV Dhinakaran. read more

Known for its beautiful beaches, this union territory is where the East meets the West and goes beyond. read more

Puducherry is gearing up to apply for a ‘heritage city’ tag. Once a French colony, the Union Territory’s interesting blend of Tamil and colonial architecture, is a draw for tourists. But are conservation efforts focused only on the built heritage? read more