The board of directors of The Hindu Publishing Group has appointed senior journalist Suresh Nambath as editor of The Hindu with effect from March 1 next year.

The rupee pared its early gains to settle 24 paise lower at 73.56 against the US dollar Monday due to steady capital outflows and strengthening of the American currency.

Accusing the Centre of discriminating against Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday said denying permission to ministers from the state to go abroad for raising funds for flood relief works was the latest example of its bias.

Saudi Arabia said Monday it had no plans to repeat its harsh 1973 oil embargo, even as relations with the West sour following the killing of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi.

 Sriramulu has not spoken in the Lok Sabha or Assembly even for a day. Similarly, Shanta, the candidate from the Ballary Lok Sabha constituency, has also not spoken in the Lok Sabha. So why they should be sent there for decoration, asked former chief minister Siddaramaiah.

 A retired school teacher has allegedly committed suicide here apparently as his name did not appear in the updated draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, a senior police official said Monday.

The police on Monday arrested Mira Yadav, the wife of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Chairman Ramesh Yadav for murdering their 22-year-old son Abhijeet Yadav.

Aneel Munawar, an alleged match-fixer on ICC's radar, is said to have been involved in 26 spot-fixing instances in six Tests, six ODIs and three World T20 matches between 2011-12, according to Al Jazeera's investigative documentary released on Sunday (October 21). Titled 'Cricket's Match Fixers: The Munawar Files', the documentary claims fixed passages of play in seven matches by England players, five matches by Australia players, three matches by Pakistan players, and in one match by players from another country.