Chennai | A local court in Villupuram on Friday sentenced former Tamil Nadu Special DGP Rajesh Das to three years of imprisonment in a sexual harassment case. The accused was charged of sexual harassment by his junior woman IPS officer two years ago. Besides, the court also slapped him with a fine of Rs 10,000. […]
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Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister ‘weeps’ after he is arrested by ED
Chennai | After 18 hours of interrogation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji on Wednesday. But the Minister, according to sources, fell unconscious after his arrest and is currently admitted at a hospital in Omarandur Estate, Chennai. The marathon interrogation took place at the Minister’s official residence here on Tuesday, […]
Khusbu Sundar’s old tweet against PM goes viral, BJP leader defends herself
Chennai | An old tweet by the National Commission for Women (NCW) member and actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar has gone viral on social media. While the Congress across the country is protesting against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha following his conviction by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case, the old […]
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya allegedly opened emergency exit of IndiGo flight
Chennai | BJP MP from Bengaluru South and national president of the party’s Yuva Morcha, Tejasvi Surya, has come under the lens after IndiGo released a statement on Tuesday, claiming that a passenger had opened the emergency exit of its Chennai-Tiruchirapalli flight on December 10, 2022. While the airline didn’t name the passenger, it said the […]
Man dies painful death after hair transplant goes wrong
New Delhi | In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old man died due to alleged medical negligence after undergoing hair transplant at a clinic in Delhi. Reports said that the victim, identified as Athar Rasheed, died of multiple organ failure allegedly caused by a botched hair transplant treatment. According to reports, the family members of Rasheed approached […]
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Six convicts released from prison
Chennai | The six convicts who were jailed in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi have been released from prison on Saturday, officials said. The Supreme Court on Friday had ordered the release of all the six life-term convicts in view of the Tamil Nadu government’s recommendation. In May, the top court […]
Dhoni moves Madras HC for contempt proceedings against IPS officer
Chennai | Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former captain of Indian cricket team has moved Madras High Court for initiating contempt proceedings against IPS officer, G. Sampath Kumar for his alleged statements against the Supreme Court and the Madras High Court regarding match-fixing. The plea was listed for hearing on Friday. However, it was not taken up for […]
Virat Kohli fan kills Rohit Sharma fan, arrested
Chennai | A die-hard fan of Virat Kohli, infuriated with his friend, a Rohit Sharma fan, for insulting his favourite cricketer in a drunken brawl, hit him on the head with a liquor bottle and later with a cricket bat, killing him on the spot. According to police, the deceased Vignesh, a Rohit Sharma fan, and […]
PFI leaders, cadres go into hiding after ban
Chennai | After the Union Home Ministry imposed a ban for five years on the Popular Front of India (PFI) on Wednesday, several leaders and cadres of the organisation have gone into hiding. Sources in the state police told IANS that many of the leaders and cadres who were present in public after the September 22 […]
Adding Rs 1,600 cr per day to his wealth, Adani tops India’s rich list, ranks second in world
Chennai | Takeover tycoon and world’s second richest person, 60-year-old Gautam Adani, naturally heads the India’s rich list with wealth of Rs 10,94,400 crore, as per the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022. Adani ranks second after Tesla CEO, Elon Musk who has net worth of Rs 12.37 lakh crore. Interestingly, Adani gets the honours […]