Chennai |Β At a time when the electioneering for the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls is at its peak, Income Tax officials on Friday carried out searches in the premises of DMK President M.K. Stalin’s daughter Senthamarai here, sources said. Senthamarai is married to Sabareesan, who is said to have a major say in the […]
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Puducherry shuts schools till May 31 amid Covid surge
Chennai |Β With the increase in Covid 19 cases, the Puducherry government has closed the schools, (State board, CBSE and ICSE) till May 31. The decision was taken following a recommendation by a committee on the Covid vaccine which was chaired by Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilsai Soundararajan. There will be no classes for students from Class […]
Bank staff strike on March 15-16 against privatisation
Chennai |Β With the conciliation meeting between bank unions and the Central government failing, about 10 lakh bank employees will strike work for two continuous days – March 15 and 16 – protesting against the government decision to privatise public sector banks, the All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) said on Thursday. According to AIBEA General […]
RSS has destroyed institutions and free press: Rahul
Chennai:Β Congress leader and former AICC president Rahul Gandhi has charged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) has destroyed the free press and institutions in the country in a systematic manner over the past six years. He was addressing a meeting of advocates at VO Chidambaram college hall, Tuticorn, on Saturday. He said the nation is held […]
25 kg gold stolen at gunpoint from Muthoot Finance branch in TN
Chennai:Β Six masked persons brandishing pistols on Friday barged into a Muthoot Finance branch in Tamil Nadu’s Hosur on Friday and fled with about 25 kg gold jewellery valued at about Rs 7.5 crore and Rs 96,000 cash, police said. The gang members held up the company staff and a couple of customers at gun point, […]
VJ Chitra death case: Husband arrested for abetment to suicide
Chennai:Β Tamil actress VJ Chitra’s husband Hemnath has reportedly been arrested for abetment to suicide almost a week after her death. VJ Chitra, best known for her performance in the Tamil show “Pandian Stores”, was found dead at a hotel room in Chennai’s Nazrathpet on December 9. According to reports, Hemanth had expressed anger on seeing […]
IIT-Madras Covid Hotspot: Over 100 test positive
Chennai:Β Just when the spread of Coronavirus infection in Tamil Nadu appeared to be receding, the premier technical institute of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) has turned into a Covid-19 hotspot. IIT-M students who tested positive for coronavirus has increased to 103 on Monday and there is fear that the number might go up. All […]
Retired HC Justice Karnan tests Covid positive
Chennai:Β Retired High Court Judge C.S. Karnan has tested positive for coronavirus and his condition is stable, said a top official of Stanley Medical College. Karnan was arrested by the police and is in jail in connection with his social media offensive videos/posts with objectionable comments and threats of sexual violence against judiciary officials and their […]
Retired High Court Judge Karnan arrested by TN police for objectionable comments on judiciary officials
Chennai (1 Min Read):Β The Tamil Nadu Police on Wednesday arrested retired High Court Judge, Justice CS Karnan, in connection with the release on the social media offensive videos/posts with objectionable comments and threats of sexual violence against judiciary officials and their family members. Karnan had allegedly released the said videos, after which several lawyers had […]
TN, Puducherry bracing up for very severe cyclone Nivar
Chennai (2 Min Read):Β The very severe cyclonic storm Nivar, expected to cross the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts around midnight, currently lay centred at 80 km from Cuddalore, 85 km from Puducherry and 160 km from Chennai, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. According to the IMD, Nivar is expected to cross Tamil Nadu […]