Will send you to jail right now, Madras HC tells man claiming to be Jaya’s son The Madras High Court on Friday reprimanded a man, who claimed to be the “secret son” of former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa, questioning the genuineness of documents submitted by him. “I can send this man…
For the purpose of easier travel the four lane national highways were planned across the country but unscientific implementation of the project has caused severe problems to people especially those residing on either side of the highways. In the National Highway 4 stretch from Hiriyur taluk in…
Chennai: Railway clerk swindles Rs 26 lakh tax amount from staff salary A junior account assistant working in the office of senior divisional finance manager of southern railway, Salem had swindled over Rs 26 lakh deducted from the Salem division railway employees’ salary as professional tax in the first half of…
Interpol ‘issues red notice’ for North Koreans in murder mystery Interpol has issued a red notice, the closest to an international arrest warrant, for four North Koreans wanted in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, Malaysia’s police chief said on Thursday. The estranged half-brother of North…
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar wins trust vote with 22 MLAs to Congress’ 16 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Goa, headed by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, won the crucial floor test today with support of 22 MLAs. A special Assembly session was convened for the purpose. Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane…
Tamil Nadu leaders demand inquiry into death of JNU scholar Political leaders on Tuesday expressed strong concern over the death of Dalit student Muthukrishnan in JNU campus and demanded proper enquiry to find out if it is a suicide or murder. Leader of Opposition M.K. Stalin cited the statement of Muthukrishnan’s…
Confusion over whether Syria rebels will attend Astana talks Syrian rebel representative and officials from Kazakhstan’s government offered conflicting information Wednesday as to whether Syria’s armed opposition groups would end their boycott and attend talks with the Syrian government in the Kazakh…
BJP scripts history in Manipur, Biren Singh takes oath as CM It was a historic moment for the BJP on Wednesday, when party leader Nongthombam Biren Singh took oath as the Chief Minister of Manipur. This is the first time that BJP has come to power in the state, which had been a Congress bastion. A floor test awaits…
Tamil Nadu: 77 Indian fishermen released by Lankan govt, repatriated Seventy-seven Indian and 12 Sri Lankan fishermen were on Tuesday repatriated in line with the decision taken by two countries to set free fishermen in each other’s custody to defuse tension following the killing of an Indian fisherman last week.…
50 North Koreans overstay visa, to be deported despite ban: Malaysia Malaysia will deport 50 North Koreans for overstaying their visas, the deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, in an apparent exception to a departure ban after the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam. The killing of the half-brother of North Korea’s…