T. V. Magaadevan (47), nephew of incarcerated AIADMK interim general Secretary V. K. Sasikala, died of cardiac arrest near Kumbakonam on Saturday. Sources said that Magaadevan was proceeding by car to a temple at Tiruvidaimarudur near Kumbakonam when he complained of chest pain. He was rushed to a private hospital at Kumbakonam where doctors declared him ‘brought dead’. Magaadevan is […]
» Read moreEight coaches of the Meerut-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express derailed near Rampur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday leaving at least two passengers injured, railway officials said. The accident happened between Mundha Pande and Rampur railway stations, Northern railway spokesperson Neeraj Sharma said. He said while two passengers — Amit Katiyar and Megh Singh — have been injured there was no casualty […]
» Read moreActing on a complaint by the I-T department, police today filed an FIR against three Tamil Nadu ministers and one other person on charges of threatening and obstructing I-T officers from performing duties during a raid. I-T department alleged in its complaint that the four legislators had attempted to obstruct a raid at the residence of state health minister C […]
» Read moreA court in Diphu has issued a bailable arrest warrant against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case arising out of his tweet on the Prime Minister’s educational qualification. First class Magistrate, Diphu, Naba Kumar Deka Baruah, issued the warrant of ₹10,000 on Monday and summoned the AAP leader to appear before the court on May 8. Karbi […]
» Read moreFormer cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and actress Rekha are the worst performers in attendance in the Rajya Sabha among the 12 nominated members, according to an analysis by Factly.in, a data journalism portal. While Tendulkar has attended 23 of the 348 days since his nomination in 2012, Rekha has attended 18. Further, Rekha has not attended more than a single day […]
» Read moreThe Kerala government has promulgated an ordinance to make teaching of Malayalam mandatory in all schools in the State. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting that the new law will be applicable to all schools regardless of the syllabus they followed. Schools that violated the law would attract hefty fines. Schools should not put up […]
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