Election officials on Saturday seized Rs. 9 lakh cash from the car of actor-politician R. Sarathkumar, who is contesting the May 16, 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Tiruchendur constituency in Tuticorin district. Mr. Sarathkumar, chief of All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi, was found travelling with the cash in violation of election rules, police said. Mr. Sarathkumar, the lone candidate […]
» Read moreThe NDA government has proposed a law where wrong depiction of the map of India could land the violators in jail with a maximum term of seven years and fine up to Rs. 100 crore. This measure has been envisaged by the government against the backdrop of instances where certain social networking sites showed Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a dinner hosted by the U.S – India Business Council (USIBC) on June 7 that will bring together around 400 CEOs, investors and business leaders during his two-day visit to the U.S capital. The Prime Minister is scheduled to address a joint session of the U.S Congress on June 8, and will also attend […]
» Read moreJawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who has been on a hunger strike for eight days along with other students, was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after his health deteriorated. The students have been on an indefinite hunger strike to protest the punishment awarded to them in connection with a protest demonstration […]
» Read moreTamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday promised 50 percent subsidy for women who buy mopeds/scooters if the AIADMK retained power in the 2016 Assembly elections. The AIADMK leader also said that coupons worth Rs. 500 would be given to all ration card holders, school students would continue to get free laptop and farm loans would be written off in […]
» Read moreThe CBI has registered case against promoters of Paramount Airways on allegations of defrauding, diverting loan amount and cheating public sector banks. Searches were being carried out at seven locations at Chennai and Madurai, including residential and office premises of its promoter Thyagrajan and the company functionaries.
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