The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed the charge sheet in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case before a special 2G court. The ED named Dayanidhi Maran, Kalanidhi Maran and four others in the charge sheet. The Aircel-Maxis deal came under the scanner after Aircel owner C. Sivasankaran lodged a complaint in 2011 with the CBI alleging that he was pressurised to […]
» Read moreTen persons were killed and 28 badly injured when a speeding omni bus overturned near Valliyoor in Tirunelveli district around 5.30 a.m. on Friday. Police said the speeding Multi-Axle Volvo bus, proceeding from Karaikal to Thiruvananthapuram overturned as it was crossing Pilaakottaipaarai near Valliyoor after hitting the concrete median. Eight persons died on the spot. Passengers were rushed to various […]
» Read moreEnding the uncertainty over holding Jallikattu (bull taming) this year, the Modi government on Friday lifted the ban on the sport days before the traditional harvest festival begins in Tamil Nadu. Union ministry of environment and forests headed by Prakash Javadekar issued a notification to this effect. Bulls may be continued to be exhibited or trained as a performing animal, […]
» Read morePDP president Mehbooba Mufti is set to be the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who passed away on Thursday, with party MLAs unanimously electing her as their leader and writing to Governor N N Vohra in this regard. A party delegation met the Governor at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar and handed […]
» Read morePutting the ball squarely in Pakistan’s court, India on Thursday linked the Foreign Secretary-level talks to Islamabad’s “prompt and decisive” action in the Pathankot terror attack for which it has provided “actionable intelligence”. New Delhi has also identified Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother Rauf, and two others as “handlers” behind the terror attack. Uncertainty prevails on talks scheduled […]
» Read moreIn a measure that would benefit nearly two crore families, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced a ‘Pongal Gift Pack’ for ration-card holders, which would include Rs 100 in cash. “I am happy to announce that ration-card (rice card) holders, Police card owners and Sri Lankan Tamil families living in camps would be provided with a Pongal Gift […]
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