Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the top leadership of the BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was aware of the alleged sexual crimes of Prajwal Revanna, an MP and Lok Sabha candidate of the Janata Dal Secular (JDS) party. He further said the top leadership chose to turn a blind eye due to “greed for power”. The… Continue reading "PM Modi should apologise for campaigning for Prajwal Revanna"
The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday said it has proposed to take stringent action against those advertising online gambling, online gaming of chance, betting, etc., by putting up hoardings, posters, banners, or autorickshaw branding to promote their website/apps in the state. The members of the public could share information about online gambling/betting activities or offer suggestions on regulating online games.… Continue reading "TN to go tough on outdoor ads on online gambling"
The makers of Thalaivar 171, recently released the title teaser of the film and unveiled it as Coolie. Headlined by Rajinikanth, the film is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and is one of the much-anticipated films in Tamil cinema. Now in the latest turn of events, composer Ilaiyaraaja has sent legal notice to the makers of Coolie for the unauthorised use… Continue reading "Ilaiyaraaja sends legal notice to Coolie makers"
A private college’s former Assistant Professor Nirmala Devi, the primary accused involved in luring students into giving sexual favours for higher officials at the Madurai Kamaraj University in 2018, was convicted by the Fast Track Mahila court in Srivilliputhur on Monday. The other two accused involved in the case including MKU Assistant professor Murugan and research student Karupasamy were acquitted… Continue reading "Court convicts Nirmala Devi in MKU sex racket case"
The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka, which resumed in October 2023 after almost 40 years only to be stopped days later, is set to recommence on May 13. Online ticket sale for the service, which will be handled by a new operator, will go live on Monday. On October 14 last year, Prime Minister Narendra… Continue reading "Tamil Nadu Passenger ferry service between Tamil Nadu and SL to resume on May"
Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police Shankar Jiwal has ordered the transfer of the investigation into the seizure of ₹3.98 crore in cash at Tambaram in the run-up to the recent Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu, from three persons to CB-CID. On April, 7, a flying squad and police personnel seized ₹3.98 crore from three passengers — S. Satish and… Continue reading "CB-CID to probe Rs 4 crore seizure from 3 train passengers"
The Madras High Court has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to carry out mapping of wetlands in all districts of the state from June this year on the lines of the exercise carried out in Tiruvallur district. The court has also directed the state to submit reports on the progress of the exercise periodically to the court in order to… Continue reading "HC orders mapping of all wetlands in TN from June"
Five district collectors of Tamil Nadu appeared at the office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after they were summoned by the probe agency in connection with a case related to alleged illegal sand mining. The ED uncovered a major scam in the sand quarries located in five districts of Tamil Nadu where sand was removed illegally and above the permitted… Continue reading "Collectors of 5 T.N. districts appear before ED"
The VR shopping mall in Thirumangalam received a bomb threat over a phone call, which later turned out to be a hoax. The police are yet to identify the caller. The mall management alerted the police following which the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad reached the mall with sniffer dogs. After thoroughly checking the premises, the threat was declared to… Continue reading "Hoax bomb threat to mall in Chennai"
Asserting that “India is a secular nation”, AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswami has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “speaking controversially about Muslim people”. “It is not appropriate for political party leaders and the Prime Minister of India, who holds the highest office in the country, to express such controversial views, as it does… Continue reading "EPS says PM’s remarks on Muslims ‘unacceptable’"