Understanding our roots
“If we want communal harmony, we must have a proper history to be taught to the people, and the younger generation in particular,” says J. Raja Mohamed. Having spent over three decades in Tamil Nadu...
View Article12 acquitted in first Marad case
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday acquitted 12 accused in what is known as the first Marad case and confirmed the life sentence awarded by the Special Additional Sessions Court for...
View ArticleFolk singer Kovan's anticipatory bail pleas: HC grants TN govt a week's time...
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday granted a week's time to the Tamil Nadu government to file counters to the two anticipatory bail petitions filed by Tamil folk singer S...
View ArticleComplaint filed against Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and his wife.
A complaint with charges of sedition, defamation, hurting religious feelings, and criminal intimidation against the Bollywood actor, Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao, was filed in the court of...
View ArticleThree held for manhole deaths
KOZHIKODE: Three employees of the Chennai-based contracting firm Shriram EPC Pvt Ltd were arrested on Friday after the police found that it was gross negligence on their part that led to the death of...
View ArticleSecret Meeting Case: NIA court to announce quantum of punishment today
Kochi, Nov. 26 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court will today pronounce the quantum of punishment to the five Students Islamic Movements of India (SIMI) activists in the secret...
View ArticlePolice register blasphemy case on Christian TV owner’s complaint
KARACHI: Police on Friday registered a blasphemy case against unidentified persons for setting fire to the office of a Christian web TV. A fire broke out in the office of the Christian web TV located...
View ArticleFarmers seek compensation for crop damaged in rain
Farmers’ representatives on Friday claimed that standing crops of onion, paddy, and cotton have been damaged in a few parts of the district because of recent rain and urged the district administration...
View ArticleShedding light on diabetes, in blue
Parts of the city lit up in blue on Friday to mark World Diabetes Day, and to create awareness of the disease, which an estimated 69.2 million Indians adults suffer from. The M.V....
View ArticleSri Lankan naval forces detain eight Indian fishermen
RAMESWARAM: Sri Lankan naval forces on Sunday detained eight Indian fishermen and their two boats on charges of trespassing into the territorial...
View ArticleTwo held for attack on college student
PUNE: Two hawkers on Daund railway station were arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting a 23-year-old college student with a stick after he got into a fight with them for selling bananas at a...
View ArticleAuto drivers held for assaulting bus crew
The city police on Monday arrested six persons on charges of assaulting the employees of a private bus at Ravipuram two weeks ago. The accused were identified as Sivadas, 55, Ratheesh,...
View ArticleSC dismisses TN Govt.'s plea for police custody of Kovan
New Delhi, Nov. 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Tamil Nadu Government's appeal against the Madras High Court order, which set aside...
View ArticlePrivate complaint against Aamir over `intolerance' remark
BENGALURU: A local BJP leader on Monday lodged a private complaint in a Bengaluru court against actor Aamir Khan over his reported...
View ArticleDon’t take criticism as personal insult, Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu
The SC on Monday questioned the Tamil Nadu government about a flood of appeals to the apex court by those seeking protection from criminal defamation cases registered by the State apparatus. A Bench of...
View ArticleEzhava leader booked for inflammatory speech
Police on Monday registered a case against Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan over an inflammatory speech with communal overtones. The prominent leader...
View Article'Why so many criminal defamation cases from Tamil Nadu?'
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Tamil Nadu government about a flood of appeals to the apex court by persons seeking protection from criminal defamation cases registered against them by the...
View ArticleBengaluru: Man held for sexually abusing two minor girls
Bengaluru: The city police have arrested a private company employee for sexually abusing two minor girls at his house by offering them snacks in Mallasandra under Peenya police station limits on...
View Article21-yr-old jobless youth held for sexual assault of 2-yr-old
MUMBAI: A 21-year-old man from Ghatkopar has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl from his neighbourhood. The police said that the accused Sanjay Jaiswal, who is...
View ArticlePatidar quota agitation: Gujarat High Court calls reservation an ‘amoeboid...
Refusing to quash sedition case against five key leaders of Patidar reservation agitation movement, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday observed that “reservation” and “corruption” are the two things...
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