November 02, 2017 05:16 IST
Puducherry Transport Minister M O H F Shahjahan denied reports of alleged illegalities in vehicle registration. But Bedi said Shahjahan himself is a car-seller who "may be losing business if we prevent non-residents from registering their vehicles here”.
Thu, Nov 02, 2017November 01, 2017 05:45 IST
The remarks on PM Narendra Modi were made in a private conversation on Facebook
Wed, Nov 01, 2017October 31, 2017 04:01 IST
According to police, Safeer Karim was caught using a Bluetooth device to speak to his wife, who dictated the answers.
Tue, Oct 31, 2017October 29, 2017 00:05 IST
A centuries-old temple ritual in a Madurai village, where little girls are paraded and “offered” to the goddess, earned charges of being “exploitative” recently. Weeks later, as probing questions continue, villagers are angry at the intrusion into their lives
Sun, Oct 29, 2017October 28, 2017 04:49 IST
Suggesting that the petitioner take up real issues and fight social evils instead of targeting a movie, the bench reminded that they cannot issue gag orders against those who criticise demonetisation
Sat, Oct 28, 2017October 27, 2017 05:40 IST
Until now, U K Hamza of Thalassery was seen as a harmless Islamic State sympathiser, no one took him seriously; 4 others arrested include 3 sent back from Turkey.
Fri, Oct 27, 2017October 26, 2017 05:08 IST
BJP national secretary H Raja had pointed out that Vijay was Christian, while criticising the film and targeting the actor. Vijay, who issued a note on a letter pad with his name in red and bold, wrote “Jesus Saves”.
Thu, Oct 26, 2017October 26, 2017 04:57 IST
While alleged harassment by the moneylender and police inaction are believed to be the reasons for the suicides, a police inquiry claimed Isakimuthu (28) had a lot of debt and faced complaints from many people for not repaying money
Thu, Oct 26, 2017October 25, 2017 05:14 IST
While he was at the peak of his career in Malayalam cinema, Sasi tried to break into Hindi films, and did several of them, including Man Ka Aangan (1979); Patita (1980) starring Mithun Chakraborty; Karishmaa (1984); and Anokha Rishta (1986).
Wed, Oct 25, 2017October 25, 2017 05:07 IST
Arrested in June 1999, when he was 19, Perarivalan was not given bail or parole for 27 years, of which 11 years were spent in solitary confinement.
Wed, Oct 25, 2017October 25, 2017 05:03 IST
The court also directed the chief secretary to send a circular in this regard to all office-bearers of the wards of the town panchayat, panchayat union, municipality and corporation.
Wed, Oct 25, 2017October 24, 2017 05:20 IST
According to a senior I-T official, the search was conducted by four officials to probe charges that the production house, Vishal Film Factory, had deducted tax at source of payment worth Rs 51 lakh made to various clients but allegedly failed to deposit the amount with the government.
Tue, Oct 24, 2017October 24, 2017 03:47 IST
The four doused themselves with fuel and immolated themselves in front of passersby and police personnel.
Tue, Oct 24, 2017October 24, 2017 01:30 IST
It is not the first time political ambitions have been ascribed to Vijay, but he is widely seen as too shy.
Tue, Oct 24, 2017October 21, 2017 21:34 IST
In the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, public sector banks and regional rural banks have opened 29.13 crore accounts as against 96 lakh accounts by the private banks.
Tue, Oct 24, 2017October 21, 2017 05:00 IST
"Everyone has the right to criticise the BJP government on any medium. But the criticism should be based on facts,” Raja told The Indian Express. The BJP leader claimed that he was “trying to confirm” whether the producer Hema Rukmani of Thenandal Studios Ltd “may also be a Christian”.
Sat, Oct 21, 2017October 17, 2017 04:51 IST
“The Centre is trying to impose Hindi and Sanskrit by replacing Tamil,” Stalin said in a statement.
Tue, Oct 17, 2017October 17, 2017 00:53 IST
Sivakasi produces firecrackers worth an estimated Rs 4,000 crore every year, said to be 80% of such products across India. Traders nationwide buy firecrackers from here for Diwali and special occasions. During Diwali, manufacturers say, 15% of orders are from Delhi-NCR.
Tue, Oct 17, 2017October 10, 2017 04:35 IST
One of his friends, who did not want to be named, said, “Karthik used to get Rs 50 for a banner, and on some days, could earn up to Rs 500. But mostly, he was jobless.”
Tue, Oct 10, 2017October 05, 2017 02:02 IST
The teen organ donor, N Karthik, a native of Pudukkottai district, was admitted to Government Medical College Hospital, Thanjavur, on September 30 with severe head injuries and bone fractures.
Thu, Oct 05, 2017October 05, 2017 01:57 IST
The 44-year-old said he feared he would be killed by Tamil Nadu police if he returned on his own after his “business visa expires in 2017”.
Thu, Oct 05, 2017October 03, 2017 03:36 IST
Sidelined AIADMK leader T T V Dinakaran was booked for sedition in connection with distribution of pamphlets accusing the Central and state governments in the suicide of a Dalit teen.
Tue, Oct 03, 2017September 28, 2017 04:38 IST
Senior CPI leader Annie Raja on Wednesday visited the family of Hadiya, the Kerala woman whose conversion to Islam and now annulled marriage to a Muslim youth has pulled her family into the vortex of national attention, an experience her father Asokan said made him feel “desperate”. Asokan, during his first interview in over four […]
Thu, Sep 28, 2017September 27, 2017 04:29 IST
Asokan hoped the report would help Hadiya realise the “dangerous path” she had chosen by converting to Islam. The NIA is likely to submit the report on October 3.
Wed, Sep 27, 2017September 26, 2017 05:33 IST
State ministers who are supporting the unified AIADMK ruling the state had recently raised allegations against the Sasikala family and claimed that party leaders were forced to narrate false stories about Jayalalithaa during her hospitalisation.
Tue, Sep 26, 2017