NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested four fishermen belonging to Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu for catching fish allegedly across the border near Delft Island in Northern Sri Lanka.Fishermen arrested are K. Parthiban (32), K Sarathy (23), K Murali (42), N Ramadoss (52). The Lankan Navy has confiscated the boat and has taken it…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu‘s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday sharply criticized the National Testing Agency (NTA) and accused the BJP-led central government of failing to uphold the integrity of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). The DMK also demanded the abolition of NEET, saying that this measure alone would preserve the sanctity…
NEW DELHI: Former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday shut down all speculation regarding any rift within the Tamil Nadu BJP, which were triggered after a video went viral showing Amit Shah animatedly talking to Tamilisai.Stating that they were merely discussing post-poll concerns, Tamilisai said: “On Wednesday, I met Amit Shah for the first time…
SALEM: Five people, including a pregnant woman and two children, on their way to a marriage on two bikes were killed after their vehicles were crushed between a bus and a truck at Salem in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.The two bikes were following the truck when it slowed down for a speed-breaker. The bikers also…
NEW DELHI: The bigwigs of politics and Tollywood gathered in Vijayawada on Wednesday to witness the oath ceremony of new Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu. But now that it’s over, a video clip of an interaction between Union home minister Amit Shah and former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has sparked speculation about potential rifts…
NEW DELHI: At least 15 museums, including the Railway Museum in Delhi, received hoax bomb threats on Tuesday. Acting on the threats, Delhi Police has registered a case and a probe is under way.In another incident on Tuesday, a 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending a bomb threat email targeting a flight scheduled from…
Representative Image CHENNAI: French shoe brand Kickers is entering the Indian retail market. Kothari Industrial Corporation (KICL), which has signed an MoU with the French company Royer Group which manufactures Kickers, will set up the brand’s first fashion store in the country in Chennai soon. While this marks KICL’s direct entry into the retail segment…
NEW DELHI: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik responded to a recent tweet by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, showing BJD leader VK Pandian grabbing Naveen Patnaik’s trembling hand and trying to hide it from public view.The 77-year-old leader who’s hands have been visibly trembling for at least five years responded to the viral video…
TIRUPATI/COIMBATORE/HYDERABAD: NIA on Tuesday arrested a techie from Andhra Pradesh‘s Anantapur district and a former convict who was in transit in Telangana in connection with the Rameshwaram cafe blast in Bengaluru on March 1. The probe agency also searched houses of two doctors in Coimbatore.NIA sleuths searched the residence of a retired principal in Rayadurgam…
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