March 20, 2024 01:01 am | Updated 01:01 am IST A political controversy has been triggered by a video of hate speech featuring Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi’s Namakkal Parliamentary constituency candidate S. Suriamoorthi. In the video, shared widely on social media, he is heard speaking out against inter-caste relationships involving …...Read More
Controversy erupts over KMDK Namakkal candidate’s speech on inter-caste marriage
Police shoot dead man accused of murdering two minors in Uttar Pradesh
March 20, 2024 12:49 am | Updated 12:49 am IST - New Delhi Police shot dead a man accused of murdering two boys aged 12 and 6 in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. A mob set ablaze a shop belonging to the accused man. Tension gripped Badaun district …...Read More
Regulator snubs revenue projections at Adani-controlled Thiruvananthapuram Airport
March 20, 2024 12:32 am | Updated 12:33 am IST - NEW DELHI The Adani-controlled Thiruvananthapuram Airport’s projection of revenue from non-aeronautical services such as the sale of food and beverages — used to subsidise costs levied on airlines and passengers — is just a “miniscule” 12% of the norm, …...Read More
Police launch helpline to report election code violations in Ranipet
March 20, 2024 12:32 am | Updated 12:32 am IST - RANIPET The district police in Ranipet have launched a helpline (9363868465) for people to complain about election code violations in the district. According to a press release, public can also send complaints, videos, and photographs through Whatsapp using the …...Read More
Man escaped from police custody, nabbed
March 20, 2024 12:31 am | Updated 12:31 am IST - TIRUPATTUR A 24-year-old man was arrested by Vaniyambadi Taluk police on Tuesday near Vaniyambadi town in Tirupattur. Police said that the suspect S. Kathirvel, a resident of Mettupalayam village, was arrested for threatening to upload the morphed picture of …...Read More
Cash restrictions for LS poll hits century-old cattle market in Vellore
March 20, 2024 12:30 am | Updated 12:30 am IST - VELLORE A century-old weekly cattle market in Vellore has been affected due to restrictions on carrying huge amount of cash during travel as part of the enforcement of moral code of conduct by the Election Commission of India (ECI) …...Read More
Ex-cop punched inspector he caught having sex with his wife in Screwfix car park, court told
A former police officer has claimed he acted in self-defence when he punched an inspector who he caught having sex with his wife, a jury has heard. Gavin Harper, 45, had placed a tracking device on the vehicle driven by his wife, policewoman Stephanie Glynn, because he said he suspected …...Read More
Michael Tilson Thomas to conduct NY Philharmonic's opening subscription program
Michael Tilson Thomas is to conduct the opening subscription program of the New York Philharmonic season, three years after the conductor announced he was being treated for a brain tumor. The 79-year-old is to lead the orchestra in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 14 with Emanuel Ax and Mahler's Fifth Symphony …...Read More
Victim’s statement recorded before magistrate in case against BSY
March 20, 2024 12:10 am | Updated 12:10 am IST - Bengaluru The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the alleged sexual abuse case against former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa recorded the statement of the 17-year-old victim before a magistrate under Section 164 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) on Tuesday. Given …...Read More
Lokpal orders CBI probe into charges against Mahua Moitra
March 20, 2024 12:08 am | Updated 12:13 am IST - NEW DELHI The Lokpal has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to further probe the allegations made against former Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra and submit a report on its findings within six months. “After careful evaluation and consideration …...Read More
