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LEGAL LUMINARY WHO MADE A MARK IN POLITICS

KAPIL Sibal caught the nation's attention in 1993 with his six-hour-long address in a packed Lok Sabha against Justice V Ramaswamy impeachment motion.

SC raps Bengal govt, Guv on V-C appointments

THE Supreme Court has come down heavily on the West Bengal Governor CV ananda Bose and the state government over their skirmishes on appointment of Vice-Chancellors in the state universities.

Manipur fashion designer injured after being shot at

UNIDENTIFIED assailants fired upon a 30-year-old fashion designer in Manipur, leaving him injured.

India, UK hold annual strategic dialogue and review 2030 roadmap

INDIAN Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra and Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Sir Philip Barton met in London on May 17 for the annual UKIndia Strategic Dialogue.

WHO updates list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the most threat to human health, and have ranked 15 families of bacteria by grouping them as 'critical', 'high' and 'medium' threats.

'Case on son fake; cops free to act against grandson

BREAKING his silence on the sexual abuse charges against his grandson and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, JDS supremo and former PM HD Deve Gowda on Saturday clarified that he has no objection to the legal action initiated against Prajwal.

India's 1st civilian astronaut to take off to space today

CAPTAIN Gopichand Thotakura, the second Indian who will travel to space after then Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma in April 1984, is set to make history on Sunday with Blue Origin's NS-25 mission.

Bishkek violence: They harassed girls, broke friend's jaw, student tells TNIE

LOCKED inside his university hostel at Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, where the gates were shut and the lights were turned off by the administration so they could stay safe, a Telangana-based medical student, Fayzan, told TNIE that although the violence was temporarily curbed, a mob had openly sent out a warning to the Indians and Pakistanis that there would be another attack in the night.

Woman seeks probe into teen son's death

A woman from Appakudal approached the Erode district collector's office on Saturday demanding a proper investigation into the death of her 16-year-old son.

Tusker electrocuted to death in Nilgiris forest

A 15-YEAR-OLD male elephant died of electric shock at a patta land in Kunjappanai in the Kothagiri forest range in Nilgiris on Saturday morning.

Passport using fake docus: 8 held in Tiruchy

THE Airport police on Friday arrested and remanded in judicial custody eight passengers at Tiruchy international airport found in alleged possession of passports obtained using forged documents.

Kin of caste violence victims seek justice

AGGRIEVED family members of several victims of alleged caste atrocities in the state gathered at Sterling V Grand Hotel in Madurai on Saturday, and submitted petitions to Evidence Executive Director A Kathir seeking action and justice.

Sri Narayani Group: Devoted to training and education

SRI Narayani Peedam, situated in Sripuram at Vellore, is making a significant impact in spiritual service, guided by the blessings of Sri Sakthi Amma.

HINDUSTAN COLLEGE'S MOTTO IS TO MAKE EVERY STUDENT SUCCESSFUL

Hindustan College of arts & science, Padur, established in 1995, has been a cornerstone of educational excellence and shaping the lives of countless individuals.

THREE DISTS LIKELY TO GET VERY HEAVY RAIN TODAY

THE heat has paved way for rains in the state, with three districts Theni, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi - likely to get isolated heavy to very heavy rain to extremely heavy rain on Sunday, Regional Metereological Centre (RMC) said.

Govt chips in as colleges deny seat to PWD students citing 'trivial' reasons

THE state government has sent a list of pointers to all public and private higher education institutions to ensure disabled students don't miss out on admissions because of incorrect reading of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (RPWD) Act.

Farmers fear opening river sand quarries will lead to water crisis

THE state government's attempt to reopen river sand quarries in the delta districts after nearly nine months has evoked mixed reactions from farmers, sand lorry owners and civil engineers.

Landslip halts Niligiris rail service, ticket fare to be refunded

RAIL services were disrupted on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as a landslide occurred between Kallar and Hillgrove station due to heavy rain on Friday.

CPI to use party's new Erode building to hold workshop on Marxism

THE Communist Party of India (CPI) is planning to use its new building on 5,000 square feet land at Gobichettipalayam in Erode district to conduct regular workshops on Marxist ideology for its cadre and functionaries.

For Narikurava girls in Pallavaram, higher studies is a distant dream

V SARANYA, a Class 6 student from Narikurava Colony in Pallavaram cantonment area, aspires to become an IAS officer.

Stir after corpn damages fish shops on Loop Road

FISH sellers on Marina Loop Road staged a protest on Saturday after more than 10 shops were damaged when the city corporation was clearing encroachments by hotels on the footpath on the stretch.

'Out of office' to offer free coaching

IN 2018, K Amutha Priya was in a state of shock when her husband departed suddenly.

FULL STOMACHS WILL FILL HEARTS

A humble canteen run by Elumalai in Villupuram serves lunch to about 80 people daily for ₹10

It's an honour to be a blood donor

IT was a misdial back in 2007 that started it all for Srivatsav Vema, founder of the Platelet Club.

Let eyes live long, don't bury them

KRP Ilango closed his eyes once to figure out what it means to be a blind; it was 2010 and he was at a usual eye-donation awareness programme organised by a private hospital.

CORRUPT TANGO IN DELHI: MODI PM WON'T JOIN DEBATE: RAHUL

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday tore into the Congress-AAP alliance in Delhi, saying the world is watching how one corrupt party is covering for another corrupt party.

Delhi Police arrest Kejriwal PA Bibhav

New Delhi IN a high-voltage drama here on Saturday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested in connection with Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal's assault and produced late at night before a local court, which reserved its order on the request for seven-day police remand.

Exhume body, do re-postmortem in 'custodial torture' case, says HC

THE Madras High Court has ordered the re-postmortem of a Dalit worker by exhuming his buried body in an alleged custodial torture case.

MODI STOKING CLASH AMONG STATES, SAYS CM

Chennai CHIEF Minister M K Stalin on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of picking up a \"cheap strategy\" of stoking confrontation between states through \"hate speeches\" and \"lies\" as his \"propaganda of communal hatred\" has not helped him win votes.

Would Modi's 'Hanuman' get blessings?

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, merely winning the Hajipur (SC) Lok Sabha seat his legendary father Ram Vilas Paswan held for decades, would be a disgrace.