In significant remarks, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today said any move by pro-Dhinakaran disqualified MLAs to return to AIADMK fold was welcome, but indicated he was not aware of any such plan.
The Madras High Court today observed that the police firing during the recent anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin was a fit case for CBI investigation.
Sulphuric acid leaking from the Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the site of protests for over 100 days, sparked a scare in the neighbourhood. The plant, shut down a month ago following a high court order, saw a spurt of activity this morning as a team of officials and members of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board went in to inspect the reported acid leak.
Edited by Anuj Pant | Monday June 18, 2018, Hyderabad
Immadi Gopi, a public representative, who was captured on video for kicking a woman in the chest, has been arrested today. Mr Gopi, who is the president of a local rural body, had kicked the woman after she hit him with a chappal.
In a moving gesture, Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao on Sunday visited the house of freedom fighter Mitta Yadava Reddy to wish him on his 88th birthday.
A school reunion turned tragic for a group of friends who had gone to Mutyalammapalem beach today as three of them drowned in the sea and one went missing.
Commissioner of Customs in Kerala Sumit Kumar on Saturday said he has been receiving death threats from smugglers, but asserted he would not be cowed down by such acts.
The senior Kerala police officer, whose daughter and official driver filed complaints against each other, was today removed from his post following complaints of bad behaviour and violation of rules by him and his family members. Sources said that the officer will be posted in a non-policing job.
Edited by Richa Taneja | Saturday June 16, 2018, Kochi
In Kochi, a six-member team of youngsters have composed a peppy theme song in Malayalam to keep the spirits of the fans up and foster football love in them.
Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday June 16, 2018, Bengaluru
As Karnataka has received generous rainfall in the last few days and water levels in its reservoirs have soared, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said he is happy to release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, which is expected to get 20,000 cusecs from Kabini dam in Mysuru. He also promised to give Tamil Nadu's share of 10 TMC in June as per the Cauvery Water Sharing Authority's order.
Written by Maya Sharma | Saturday June 16, 2018, Bengaluru
With six vacant cabinet berths in Karnataka to fill and too many claimants, the Congress seems to be in no hurry. It has been weeks since the government formation, and lawmakers left out in the first cabinet expansion, who haven't taken too kindly to it, keenly await the next round.
Cauvery River Water: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said on Friday that he had instructed officials to release 20,000 cusecs from Kabini dam as he expressed hope there would be smooth sharing of Cauvery river water with Tamil Nadu in view of prospects of a good monsoon.
