New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed not to pass judgement for a week on the Jallikattu issue while taking into account the Centre’s submission that they were in talks with Tamil Nadu to find a way out in the matter. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra […]

Sulthan Bathery: Manipal Centre for Virus Research (MCVR), Manipal University in collaboration with Health Services, Government of Kerala started an Infectious Disease Laboratory in the Taluk Hospital of Sulthan Bathery on last Sunday. Kerala state Health Minister K K Shylaja Teacher inaugurated the laboratory in the presence of T Ushakumari, District Panchayat President and Dr […]

Chennai: Jayalalithaa Peravai, a wing of the ruling AIADMK, on Saturday urged VK Sasikala, aide of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, to take over the mantle of party General Secretary, contest in bypoll and become Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister. A resolution in this regard was adopted at a meeting of the Peravai held at the […]

Chennai: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called on DMK patriarch Karunanidhi, who is undergoing treatment for lung and throat infection at a private hospital here, and said the leader was doing well “I just met him, I wanted to personally wish him a speedy recovery. I was very happy to see that he […]

Chennai: Eighteen people were killed in six districts of Tamil Nadu in rain-related incidents linked to Cyclone Vardah that crossed the coast, as Chief Minister O Panneerselvam held a meeting of top officials today to speed up work to ensure return of normalcy in storm-hit regions. The government said it is taking all steps to […]

New Delhi: The US and several other countries on Tuesday condoled the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Leaders from countries that have a significant Tamil population like Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore also expressed grief over the AIADMK leader’s demise. “On behalf of the US, I extend my deepest condolences to the […]

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, said to be critical after suffering a cardiac arrest, today continued to remain under close watch of an expert team of doctors at the Apollo Hospitals where she has been undergoing treatment for more than two months. Doctors were closely monitoring the condition of Jayalalithaa and trying their […]

Mangaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued a stay order on organizing Kambala in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district still November 26. The order was issued by the High Court during the hearing of a PIL filed by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). It sought directions that the government prohibited the sport. […]

KANNUR: Six persons with suspected links to ISIS were arrested from Kannur and Kozikhode district in Kerala today by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The NIA arrested the six after receiving “credible information” that some youth from Kerala and Tamil Nadu were plotting terror attacks at important places across south lndia. Acting on the information, […]

Bengaluru: Karnataka Law Minister TB Jayachandra said they will attend the meeting organised by the Centre and will try to convince the committee to reconsider the order to release 6,000 cusecs of water for three days to Tamil Nadu. “We will try to plead with them about the hardship that we are facing for drinking […]