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Chennai: It's the perfect start to his journey from a common man to politician, 30-year-old R Sabarinathan, TVK's candidate for Virgumbakkam, said about his brief but heartwarming moment on stage with Vijay that went viral. The viral video from the candidate announcement event on March 29 captured the raw, emotional moment as Sabarinathan broke down in tears, only for the actor-turned-politician to personally wipe them away and hug him. The fact that Sabarinathan is the son of Vijay's long-time driver-turned-PA Rajendran -- who stood by visibly moved as his son was comforted by the star -- turned the story into an overnight hit. The political debut almost did not happen, Sabarinathan told PTI. His father, like most Indian fathers, wanted his son to become an engineer. "So, he took loans and borrowed money from where he could and ensured that I became an engineer," Sabarinathan said. In 2021, he found himself a job in Qatar, and his father was happier than he, Sabarinathan added. "The job was OK, but I was feeling restless, and when I heard Thalaivar was going to start a political outfit, I wanted to return to Chennai and be a part of his journey. But my father did not agree," Sabarinathan said. He tried to listen to his father, Sabarinathan said, adding that he could not. And so, he went behind his father's back and spoke to Vijay directly and convinced him. "It was Vijay who told my father to let me come back and join the party; he could not say," said Sabarinathan, who came back to Chennai in 2024.
Chennai: Hours before Union home minister Amit Shah was to arrive in Madurai, Thuglak editor and an associate of Shah, S Gurumurthy on Saturday met PMK founder S Ramadoss. The PMK leader, however, ruled out the possibility of meeting Amit Shah during his two-day visit to Tamil Nadu.Gurumurthy met Ramadoss for the second time amid reported tension within PMK regarding alliance strategies and insistence by Anbumani Ramadoss to remain party president. The hour-long meeting took place at the T Nagar residence of A K Vijay Mahesh, son of former Union minister and PMK leader A K Moorthy, sources sai ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The MSC IRINA, recognised as the world's largest container ship by TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) capacity, is set to dock at the Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport on Monday and will be berthed till Tuesday. The monumental arrival marks a significant milestone for the seaport, which was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 2. The MSC IRINA boasts an impressive capacity of 24,346 TEUs, making it a formidable player in global shipping. With a length of 399.9 metres and a width of 61.3 metres, the vessel is approximate ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 27 (ANI): A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside a law college in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday evening. The police have arrested all three accused within 24 hours. The three accused, named as Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20), were former students or staff members of the same law college. Also Read | Student Gang-Raped at South Kolkata Law College: Police Arrest 3 Youths for Sexually Assaulting Young Woman Inside Law College. According to the police, the accused named in the FIR will be produced before the A.C.J. ...Read More >
Chennai/Sivaganga, Jul 1 (PTI) The opposition in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday mounted pressure on the ruling DMK over the custodial death of a temple security guard in the state's Sivaganga district, demanding a CBI probe into the matter, even as the state government initiated action against policemen, including putting the district police chief on "compulsory wait". Also, a DSP was placed under suspension. The matter also came up before the Madras High Court bench in Madurai, which appointed an Enquiry Officer to look into the issue and submit a report on July 8, while allowing a CB-CID probe into ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 5 (PTI) The AIADMK was open to forging electoral ties with parties opposed to the ruling DMK, and even TVK founder actor Vijay was welcome to join hands to dislodge that party, its general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said here on Saturday. Launching the party's election campaign logo of a raised fist with two leaves, and AIADMK flag in the background, Palaniswami said all political parties with a unanimous view of dislodging the DMK should strengthen the combine and contest together. "This is our objective. We will be happy to have in our alliance such parties keen on sendi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday commenced hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the Election Commission's decision to undertake a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound Bihar. A partial working day (PWD) bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi was told by senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for the poll panel, that he has preliminary objections to the petitions. Also Read | Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati and Prakash Raj Among 29 Celebrities Booked by ED for Endorsing Betting Apps. Besides Dwivedi, senior ...Read More >
Mysuru (Karnataka), Jul 12 (PTI) A 38-year-old man who is booked under sections of the POCSO Act has been attacked along with his family members, allegedly by the victim's family in Mysuru while they were riding an auto rickshaw, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Thursday night on Ramanuja Road when the accused, along with his wife, sister and mother, were returning home after visiting a police station in connection with the case, they said. The attack was purportedly captured on CCTV cameras and mobile phones, and the visuals soon went viral. The videos show that people who ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the allegations to NCW officials. Officials said further steps will be considered after reviewing his ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jun 5 (PTI) A 21-year-old student from Telangana, who was pursuing MBBS in Vietnam, died in a road accident in Can Tho City, his father said on Thursday. Arshid Ashrit, who was riding a bike, was killed in the accident on Wednesday morning, his father Arjun said, citing information received by him. A pillion rider reportedly escaped with minor injuries. Also Read | Gautam Gambhir Reacts On Bengaluru Stampede During RCB's IPL 2025 Victory Celebrations During IND vs ENG Pre-Departure Press Conference, Says 'Was Never a Believer in Road Shows'. Ashrit joined the course two years ago ...Read More >
Itanagar, Jun 7 (PTI) The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh improved on Saturday with water levels of most rivers receding, even as 33,000 people in 24 districts remained affected, officials said. Twelve people lost their lives and one person went missing in rain-related incidents, including landslides, after the monsoon set in, they said. In its daily report, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said 33,200 people in 215 villages remained affected due to floods and landslides in the state. The water levels of most major rivers and their tributaries were showing a receding trend o ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A college student was allegedly kidnapped, stripped, and brutally assaulted on the outskirts of Bengaluru, following which eight people were arrested, police said on Monday. According to police, the incident took place on June 30 in Soladevanahalli, a locality in the Nelamangala taluk near Bengaluru. The victim, Kushal, had allegedly sent an obscene message to a girl, who informed her friends. On June 30, the accused kidnapped him in a car and took him to a secluded spot, where Kushal was allegedly stripped and assaulted. They also threatened to kill him in a manner similar to Ren ...Read More >
Thane/Mumbai, July 7 (PTI) Two children were injured after falling off a speeding school van when its rear door opened in Ambernath town in Thane district on Monday, police said. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The Regional Transport Office (RTO) at Kalyan stated that action will be taken against the school van under the School Bus Rules, 2011, and relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act after document verification. A police official stated that the van driver didn't stop after the children fell on the road and continued driving. "An auto rickshaw driver and oth ...Read More >
Srinagar: Before towering cranes and cutting-edge engineering transformed the Himalayan landscape, the monumental dream of connecting "Kashmir to Kanyakumari" by rail began with the plodding footsteps of humble mules. This extraordinary backstory underpins the official realization of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, 2025, a project crowned by the awe-inspiring Chenab Bridge. According to Afcons Infrastructure Limited, the company behind the Chenab Bridge, the earliest and most formidable hurdle wasn't just the design of ...Read More >
Fatima Sana Shaikh reacts to dating rumours with Vijay Varma. Vijay Varma and Tamannaah Bhatia broke up after nearly two years of dating. Bollywood actor Fatima Sana Shaikh is set to release two films in July -- Metro In Dino and Aap Jaisa Koi. But the spotlight quickly shifted when she was photographed sharing a hug and laughter with her Gustakh Ishq co-star, Vijay Varma, outside a Mumbai café. The clip went viral, fuelling speculation that Fatima Sana Shaikh might just be dating Vijay Varma. ...Read More >
During a raid conducted on Thursday in the presence of members from the Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission and the State Welfare Department, the old-age home in Noida was found in a deplorable condition. Forty-two elderly people were rescued from an "illegal" old-age home after a police raid at the institution found some women tied up, many residents without clothes and others in "basement-like" rooms, officials said. During a raid conducted on Thursday in the presence of members from the Utt ...Read More >
Stocktwits - The post-mortem report of a 29-year-old temple security guard, who died in Tamil Nadu (NSE:TNNP) police custody, showed he had suffered multiple injuries, including to his head and chest, reports said. "The post-mortem was videographed [as per the Madras high court directions in cases of custodial deaths]. There was contusion in the head and chest," the officer told Hindustan Times, on the condition of anonymity. Opposition party AIADMK on Tuesday, July 1, demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI (NSE:CBI)) probe into the custodial death of the security guard in Sivaganga ...Read More >
Ludhiana, Jul 10 (PTI) In a shocking incident, the body of a 30-year-old woman was found stuffed in a sack, allegedly dumped by two men near Aarti Chowk here, police said on Thursday. The woman, Reshma from Lucknow, was allegedly strangled to death by her in-laws, and her body was dumped on the roadside. Joint Commissioner of Police Rupinder Singh said three persons, Reshma's in-laws and a relative, have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder. The accused have been identified as Krishan (father-in-law), Dulari (mother-in-law) and a relative, Ajay. The incident came to light on ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Fresh off slapping a canteen worker over "stale food," Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad on Friday upped the ante by publicly threatening AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel. "I will beat Imtiaz Jaleel so badly that he will not be in a position to run a hotel," Gaikwad told news agency PTI, reacting to Jaleel's criticism of the assault.The original incident began when Gaikwad, a two-time MLA from Buldhana, ordered dinner on Tuesday night and claimed the dal and rice were stale and foul-smelling. Enraged, he stormed into the canteen, forced a worker to smell the food, and slapped and punched him. ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanyar crossing to the martyrs memorial while Minister for Education Sakina Ittoo surprised everyone by r ...Read More >
Mumbai/Chennai, Jul 14 (PTI) Stunt artists including veterans Sham Kaushal, Ram Shetty and Aejaz Gulab and others on Monday mourned the death of popular stuntman S M Raju during the shooting of an action scene for director Pa Ranjith's film "Vettuvam".0 The 52-year-old stuntman, whose real name was Mohan Raj, was driving an SUV in a high-octane stunt scene for the film in Nagapattinam on July 13 when he suddenly collapsed. His colleagues pulled him out of the vehicle and rushed him to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. Also Read | Diljit Dosanjh Makes First Public Appearance Afte ...Read More >
Screengrab of the incident that took place last week. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A vehicle driven by a Congress MLA's son hit a police constable in Madhya Pradesh * The accused is Pushpraj Singh, son of Congress MLA Sena Patel from Jobat * The vehicle had no number plate and was driven at high speed Did our AI summary help? Let us know. A high speeding vehicle driven by a Congress MLA's son rammed into a police constable before crashing into an electric po ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 15 (PTI) The ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Ltd has planned to expand its footprint in Tamil Nadu with 10 more branches and add over 10,000 advisors across South India. ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Manipal Group, an eminent player in healthcare delivery and higher education and global health services company Cigna Healthcare. Also Read | Aadhaar Free Update: Government Requests Parents to Update Children's Aadhaar Biometrics Between Age 5-7, Free of Cost. Citing a data from the General Insurance Council (GIC), ManipalCigna said it ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 7 (PTI) A 26-year-old man allegedly beheaded his wife following a heated argument on the outskirts of Bengaluru after he suspected her of having an extra-marital affair, police said on Saturday. After killing Manasa, Shankar travelled with her severed head on his scooter to the nearest police station and confessed to the crime, they said. The man was later arrested, police said, adding that the incident occurred at Heelalige village, near Chandapura, Anekal taluk late on Friday. According to the police, the couple were married for over five years and have a four-year-old daug ...Read More >
Noida, Jun 30 (PTI) The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Monday said that the probe into Anand Niketan Vridha Ashram --" a privately run old-age home in Noida's Sector 55 --" will take two more days, as officials await compliance from the management, which has so far allegedly failed to produce any registration documents. District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma told PTI, "The investigation is going on in this case and it will take two days more. Action on Anand Niketan Vridha Ashram will be taken as per the report." The ashram drew widespread criticism after a video surfaced online on June ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 1 (PTI) The opposition AIADMK on Tuesday demanded a CBI probe into the Sivaganga custodial death, saying people had lost faith in the state police. Chief Minister M K Stalin said action has been initiated into the matter, which includes the arrest of five policemen. AIADMK chief and Leader of Opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami slammed Stalin over the incident and said "people and us" don't believe the "drama" enacted by the CM on the matter. Referring to reports, Palaniswami claimed that the post-mortem on the victim, security guard Ajithkumar, revealed a number of injuries on ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 3 (PTI) Former AIADMK state Minister D Jayakumar on Thursday sought to know from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin if his "sorry" would resurrect security guard Ajith Kumar, who had died in police custody. Taking strong exception to the chief minister for conveying his apology to Kumar's family following his death in police custody on June 28 in Sivaganga district, Jayakumar asked, "Stalin said sorry. Will this bring Ajith Kumar back to life? This was the 25th custodial death that has stained Tamil Nadu." Also Read | Starlink India Launch Likely in Coming Months As IN-SPACe R ...Read More >
Pune, July 8 (PTI) A four-year-old girl who slipped out of a third-floor window grille and was left dangling precariously was rescued in the nick of time on Tuesday by her neighbour, a fire brigade personnel. A video of the heart-stopping incident which took place at around 9 am in Katraj area of the city went viral on social media. Bhavika Chandane, the girl, was alone in the flat at the time as her mother had locked her in and left to drop her elder sister at school, fire brigade officials said. While standing on the window grille, she slipped out but managed to grab the window sill. Yog ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 10 (PTI) Maharashtra's Minister for Social Justice Sanjay Shirsat on Thursday said he has received a notice from the income-tax department, seeking an explanation on the growth of his assets between the 2019 and 2024 Assembly polls in the state. The Aurangabad (West) MLA, who belongs to the Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, also told reporters outside the legislature complex here that Shinde's son, Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde, too had received a notice. But later, he corrected himself, saying he had no idea about Shrikant Shinde receiving any I-T notice. Source ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a strong and clear message, Shiv Sena supremo and Deputy Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asked the party ministers, legislators and office bearers to strictly follow party discipline and not compel him to take action. "In the past few days, certain incidents have taken place. People don't point fingers at you -- they point at me for what you do. They ask me: 'What are your MLAs up to? You all are my people. We are one family. Your disrepute is my disrepute. Don't waste your energy on unnecessary matters. Speak less, work more. "Some ministers had ...Read More >
It seems like the lady has found love again. Reports suggest that Malaika Arora has started seeing fashion stylist Rahul Vijay, and here's everything you need to know about him and their growing romance. Malaika Arora seems to have found love again months after breaking up with Arjun Kapoor. The diva recently attended AP Dhillon's Mumbai concert with a mystery boy and the internet quickly recalled that he was the same guy Malaika was spotted with last week on a dinner date. This time, Arora even ...Read More >