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New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Justice M Sundar of the Madras High Court has been elevated as the chief justice of the Manipur High Court, the law ministry said on Sunday. In a statement, the ministry said justice Sundar will assume charge following the retirement of incumbent chief justice Kempaiah Somashekar on Sunday. High court judges demit office on attaining the age of 62 years, while Supreme Court judges retire at 65. The Supreme Court collegium had on Thursday recommended the names of three ...Read More >
From left to right: Justices Soumen Sen, P.B. Bajanthri, M. Sundar. Pictures: calcuttahighcourt.gov.in, patnahighcourt.gov.in, hcmadras.tn.gov.in The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai on Thursday (September 11, 2025) proposed Chief Justices to the three High Courts of Meghalaya, Patna and Manipur. The Collegium has recommended Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Soumen Sen, as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. Justice Sen is the senior most puisne judge of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Saturday cleared the appointment of Justice M. Sundar as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium. "In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice M. Sundar, Judge, Madras High Court as Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur with effect from the date he ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday urged the Vanniyar community to prepare for fresh agitations to secure 15 per cent internal reservation in education and government employment. His appeal followed a clash on Friday between his supporters and those of party founder Dr S Ramadoss at the Vanniyar Sangam office in Tindivanam taluk. Revenue officials sealed the premises on police advice to prevent law-and-order problems during the Vanniyar martyr's day ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Thursday suggested Tamil film director and politician Seeman to tender an unconditional apology to an actor who lodged a case against him in 2011 alleging rape on the false promise of marriage. IMAGE: Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman addresses a press meet, Chennai, July 12, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan was hearing Seeman's plea challenging a Madras high court order refusing to quash the case against him. "She is ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that Sun TV Network Limited had willingly accepted an 'A' certificate for Rajinikanth's latest film Coolie, after refusing to carry out the additional cuts required for a U/A certification. The move effectively barred viewers below 18 years from watching the film in theatres. Appearing before Justice T.V. Thamilselvi, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A.R.L. Sundaresan sa ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved a bill to regulate online real money gaming platforms, PTI reported on Tuesday. The bill is likely to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. "The Cabinet has approved the bill to regulate online gaming platforms that involve real money. The government is trying to table the bill in Parliament on Wednesday," a source told PTI. The decision follows observations from the government that online money gaming provides a means to facilitate money laundering, f ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 14 (PTI) Police evicted agitating conservancy workers on Wednesday midnight from the protest site following a Madras High Court ruling against blocking public pathways and the Opposition parties strongly condemned the police and the ruling DMK for the late night action against the protesters. Opposing privatisation, the workers were protesting in front of Rippon Buildings, the headquarters of Chennai Corporation since August 1. Chief Minister MK Stalin said his Dravidian model gov ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 14 (UNI) In a move to address the grievances of conservancy workers of the Greater Chennai Corporation, who were on protests mode for the last 14 days since August 14, opposing privatisation and demanding job regularisation, the Tamil Nadu Cabinet today announced six new schemes for their welfare and appealed to them to call off their stir, while stating that the doors of the government were always open to them for talks. About 600 conservancy workers representing two Zones in the ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 14: Ellenox, India's largest venture studio, is accelerating its global push in enterprise AI development. In the past year, the company has grown its headcount by 50% over the last year, bringing in senior AI talent from Amazon and Google to power its next phase of expansion. Already delivering AI transformation for Fortune 50 leaders in fintech, cloud computing, consumer social, and sports-tech, Ellenox has built systems that replace costly call centers with na ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Preparations are underway for actor Vijay-led political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) second State conference to be held on August 21, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. TVK will be contesting the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections for the first time. The state elections are scheduled to be held in 2026. Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir: Massive Cloudburst Hits Kishtwar's Chashoti Near Machail Mata Yatra Route, Rescue Operations Underway. On Wednesday, the ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Preparations are underway for actor Vijay-led political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) second State conference to be held on August 21, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. TVK will be contesting the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections for the first time. The state elections are scheduled to be held in 2026. On Wednesday, the party president Vijay launched Now TVK - an exclusive application for the party membership drive. Addressing the launch of the applicat ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Bar Council of India (BCI) has approved the Rules of Legal Education, Moratorium (Three-Year Moratorium) 2025, which will remain in force for three years once published. Under this moratorium, no new law colleges will be set up or granted approval anywhere in India. Existing institutions will also not be allowed to start new sections, courses, or batches without prior written permission from the BCI. Pending applications that have already reached the fina ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Thursday slammed the Chief Minister MK Stalin-led DMK government in Tamil Nadu for what he described as inhumane and anarchic arrest of protesting sanitation workers.in Chennai. Condemn the fascist DMK government for arresting sanitation workers, who have been peacefully fighting for their rights, in an inhumane and anarchic manner in the dead of night! Vijay said in a post on X. Chennai police on ...Read More >
New Delhi: As Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced a committee to probe charges of corruption against Justice Yashwant Varma, resignation is the only option left for the Allahabad High Court judge to avoid removal by Parliament. The inquiry committee comprises Supreme Court judge Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and senior Karnataka High Court advocate B V Acharya. "The committee will submit its report as early as possible. The proposal (for removal of ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: Medulla Communications Pvt. Ltd., one of the world's most awarded healthcare-specialist advertising agencies, has announced the launch of its new hub in Singapore. With over 15 years of experience in solving complex healthcare challenges, Medulla is now looking to create a super-specialist category as the first digital healthcare advertising agency in Asia. New Hub to Deliver Scalable, Specialist Healthcare Marketing Solutions Across APAC. Also Read | Ne ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay has sharply criticised the Tamil Nadu government for what he described as the inhumane and violent arrest of sanitation workers protesting in Chennai. In a strongly worded statement, Vijay accused the ruling DMK of using "fascist" tactics to suppress peaceful demonstrations. He alleged that late-night Wednesday police operations saw male and female workers forcibly dragged away, with several women fainting or susta ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday described the Supreme Court order on nomination of two MLCs as "a slap in the face of both the Congress and the BJP". The apex court issued an order modifying its earlier interim directive on the nomination of Prof M Kodandaram Reddy and Amer Ali Khan to the state Legislative Council under the Governor's quota. In a press statement, Rama Rao said that the Supreme Court declaring invalid the appointments of Kodandaram and Amer Ali as MLC ...Read More >
Chennai Corporation in a press release on Tuesday urged the workers to resume work, pointing to the benefits and job security under the new private company Chennai Corporation has roped in additional workers for launching a mass cleaning drive in Royapuram and Thiru Vi Ka Nagar zones owing to the protest by workers. Many farm hands from areas such as Vandavasi have started cleaning the streets. "We have deployed 1000 additional workers to strengthen the mass cleaning drive. More workers will s ...Read More >
Thane, Aug 14 (PTI) A fire broke out at a cafe located in a multi-storey residential building in Maharashtra's Thane city early Thursday morning, following which 35 persons were evacuated from the structure, officials said. No casualty has been reported as of now, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said. The blaze erupted in the Parsik Cafe located on the ground floor of the six-storey building at Kharegaon in Kalwa (West), he said. The disaster managemen ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The credit-to-deposit ratio in Indian banks has stayed below 80 per cent as credit offtake in the country continues to lag, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. The report highlighted that while both credit offtake and deposit growth have increased sequentially, they remain significantly lower than the levels seen last year. Deposits continued to outpace credit offtake in the current fortnight, leading to a narrowing of the credit-deposit gap. It state ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation's Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site. Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body's move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes. For the 13th consecutive day, hun ...Read More >
PATNA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to embark on 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Rohtas district on August 17 to register a protest against how the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls was being conducted in the state. This comes at a time when the Opposition is ratcheting up its protest against the SIR and casting aspersions on the integrity of elections. AICC general secretary (organisation) and MP KC Venugopal held a meeting with the INDIA bloc leaders ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a late-night operation, police detained hundreds of Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) conservancy workers who had been staging a sit-in protest for 13 days, demanding the withdrawal of privatisation plans in two city zones. Around 400 police personnel were deployed at about 11.30 p.m. on Wednesday to clear the demonstration site outside the Ripon Buildings. Nearly 600 protesters, including sanitation workers, advocates, and members of Communist parties, were ...Read More >
Chennai, August 31: A tense standoff between Chennai's sanitation workers and authorities culminated in a late-night police operation to clear protesters from outside the Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court directive. The eviction marks a dramatic escalation in the week-long protest by workers demanding job security and opposing privatization of garbage collection services. Midnight Eviction After Failed Negotiations As darkness fell on Wednesday, the area surrounding the Greater Che ...Read More >
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) conducted searches at six locations in Tamil Nadu including Tenkasi, Chennai, and Tiruchirapalli in connection with a case registered at CBI, BSFB (Bank Security & Fraud Branch), Bengaluru on the directions of the Madras High Court. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint from Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai, alleging that a Kancheepuram-based company, along with its associated entities and unknown public servants, ...Read More >
Hyderabad: North Telangana districts bore the brunt of heavy rains that disrupted normal life in many parts of the state on Wednesday. People in the northern districts were subject to harrowing times to reach their destinations due to the extensive damage to roads that was made worse by breaches across culverts and bridges on overflowing canals and water bodies. Meanwhile, flights were diverted at Shamshabad airport due to the heavy downpour in Greater Hyderabad limits. Hyderabad-bound flights ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site. Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes. For the 13th consecutive day, hundred ...Read More >
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to a strict Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which provides for a maximum punishment of life imprisonment and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh for "forced conversion". The govt is likely to table the bill in the House, where they have a strong majority, for approval during the three-day monsoon session of assembly commencing on Aug 19.At present, the maximum jail term for such an offence is 10 years and the highest fine is Rs ...Read More >
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