BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai on Saturday said his party’s allegations of irregularities in awarding contract of the Ennore Thermal Power Station (ETPS) expansion project to BGR Energy Systems Limited (BGRESL) have been vindicated by the showcause notice issued by Tangedco to the contractor over an inordinate delay. In the notice issued in June, … Read more
Minister for Cultural Affairs Saji Cherian has dismissed the allegations of attempting to influence the State film award jury levelled by filmmaker Vinayan against Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Chairman and filmmaker Ranjith. Speaking to mediapersons on Tuesday, the Minister said there was no way he could have intervened in the decision-making of a jury, who … Read more
These three men claimed to have married the same woman since 2022 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In the past 24 hours, over half-a-dozen men have held street demonstrations in Srinagar against a woman from the Pir Panjal valley’s Rajouri district, whom they accuse of marrying multiple men for a couple of months and later … Read more
V.D. Satheesan, Leader of the Opposition, has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of trying to silence Congress leaders by slapping false cases against them to escape from the corruption allegations levelled against him. He told the media on Wednesday that the case against K. Sudhakaran, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president, was an example. The complainant … Read more
A team from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) will visit Chidambaram on May 24, in connection with Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi’s allegation of forced virginity tests (two-finger tests) being performed on girls, who were believed to be victims of child marriage. NCPCR member R.G. Anand announced this in a … Read more
A Trinamool Congress activist rides his bike with the party flags. File image for representation. | Photo Credit: PTI The Trinamool Congress is feeling the heat of allegations of corruption in the selection of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) beneficiaries in West Bengal. On Saturday, more than a dozen functionaries of a panchayat samity in Murshidabad … Read more
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday ruled out any political crisis, even as the rumblings within the ruling BJP have come out in the open during the visit of its national General Secretary in-charge of the State Arun Singh, amid speculations in some quarters about his replacement. The Chief Minister said that the … Read more
The woman LLM student, who accused former Union minister Chinmayanand of sexually exploiting her, withdrew her rape charges against the UP BJP leader in a Lucknow court on Tuesday. The woman categorically denied that she had accused the former Union minister of raping her. (Photo: PTI) The woman who accused former BJP minister Chinmayanand of sexual … Read more
Day after taking over the investigation in the Hathras case in which a 19-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against an accused in the case. A team has also been constituted to probe the Hathras case. CBI took over the Hathras case on Saturday Day after … Read more
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh addressing a press conference on the alleged TRP fraud involving Republic TV and two other channels. (Photo: PTI) The conspiracy to manipulate TRP to boost ratings and advertisement revenue, that was exposed by the Mumbai Police today, could be a pan-India fraud, said Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. … Read more