The Bombay High Court has quashed a case of criminal intimidation against two persons and directed them to do community service for a month by helping in the cleaning of a beach in Mumbai.
Gandhi’s spinning wheel replica draws large crowd
A 15-foot long and nine-foot high ‘charkha’ (spinning wheel) erected at the Race Course road here has become the cynosure of all eyes on the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi Tuesday.
Ex-MP Vijayashanti not to contest in Telangana Assembly polls
Former MP and star campaigner for Congress in Telangana, Vijayashanti said she does not have any inclination towards contesting in the ensuing Assembly elections and would give it a thought if the party asked her to contest in the Lok Sabha polls.
LIC launches Jeevan Shanti pension plan with one-time premium
Manager, LIC (South Zone), R Thamodharan spoke to News Today about the scheme and the next possible set of actions that LIC might undertake.
ISL Season 2: NorthEast, Goa share points in exciting draw
Ferran Corominas (14, 38) bagged both goals for the visitors while Federico Gallego (8) and Bartholomew Ogbeche (53) were the scorers for the hosts.
US Open title ‘not the happiest memory’, says Osaka
Speaking in Beijing, where Osaka powered into round two of the China Open with a dominant performance over Kazakh qualifier Zarina Diyas, the young Japanese light-heartedly compared her Grand Slam success to green-tea ice cream.
Express train coach derails in Chennai, none injured
An empty coach of an express train proceeding to the yard at the Egmore railway station here derailed Tuesday, Southern Railway officials said.
Malayalam film director Thampi Kannanthanam passes away
Noted Malayalam film director Thampi Kannanthanam, who made many hit films in the 1980s and 90s, passed away Tuesday at a private hospital here, a hospital spokesman said.
Chess Olympiad: Anand secures draw against Egyptian
World Rapid Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Egyptian Grandmaster Amin B as India just managed to secure a 2.5-1.5 win against lowly Egypt in the 7th round of the 43rd chess olympiad on Monday.
Making video of ‘Vada Chennai’ released
Vetri Maaran’s Vada Chennai had a making video’s release on Sunday. The video details the extensive work that took place behind the jail set used for the film’s shoot.