I was at once amused, astonished and aghast at a couple of news items that appeared one below the other in a national daily. PayTM, a much touted desi payment app, hogged the headlines for two diametrically opposite reasons. One proudly proclaimed that PayTM’s parent company would be bidding for a sizeable stake in the private sector Yes Bank.
Loud & clear
Finally the moment has arrived for Rohit Sharma. He was untill now in and out of the Test cricket. There is Shubman Gill who has been drafted as stand-by opener.
21 SRM students to do internship at Harvard University
Twenty one students from SRM Institute of Science and Technology, mostly bio-engineering students, are set to leave for Harvard come January for a six month internship.
One-way traffic at RBI subway in Chennai
Southern Railway has proposed to replace the existing steel girders on the railway tracks over the RBI subway to make it more safe.
FTS bazaar in Chennai 22 September
Friends of Tribals Society (FTS), a NGO is conducting ‘FTS Bazaar’ – cum carnival at Agarwal Vidyalaya, Vepery, 22 September.
TN govt launches new medicine to treat tuberculosis
In Tamilnadu, there are 1,70,722 people affected by tuberculosis, said State Health and Family Welfare Minister C Vijayabaskar.
Odd-even number scheme back in Delhi
Delhi will once again witness the odd-even number scheme in a bid to control pollution for a period of 12 days from 4 to 15 November, announced Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today.
Babri demolition case: Tenure of special judge extended
The Uttar Pradesh government today told the Supreme Court that it has complied with its direction and extended the tenure of the special judge, who is conducting trial in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case involving BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti.
SIT grills former Union Min Chinmayanand
BJP leader and former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand has been quizzed by the SIT for around seven hours in connection with a law student’s allegation that he raped her, his counsel said today. The special investigation team, formed on the orders of the Supreme Court, summoned Chinmayanad to the police lines on Thursday night, his counsel Om Singh said.
Guv opens meditation hall at Melmaruvathur
Chennai: Governor Banwarilal Purohit inaugurated a new meditation hall constructed at the Melmaruvathur Aadhiparasakthi Siddhar Peedam Thursday. Speaking at the event, the Governor said he…
