Day: February 8, 2020

India today hoped that the Sri Lankan government will realise the aspirations of the Tamil community in the island nation as the issue figured prominently in wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa.

A day after the Tamilnadu Forest Minister expressed regret for making a tribal boy remove his slippers during a function, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today said Dindigul C Srinivasan had asked the boy to remove a thorn piercing his leg, as he was unable to bend forward.

Ajith starrer Valimai, directed by H Vinoth is bankrolled by Boney Kapoor. Yuvan Shankar Raja is scoring music for the project.
The film has cinematography by Nirav Shah and the movie is being shot at Gokulam Studios, Velappanchavadi near Chennai.

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-corruption (DVAC) today carried out raids at multiple places in the city in connection with the walkie-talkie scam in the police department. A total of 13 teams carried out raids at around 100 different places simultaneously.

DMK president M K Stalin today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release the political leaders who are detained in Kashmir under the Public Safety Act. In a statement, he said the DMK strongly condemns the detention of former Chief Ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehabooba Mufti.

People from different walks of lives have welcomed the Tamilnadu government’s decision to cancel board exams for fifth and eighth classes. Remember when public exams were announced it saw opposition from various parties and organisations.

Multiple software issues and a poor radio link doomed a test flight of Boeing’s crew capsule late last year, NASA said Friday, revealing for the first time a glitch that could have destroyed the spaceship on its re-entry. The Starliner’s December 20 mission, an uncrewed test flight, was ended early when it failed to engage its thrusters on time, due to a previously reported faulty timer.

Income-Tax (I-T) sleuths wrapped up raids at the house and office premises of film financier Anbu Chezhiyan this morning. According to sources, Rs 77 crore and two bags containing documents were seized from his premises.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have taken part in their first joint public engagement since quitting as working members of Britain’s royal family, Buckingham Palace said.