Day: September 2, 2021

A police complaint was lodged with the DGP seeking ban on the film ‘Rudhrathandavam’ by Minorities Welfare Party.

The Madras High Court today kept its order on mandatory bumper to bumper cover insurance in abeyance till 13 September, when it will hear the General Insurance Council (GI Council), which had moved the court last week, seeking some clarifications on the order.

Police have filed a chargesheet before a court in Egmore in another case involving actress Meera Mithun. She is already in prison for her alleged communal remarks.

World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it was monitoring the spread of another variant of interest — Mu. It was first identified in Colombia in January and has since infected people in South America and Europe. Mu’s possible resistance to vaccines is what makes it risky for the global population. Now, the WHO has said that more research was needed to better understand its behaviour.

The Defence Department has rubbished media reports about the US military abandoning hundreds of contracted service dogs while exiting the war-ravaged Afghanistan after a 20-year-long war.

Facebook owned messaging platform WhatsApp has announced that it has banned over 3 million Indian accounts in the 46-day period from June 16 to July 31.

Sri Lanka has declared an economic emergency, after a steep fall in the value of the South Asian country’s currency caused a spike in food prices.

Libas Consumer Products Ltd has informed the NSE that its board has announced bonus issue.

Uber has named Abhilekh Kumar as the new director of business development for Uber’s India and South Asia business.

EPL Limited (formerly Known as Essel Propack Limited) has announced that it has partnered with Colgate-Palmolive India to produce ‘Recyclable Platina Toothpaste Tubes’ in India.