Month: January 2024

Ā The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has acquitted Ronald Sateeth, also known as Anand, who was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in 2021 on charges of peddling one kilogram of heroin.

A minor fire broke out outside a helmet shop in Chennai’s Nungambakkam area wherein the display board installed outside the shop went up in flames. On an alert, a team of police reached the spot and diverted traffic to avoid jams and congestion.

In a significant legal development, the Madras High Court (MHC) has nullified the penalties and taxes imposed by the Income Tax (IT) department on the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC).

BJP leader K Annamalai on Monday slammed DMK’S Dayanidhi Maran after he called those criticising him over his remarks against migrants from UP, Bihar in Tamil Nadu as ā€˜jobless barber’. ā€œInstead of apologising, Thiru Dayanidhi Maran calls those spreading & reacting to his rants on our North Indian Brothers and Sisters the work of a ā€˜Jobless Barber’,ā€ Annamalai tweeted, adding that DMK excels in degrading people by profession or language.

In a significant event, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin addressed the launch of renowned Tamil lyricist and poet Vairamuthu’s ‘Maha Kavithai’ book, emphasizing the poet’s insights into the recent torrential rainfall that the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) failed to predict accurately.

Rescue teams in Japan on Tuesday struggled to reach isolated areas hit by a powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day, with reports of more than 20 people dead in a disaster that toppled buildings and knocked out power to thousands of homes.