The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned the Deputy Superintendent of Police who was in charge of security arrangements at the event where the Karur stampede occurred.
‘Sengottaiyan is BJP’s sleeper cell’, claims TN Minister Regupathy
Tamil Nadu Minister S Regupathy on Friday claimed that K A Sengottaiyan was a “sleeper cell” of the BJP sent on a specific assignment to join actor Vijay-led TVK.
CM holds meet ahead of Cyclone threat
With Cyclone Ditwah intensifying near coastal Sri Lanka and expected to reach north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh by early November 30, Chief Minister MK Stalin has taken proactive steps to manage the situation.
Cyclone Ditwah intensifies
Cyclonic Storm Ditwah strengthened over coastal Sri Lanka and the southwest Bay of Bengal, now positioned 530 km south of Chennai and moving north-northwest at 10 kmph toward north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh coasts by early November 30.
Death toll in Hong Kong’s high-rise rise inferno mounts to 94
Firefighters battled for a second day on Thursday to contain a massive inferno that ripped through seven high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong, as the death toll climbed to 94 and over 280 people remained missing in what officials described as the city’s worst disaster in 70 years.
Floods kill over 80 in Southern Thailand
Severe flooding in southern Thailand has resulted in more than 80 deaths, with officials reporting that water levels have begun to recede as of Thursday. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, torrential rains that began over the weekend triggered widespread flooding across 12 southern provinces
Indian students, workers drive UK’s rising exit trend
Indian students and workers led UK visa-holders leaving the country, driving net migration down by 204,000, an 80% fall from 2023. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that 45,000 Indians
Hasina sentenced to 21 years in jail in corruption case
A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in jail in three corruption cases related to irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 sentenced 78-year-old former premier to seven years each in three cases of corruption in the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachal, totalling 21 years. The judge said Hasina would serve them consecutively.
WPL Auction : Deepti becomes costliest buy
India all-rounder Deepti Sharma emerged as the costliest buy of the 2026 WPL mega auction while other ODI World Cup standouts, Shree Charani and Laura Wolvaardt, also walked away with hefty pay cheques on Thursday.
