If there is one judgement that has triggered a huge buzz lately, it is the Supreme Court’s striking down of Section 497 which criminalised adultery. Soon after the verdict, memes flooded social media making fun of the order, debates happened everywhere and the judgement became the talk of the whole country.
Author: NT Bureau
Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron were jointly awarded the UN’s highest environmental honour for their pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance and promoting new areas of cooperation on environmental action.
Police said the lorry was travelling towards Maduravoyal to reach the highway to Chennai Port when commuters from other vehicles on the same route noticed smoke coming from inside the container and alerted the driver.
The Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, has appealed to all fellow citizens to honour the supreme sacrifice of Mahatma Gandhi, who laid down his life for the cause of Hindu-Muslim unity and communal harmony.
Breaking away from their tradition of not speaking about team selection in advance, the Indian team on Wednesday named a 12-man squad a day before the first Test against West Indies in Rajkot. The 18-year-old Prithvi Shaw, named in the 12-man list, is likely to open alongside KL Rahul in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan.
P Saravanan and R Rohit Ram scalped five wickets each to bowl Standard CC to an emphatic nine-wicket win over Thiruthani CC in the TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA league.
“I don’t play a Chief Minister in Sarkar. But in real life, if I become the Chief Minister, I won’t be acting. I will perform the role with honesty,” said actor Vijay.
The US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (Hyperloop TT) has launched the company’s first full-blown transportation capsule at Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain, and will be in operation, aiding passengers, in 2019.
Four cases of suspected dengue fever – in a youngster and three children – have been reported in Senneerkuppam, near Poonamallee. The patients are undergoing treatment in a private hospital.