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Justice Karnan moves SC seeking recall of conviction order

Justice Karnan moves SC seeking recall of conviction order

Rediff.com11 May 2017

When the Chief Justice of India asked about the whereabouts of Justice Karnan, the advocate said he was 'very much in Chennai'.

PIX: Sakshi and Dhoni, 10 happy years

PIX: Sakshi and Dhoni, 10 happy years

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

'Whatever I have learned, I have learned with him and through him.'

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list of 382 doctors who died due to the viral disease and demanded that they be treated as "martyrs".

Alert: PhD in finance and economics

Alert: PhD in finance and economics

Rediff.com14 Jun 2004

Alert: PhD in finance and economics

At 50, AIADMK faces senior moment with no saviour in sight

At 50, AIADMK faces senior moment with no saviour in sight

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

Factionalism between OP Panneerselvam and Edappadi Palaniswami, the dominance of the BJP, the ruling DMK having a strong face in the form of CM Stalin, 'community and region-based politics', corruption charges against former ministers, and lack of a proper ideology are the major challenges the party is facing in the state.

Kalpakkam atomic station goes on alert for Nilam

Kalpakkam atomic station goes on alert for Nilam

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Currently, both the reactors at MAPS were operating "safely", its director K Ramamurthy said in a statement as 'Nilam' cyclone was expected to cross Tamil Nadu-Andhra Coast close to Chennai in the evening

Dr Suniti Solomon, part of team who detected HIV, passes away

Dr Suniti Solomon, part of team who detected HIV, passes away

Rediff.com28 Jul 2015

Groundbreaking HIV researcher Dr Suniti Solomon, the first to bring to the world the prevalence of the infection in India in 1986 and one who successfully led research into the treatment of the deadly virus, passed away at her residence in Chennai on Tuesday.

BCCI office-bearers restrained

BCCI office-bearers restrained

Rediff.com8 Oct 2004

The Madras high court passed an interim order restraining the newly-elected members from functioning.

Royal palace to Ratnagiri, a story of lost glory and exile

Royal palace to Ratnagiri, a story of lost glory and exile

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

King Thibaw, who was crowned in 1878, ruled Burma (now Myanmar) for seven years with his Queen Supayalat. It was a time when the royal family was treated like demigods; they lived richly in the Golden Palace in Mandalay.

Innovative approach will pull up economy: Pranab

Innovative approach will pull up economy: Pranab

Rediff.com10 Sep 2012

The economic environment is a matter of concern but there is no reason to be pessimistic, said President Pranab Mukherjee during his first visit to Chennai.

Digitisation helps broadcasters, more than consumers

Digitisation helps broadcasters, more than consumers

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

Post digitisation, broadcasters will be able to cut down their revenue loss, and it's the customer paying for set top box.

6 days after SC order for arrest of Karnan, police on wild goose chase

6 days after SC order for arrest of Karnan, police on wild goose chase

Rediff.com15 May 2017

The 61-year-old has proved to be as elusive as he has been brash, defying the Supreme Court and passing his own judgments against his peers.

Right hand inflamed, Jayalalithaa signs poll papers with thumb print

Right hand inflamed, Jayalalithaa signs poll papers with thumb print

Rediff.com29 Oct 2016

A document filed by her AK Bose, the Thirupparankundram candidate, showed the Tamil Nadu chief minister's thumb impressions in the designated space for signature.

Exclusive: What provoked the India-China war?

Exclusive: What provoked the India-China war?

Rediff.com16 Oct 2012

Colonel Anil Athale (retd), the official historian of India's 1962 war with China, pin-points the reasons for the clash between the Asian giants 50 years ago and the series of blunders that led to India's military humiliation.

Plea in SC against environmental clearance to N-plant

Plea in SC against environmental clearance to N-plant

Rediff.com21 Sep 2012

A fresh petition was filed on Friday in the Supreme Court against the environmental clearance given to the controversial Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.

Gutka scam: CBI raids residences of Tamil Nadu health minister, DGP

Gutka scam: CBI raids residences of Tamil Nadu health minister, DGP

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

This is perhaps for the first time the CBI raided a serving police chief of a state.

In a first, SC issues contempt notice to Justice Karnan

In a first, SC issues contempt notice to Justice Karnan

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

The apex court also forthwith restrained him from undertaking judicial and administrative work.

Modi gifts for the Queen: Darjeeling tea, organic honey, Tanchoi stoles...

Modi gifts for the Queen: Darjeeling tea, organic honey, Tanchoi stoles...

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented Queen Elizabeth some photographs taken 54 years ago from her first visit to India in January-February 1961 when she was the chief guest at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.

Auto industry braces for impact of bumper-to-bumper insurance on pricing

Auto industry braces for impact of bumper-to-bumper insurance on pricing

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

If the court order is implemented, it will lead to an increase in the insurance outgo for car owners by a minimum Rs 50,000 for car and a minimum of Rs 7,000 for two-wheeler owners.

Growth pegged at around 7.5% in 2012-13

Growth pegged at around 7.5% in 2012-13

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a conference organised by the Madras School of Economics.

Jayalalithaa sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM

Jayalalithaa sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM

Rediff.com16 May 2011

State Governor Surjit Singh Barnala administered oath of secrecy to Jayalalithaa at the Madras University's centenary auditorium in Chennai.

Karunanidhi laid to rest at Marina, lakhs bid adieu

Karunanidhi laid to rest at Marina, lakhs bid adieu

Rediff.com8 Aug 2018

After an unsavoury courtroom battle, his party won to secure for him the final resting place at the Chennai landmark

BCCI's fresh registration challenged

BCCI's fresh registration challenged

Rediff.com15 Mar 2007

The Bihar Cricket Association questioned the Indian cricket board's fresh registration in September 2006.

From Aquaguard salesman to entrepreneur

From Aquaguard salesman to entrepreneur

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

Prof B Ravishankar from Mylapore, Chennai shares his inspiring story.

Welcome to the club, Sehwag tells triple-centurion Nair

Welcome to the club, Sehwag tells triple-centurion Nair

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

Karun Nair became only the second Indian to hit a triple century in Test cricket, when he smashed 303 not out on Day 4 of the fifth Test against England in Chennai on Monday.

Won't resign from Rajya Sabha: Expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa

Won't resign from Rajya Sabha: Expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

Pushpa is facing sexual harassment case filed by her two domestic aides in Tamil Nadu.

Ex-AP CM Rosaiah sworn in as TN governor

Ex-AP CM Rosaiah sworn in as TN governor

Rediff.com31 Aug 2011

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah was on Wednesday sworn-in as the governor of Tamil Nadu. Madras high court Chief Justice M Y Eqbal administered the oath of office to Rosaiah at a function in Raj Bhavan in Chennai.

Bengal vs Tamil Nadu: Which state ranks better?

Bengal vs Tamil Nadu: Which state ranks better?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

Here's a comparison of the two states on the socio-economic front.

Alert: IIT-JEE 2010 details announced

Alert: IIT-JEE 2010 details announced

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

Applications are invited for IIT Joint Entrance Examination 2010 for admission to undergraduate programmes at Indian Institutes of Technologies located at Bhubaneswar, Bombay (Mumbai), Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras (Chennai), Mandi, Patna, Punjab, Rajasthan and Roorkee

Centre agrees in SC to reinstate former NCLAT chairperson till Sept 20

Centre agrees in SC to reinstate former NCLAT chairperson till Sept 20

Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

The row over premature retirement of former NCLAT Chairperson Justice Ashok Iqbal Singh Cheema ended in the Supreme Court on Thursday as the Centre conceded, permitting him to continue in office till September 20 to pronounce verdicts.

No jail for Tamil journalist arrested for 'damaging' references to Guv

No jail for Tamil journalist arrested for 'damaging' references to Guv

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

R Gopal, the editor of Tamil magazine 'Nakkheeran', who had written articles on a sex scandal involving a woman college teacher, was picked up by police from the airport before he could board a flight to Pune, officials said.

Working Committee meet adjourned over Srinivasan's presence

Working Committee meet adjourned over Srinivasan's presence

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

High drama was witnessed at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's crucial Working Committee meeting in Kolkata on Friday over the presence of Narayanswami Srinivasan, prompting president Jagmohan Dalmiya to adjourn it sine die over lack of legal clarity on the sidelined former chief's status.

E-vote on winding up Templeton MFs suspended

E-vote on winding up Templeton MFs suspended

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

The fund house had offered two options to affected investors -- either monetisation of assets by trustees or hiring a third party to conduct the process.

Dhoti issue: PIL against dress code filed in HC

Dhoti issue: PIL against dress code filed in HC

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed its registry to post a PIL seeking regulation of various clubs and questioning the dress code imposed by them in the backdrop of denial of entry to a dhoti-clad Judge by TNCA Club in Chennai to some other bench.

Two new teams to replace CSK and RR?

Two new teams to replace CSK and RR?

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

Having two new teams for the next two editions of Indian Premier League in place of suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals was among the two proposals put forward by the IPL Governing Council in its meeting.

Eminent bureaucrat P C Alexander passes away

Eminent bureaucrat P C Alexander passes away

Rediff.com10 Aug 2011

Former Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu governor P C Alexander died at a hospital in Chennai on Wednesday. Alexander, 90, died at the Madras Medical Mission Hospital.

Modi has 'lunch pe charcha' with Jaya at Poes Garden home

Modi has 'lunch pe charcha' with Jaya at Poes Garden home

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

In his first visit to Chennai since becoming prime minister, Narendra Modi was given a rapturous welcome and hosted for lunch by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

Justice S J Mukhopadhaya retires as NCLAT chairperson

Justice S J Mukhopadhaya retires as NCLAT chairperson

Rediff.com14 Mar 2020

He supervised and handled several major big ticket insolvency cases that includes Essar Steel, Bhushan Power & Steel, Bhushan Steel, Jaypee Infratech, ElectroSteel Steel, Binani Cement, Reliance Communications.

Did British sow Hindu-Muslim mistrust, as Bhagwat says?

Did British sow Hindu-Muslim mistrust, as Bhagwat says?

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

70-plus years after Independence, 'Hindu India, metamorphosised as 'Hindutva India', is proving the British right -- and for all the wrong reasons. Mohan Bhagwat should have answers for the why of it, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Transport strike in TN enters 3rd day

Transport strike in TN enters 3rd day

Rediff.com6 Jan 2018

Transport minister M R Vijayabaskar said that despite the stir, 80% buses were running.