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SC refuses to expunge Madras HC remarks against EC

Holding that citizens have a right to know what transpires in judicial proceedings, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the plea by the Election Commission (EC) that the media be restrained from......

Ensure equitable distribution of oxygen, medicines: HC

The Madras high court on Thursday urged the State and the central governments to ensure equitable distribution of medical oxygen, COVID-19 vaccines and other life saving materials, by ramping......

EC rejects reports of internal conflict over plea seeking media gag

The Election Commission on Wednesday said it was unanimous that there should not be any prayer before the Supreme Court for restriction on media reporting over oral observations made by judges.......

Asking media not to report court observations 'far-fetched': SC

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on the Election Commission's plea against the Madras high court remarks holding its officials responsible for the surge in Covid-19 cases and......

Steely Stalin steals Modi's show too

Stalin owes his victory, like in 2019, to the hate-campaign of the local Hindutva forces, which kept haranguing him, and even his dead father, notes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra......

Sebi's expert panel to probe glitch at NSE, submit report by March 15

Due to ineffectiveness of interoperability, brokers had to compulsorily square off their clients trading position, causing significant losses to investors. The Securities and Exchange Board of......

Maker of Modern Bread sold to Mexican baking major

Private equity player Everstone Capital has sold Modern Foods, which it had taken over in early 2016 from Hindustan Unilever, to Mexican baking major Grupo Bimbo for an undisclosed sum. Everstone......

'Kris' Gopalakrishnan is first chair of RBI's innovation hub

Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and former co-chairman, Infosys, has been appointed as the first chairperson of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub. In August, the central bank had......

How Lakshmi Vilas Bank eroded its wealth amid controversy and losses

How did a profitable bank founded to serve small businesses in 1926 by a group of businessmen from the Vysya community - a trader caste based in southern and central India - come to this pass? T E......

Indian telcos' 5G rollout is mired in controversy

The operators say that the move to have an India-specific standard will raise the costs not only of telecom networks but of chipsets for mobile devices because they will have to be made for the......

When Rafi sang for Hanuman, Manna for Ravan...

'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.''C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.''I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"''He replied, "How......

The SUPER-DUPER BOLLYWOOD QUIZ!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Unlike Amar Prem's 'sawaal ek jawaab do' fundas in Andaz Apna Apna, there's just one right answer to the quiz question......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

Meet Raashi Khanna, Shahid's new co-star!

Shahid Kapoor, who recently wrapped up the shoot for Jersey, is all set to make his debut in the OTT space. Sasha has signed his first OTT project -- apparently a Web series, which will be helmed......

The BOLLYWOOD QUIZ CHALLENGE!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Did you know Amitabh Bachchan was the original choice to play the invisible superhero in Mr India? Well, now you do.......

Coach Shastri celebrates with his 'pack'

IMAGE: Agastya Pandya with K L Rahul, above, and Batting Coach Vikram Rathore, below. (Agastya finds Rishabh Pant's ear fascinating). Photograph: Kind courtesy Ravi Shastri/Twitter Ravi......

When cricket caught PM Modi's attention!

Nothing else takes precedence in India when a cricket match is on and this fact was proved true on Sunday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM gave his Twitter followers a glimpse of the action......

When luck favoured Viv in India

IMAGE: Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, a true batting legend. Photograph: Viv Richards/Twitter 'I remember the first time we played, we played in Bangalore, and I never forget this... just......

'Tied Test changed Australian cricket'

'As a player, the biggest question you ask yourself is whether you are good enough to be on the same ground as Gavaskar, Dev, Border and company.' This interview was first published on Rediff.com......

Dom's Take: Farewell, Deano

All of us who were lucky to watch the tied Test of September 1986 will never forget Dean Mervyn Jones. Playing only his third Test, the Victorian was determined to show his captain Allan Border......

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Vax drive stutters in Chennai as vials in short supply

The Greater Chennai Corporation that was vaccinating more than 25,000 people on an average daily has, for the last four days, been vaccinating only... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/vaccination-drive-stutters-in-chennai-as-vials-in-short-supply/articleshow/82449583.cms

TN to HC

Tamil Nadu is left with just a day’s stock of liquid medical oxygen, and the issue has reached a critical point, officials told the Madras high... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/have-just-one-days-oxygen-stock-left-tamil-nadu-govt-tells-hc/articleshow/82448111.cms

HC ‘murder charge’ remarks against EC were harsh, says SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday termed the Madras High Court's "murder charge" remarks against the Election Commission as "harsh" and the "metaphor... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hc-murder-charge-remarks-against-ec-were-harsh-says-sc/articleshow/82445906.cms

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings

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The Madras high court on Thursday�urged the State and the central governments to ensure equitable distribution of medical oxygen, COVID-19 vaccines... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ensure-equitable-distribution-of-oxygen-madras-hc/20210506.htm