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ED searches premises of ‘Empuraan’ producer Gokulam Gopalan in Chennai, Kochi over alleged foreign exchange violations | Kochi News

April 4, 2025 by Manovi

NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths are carrying out searches in two office premises of Sree Gokulam Chit and Finance Co Pvt Ltd in the city since Friday morning.About 10 sleuths reached the offices in Kodambakkam and Trustpuram in two vehicles and conducted searches.ED did not officially reveal the reason behind the surprise checks, but … Read more

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin Requests Meeting with PM Modi on Delimitation Concerns | Chennai News

April 2, 2025 by Manovi

CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi “to present a memorandum on delimitation that emerged from the recent deliberations.”Stalin wrote a letter to Modi seeking his “audience” along with select MPs of Parliament from different parties.Recalling the meeting of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) on ‘fair … Read more

Chennai police kill snatcher from Maharashtra gang | India News

March 26, 2025 by Manovi

CHENNAI: Police on Wednesday shot one of two chain-snatchers they had arrested from Chennai airport on Tuesday in a dramatic fashion, pulling one off a plane about to leave for Hyderabad and picking up the other from a queue to board a flight to Mumbai.Chennai city police commissioner A Arun said Jaffer Gulam Hussain Irani, … Read more

Stalin seeks action against MLA from DMK’s ally for disruptive conduct in assembly | Chennai News

March 20, 2025 by Manovi

CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday turned emotional, saying he was pained by the conduct of Panruti MLA T Velmurugan and requested speaker M Appavu to initiate action against the legislator. Appavu warned Velmurugan, asking him to “correct himself” as advised by the CM.During the budget debate, Velmurugan, founder of the Tamilaga Valvurimai … Read more

‘Biased, DMK worker’: AIADMK’s no-confidence motion against Tamil Nadu assembly speaker M Appavu fails | Chennai News

March 17, 2025 by Manovi

The AIADMK’s no-confidence motion against Tamil Nadu assembly speaker M Appavu failed, with 154 members opposing it. Chief minister MK Stalin dismissed the motion as a political stunt. NEW DELHI: The AIADMK’s no-confidence motion against Tamil Nadu assembly speaker M Appavu failed on Monday, with 154 members opposing the resolution and 62 supporting it in … Read more

Music director AR Rahman hospitalised in Chennai following chest discomfort | Tamil Movie News

March 16, 2025 by Manovi

Renowned music composer AR Rahman, one of India’s most celebrated musicians, has reportedly been admitted to Apollo Hospital in Chennai due to sudden chest discomfort. A report from News 18 indicates that AR Rahman was rushed to the hospital in the early morning of Mar 16 and is currently undergoing treatment in the emergency care … Read more

200 bird species recorded in Krishnagiri district wetland census | Chennai News

March 10, 2025 by Manovi

KRISHNAGIRI: More than 200 bird species were documented during a wetland bird census in Krishnagiri district on March 8 and 9. Hosur forest division personnel along with ornithologists and volunteers carried out the census in 40 locations in the district. The locations covered included KRP Dam, Ramanaicken Lake, Parur Big Lake and Thally Lake, wildlife … Read more

More than 1,200 employees likely to march towards Samsung plant near Chennai | Chennai News

March 6, 2025 by Manovi

CHENNAI: Members of the CITU-affiliated Samsung employees union will march towards the company plant on Friday morning as the talks facilitated by the state govt failed to resolve the issues. Around 1,250 employees are expected to march towards the facility at Sunguvarchatram, near Chennai, and the union has not sought police permission for the matter, … Read more

Chennai Metro Rail to withdraw paper-based group tickets

February 28, 2025 by Manovi

CHENNAI: Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) will discontinue the issuance of paper-based group tickets at ticket counters starting March 1 as part of its transition to digital ticketing.Currently, passengers purchasing group tickets for 20 or more travellers at metro counters receive a 10% fare discount. With this change, group ticketing will move entirely to the … Read more

A love triangle, a suicide and a case that led nowhere | Chennai News

February 13, 2025 by Manovi

CHENNAI: An adamant love triangle, which led to the suicide of a girl, an engineering student, put through two of her friends in a court battle spanning 10 years. Finally, thanks to the absence of evidence, call records and credible witnesses against them, the two young men were acquitted of the suicide abetment charge on … Read more