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Court Asks CBI To Probe Alleged Police Attack On Rape Survivor’s Parents

October 1, 2024 admin

Chennai: The Madras High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged assault and harassment of a minor rape survivor’s parents by a woman police inspector in Chennai. The court took suo motu cognizance of the alleged incident that took place in August, following media reports. Reports said the survivor’s…

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Court Asks CBI To Probe Alleged Police Attack On Rape Survivor’s Parents

October 1, 2024 admin

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Remark By ‘Guru’ Sparks Row, Detained

September 7, 2024 admin

The orator was detained after he returned from Australia. A spiritual orator’s controversial statement at a government school in Chennai that disabilities and deformities are the result of misdeeds committed in past lives has sparked a controversy and led to him being detained by the police. ‘Maha Vishnu’, the founder of NGO Paramporul Foundation, had…

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Mission Rhumi 2024: Chennai students cheer as India’s first reusable hybrid rocket takes off

August 24, 2024 admin

Mission Rhumi 2024 launch in East Coast Road, Chennai | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas Satrajit Samy clapped and cheered as Mission Rhumi 2024 took off in Thiruvidanthai in Chennai’s scenic East Coast Road. Satrajit had come all the way from Dubai for this momentous occasion. It might have lasted just a few seconds or so,…

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Mumbai May Lose Over 10% Land By 2040 Due To Rising Sea Level: Study

July 31, 2024 admin

Mumbai: More than 10 per cent of the land in Mumbai and up to 10 per cent in Panaji and Chennai are at risk of inundation by 2040 due to climate change-induced sea-level rise, according to a new study. The study by Bengaluru-based think tank Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) said…

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BSP Tamil Nadu Chief Hacked To Death By 6 Men On Bikes In Chennai

July 5, 2024 admin

Some reports said the attackers posed as food delivery agents, but police are yet to confirm this. Chennai: In a brazen attack, the Tamil Nadu chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party was hacked to death by six bike-borne men near his house in Chennai on Friday. The six men attacked Armstrong when he was having…

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Brazilian, Nigerians Arrested After Rs 22-Crore Drug Seizure In Chennai

May 16, 2024 admin

The cocaine was seized from a Bolivian woman passenger’s woollen jacket. Chennai: In a big seizure, the Narcotics Control Bureau in Chennai has recovered 1.8 kg of cocaine and 1.4 kg of MDMA (ecstasy), busting a pan-India network. The consignment, authorities said, is worth Rs 22 crore in the international market. A statement by NCB…

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Indian Heart Gives Pak Girl New Life

April 24, 2024 admin

Ayesha Rashan is 19 years old. Chennai: An Indian heart has given new life to a young woman from Karachi in Pakistan, and her family, after a transplant surgery at Chennai’s MGM Healthcare. And that is only half of this remarkable story; the surgeons, and the hospital, performed the procedure free, thanks to the city-based…

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Russia Far East-Chennai Sea Route Soon? Moscow Says…

September 12, 2023 admin

The alternative trade route to Chennai from Russia will greatly reduce travel time of ships (File) Vladivostok: Russia has shown interest in sending a business delegation to Chennai to explore business opportunities, including developing an alternative maritime route between Vladivostok and the southern metropolis. This was conveyed to Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways…

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