Chennai,  The Madras High Court on Thursday granted bail to Tamil action choreographer, 'Kanal' Kannan, alias V. Kannan, after a case was lodged against him for a provocative speech calling for demolition of the statue of Tamil rationalist and Dravidian ideologue, 'Thanthai' Periyar located outside the

Chennai,  Heavy rainfall lashed Chennai and its surrounding areas on Thursday leaving several low-lying areas in the state capital inundated.

The rainfall, which commenced at 12 p.m., is continuing unabated and has thrown normal life out of gear.

The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy r

Hyderabad,  AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Uttar Pradesh's BJP government for its decision to conduct a survey of unrecognised madarsas in the state and termed the move as harassment of Muslims.

The Hyderabad MP said the state government has no right to interfere in the functioning of these

Patna,  After Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the resignation of state Law Minister Kartikeya Singh, JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh on Thursday asked Sushil Modi to first introspect and then comment on the Bihar Chief Minister.

"Bef

New Delhi,  The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Union Ministry of of Home Affairs to seek verification reports from Bihar, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on a plea alleging attacks on the Christian community.

The apex court granted two months to

Lucknow,  The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to conduct a survey in unrecognised madrasas to ascertain information on the number of students, teachers, curriculum and its affiliation with any non-government organisation.

The purpose behind the survey of unrecognised madrasas is t

New Delhi,  Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI) on Thursday urged Union Minister for Road Transport And Highway (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari to include Value engineering as part of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract document.

"The inclusion of Value engineering the EP

Bhopal,  A video surfaced on social media showing a woman carrying the body of her 5-year-old son, who died at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district. The woman along with two other family members were seen outside the government hospital.

Following the death of boy identified as Rishi Pand

New Delhi,  The Delhi Police said on Thursday that it has arrested a minor, who worked as a domestic help in the capital's Safdarjung area, for murdering his employer's differently-abled son.

According to the police, the accused, who was employed about three months ago, was arrested on Wednesday