Senthil Balaji, Ponmudy resign as Tamil Nadu ministers amid controversy; Mano Thangaraj makes comeback

Chennai, 27:4: Tamil Nadu ministers V Senthil Balaji, who was asked by the Supreme Court to choose between his post and bail, and K Ponmudy, who is in the dock over derogatory remarks on Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and women, resigned on Sunday night, paving the way for a minor reshuffle of the cabinet by Chief Minister…

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Pakistan wants Russian, Chinese involvement in Pahalgam terror attack probe

Moscow, 27/4: Pakistan wants involvement of Russia and China in investigating the Pahalgam terror attack, according to a media report. Terrorists opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of…

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South Korea martial law put Lee Jae-myung back on track for presidency

Seoul, 27/4: Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician favoured to become the country’s next leader, has overcome a knife attack, martial law and criminal charges on his unexpected path back toward the presidency. Named the Democratic Party’s candidate on Sunday, Lee leads potential conservative opponents by double digits in most polls ahead of the…

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Bomb scare on Varanasi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight, Canadian detained

Varanasi, 27/4: Panic broke out at Varanasi airport after a foreign national aboard a Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight claimed he was carrying a bomb, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night, police said, adding that the passenger, a Canadian, has been detained. Security sleuths are questioning the man, officials said.    

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Malayalam directors Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamsa arrested for possessing hybrid ganja

Kochi, 27/4: Three persons, including noted Malayalam directors Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamsa, known for several notable movies, were arrested with hybrid ganja from a flat here in the early hours of Sunday, Excise officials said. 1.63 grams of hybrid ganja was seized from them, and the trio were released on station bail later, they…

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Supreme Court to hear on April 28 plea to prohibit sexually explicit content on OTT, social media platforms

New Delhi, 27/4: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to take appropriate steps to prohibit streaming of sexually explicit content on over the top (OTT) and social media platforms. The plea has sought laying down of guidelines constituting a National Content Control Authority to…

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Quizzed for 8 hours, Tahawwur Rana gave evasive answers, didn’t cooperate with Mumbai cops during questioning

Mumbai, 27/4: A Mumbai crime branch team questioned Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, for over eight hours in New Delhi where he is in National Investigation Agency’s custody, officials said on Saturday. The crime branch team comprising four officers questioned Rana on Wednesday for his alleged role in…

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India visit cut short, Pakistani citizens condemn Pahalgam attack but say spare common peopl

Chandigarh,26/4: Ensure exemplary punishment for the Pahalgam terror attack perpetrators but spare the regular folks from bearing the brunt. That was the common refrain among Pakistani visitors at the Attari-Wagah land route racing to exit India ahead of a short deadline. India has announced that all visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be revoked from…

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