Chennai, March 22 (BPNS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has set up a centre to study human brain. The centre intends to focus on high-resolution brain imaging and to map the human brain at the cellular and connectivity levels. The centre would be headed by Dr. Mohansankar Sivaprakasam of IIT, Madras. The clinical […]
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) Close on the heels of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict, A.G. Perarivalan was granted bail by the Supreme Court of India, another convict, Nalini Sreeharan is also seeking bail. Nalini has moved a sub-application in the Madras High Court on Monday seeking bail just as the Supreme Court has granted bail […]
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) has said that a separate law is necessary for caste-related violence in Tamil Nadu. The state general secretary of the front, Samuel Raj in a statement said that this is necessary to tackle caste-related violence in Tamil Nadu. He said that this was an […]
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) A 46-year-old Government school teacher in Tamil Nadu was arrested under Pocso Act after a complaint was raised against him by a 10-year-old girl of the same school that he had sexually misbehaved with her. The teacher was arrested on Monday and lodged in prison. The ten-year-old girl had lodged a […]
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam while deposing before the Arumughaswamy commission said that V.K. Sasikala, Jaya’s aide had told him a few times that the former Chief Minister was doing fine. He also said that he was not suspicious of Jayalalithaa’s death and was only […]
Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 (IANS) Kurdish filmmaker Lisa Calan who is the Chief Guest at the 23rd edition of the International Film Festival in Kerala (IFFK) has said that her fight is against the Islamic State (ISIS). She was interacting with media persons here on Tuesday. The Kurdish film maker who lives in Turkery had lost both […]
Chennai, March 22 (BPNS) The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday saved six refugees from Sri Lanka who had fled the island nation following the acute financial crisis there. The six refugees, all Sri Lankan nations including three children, were stranded on the fourth island off the coast of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. The refugees, according […]
Chennai, March 22 (BPNS) The firecracker units of Tamil Nadu are closed down following the call by the Tamilan Amorces and Firecrackers Manufacturers association (TAFMA). The shut down which commenced on Monday will continue indefinitely. The association will also conduct a massive protest march on Friday in Virudhunagar with the participation of more than a […]
Chennai, March 21 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has for the time being delayed the opening of river sand quarries following stiff opposition from the farmers and social activists. The state industries department had announced the opening of river sand quarries by the end of March 2022. However, farmer’s bodies and activists from different parts […]
Chennai, March 21 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state public health department has said that there were no fresh Covid -19 cases in 21 of the 38 districts of the state for the past 24 hours ending Sunday evening. The state had 56 fresh Covid -19 cases on Sunday with Chennai district recording maximum number of new […]
