Day: January 28, 2020

HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

Madras HC orders AICF elections on Feb 10 in Chennai

8:52 pm January 28, 2020

Chennai: In a setback to the Bharat Singh Chauhan faction, the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed that the All India Chess Federation (AICF) elections be held here on February 10. As originally announced by president P R Venket Rama Raja, the court said that the AICF general body meeting will be held on February […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Coronavirus: 633 people under observation in Kerala

8:50 pm January 28, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: A total of 633 people, who returned to Kerala from China in recent days, are under observation for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus, state Health Minister K K Shylaja said on Tuesday. Of the 633, seven are under observation in isolation wards at different hospitals, according to officials. The situation in the state […]

SC allows govt to bring African cheetah to India

8:46 pm January 28, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the government to introduce the African cheetah to a suitable habitat in India on an experimental basis to see whether it can adapt to Indian conditions. Stating that the rare Indian cheetah is almost extinct in the country, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had sought the […]

Maharashtra: No operators for Jayakwadi bird sanctuary boats

8:39 pm January 28, 2020

Aurangabad: Nine boats bought by the forest department to patrol the Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district are lying idle because no operator has been recruited, an official said on Tuesday. Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary comprises the Nathsagar Lake and surrounding wet lands and is home to a huge variety of flora and fauna. “These […]

Nirbhaya: SC reserves verdict on death row convict Mukesh’s plea, to be delivered Wednesday

8:31 pm January 28, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved verdict on a plea of one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by the President. A three-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi said that it will pronounce the verdict on Wednesday on convict […]