Senthil Balaji’s remand extended till Aug 2

Chennai: A sessions court on Tuesday extended former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji’s remand till August 2. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, before whom Senthil Balaji was produced by the prosecution through video-conferencing from the Central Puzhal Prison here, also extended his judicial custody till August 2. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate…

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Sunken museum at Humayun’s Tomb incredible addition to cultural landscape of Delhi: Culture Minister

New Delhi: Country’s first sunken museum at the site of Humayun’s Tomb complex here that displays over 500 “never-before-seen artefacts” was inaugurated on Monday evening by Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat who said it will be an “incredible addition” to Delhi’s cultural landscape. The museum, whose layout is inspired by the medieval ‘baolis’, or…

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Unable to digest 2018 Tuticorin police firing: HC

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday orally observed that it was unable to digest the 2018 Tuticorin police firing against anti-Sterlite protestors, in which 13 persons were killed. A division bench comprising Justices S S Sundar and N Senthilkumar made the observation while hearing a petition from social activist Henri Tiphagne, seeking to reopen…

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Drug arrives to treat brain-eating amoebic disease

Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George will accept the first shipment of miltefosine, a vital drug for treating the lethal amoebic meningoencephalitis, arranged by Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, Chairman of VPS Lakeshore. This follows a landmark medical achievement where doctors successfully saved a child—the first such case in India—from this devastating disease. The increased availability of miltefosine…

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