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Moments after the Madras High Court cleared the decks for Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who served as the interim general secretary of AIADMK for the past eight months, he was declared elected unopposed as the party’s general secretary.
At the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai, party election commissioners Pollachi V. Jayaraman and Natham R. Viswanathan handed over the letter of appointment to Mr. Palaniswami who is the party’s sixth general secretary.
The declaration came minutes after the Madras High Court, ruling in his favour, dismissed the applications of his rival O. Panneerselvam and his supporters, against the July 11 general council resolutions and the party’s general secretary election.
After taking charge, Mr. Palaniswami visited the memorials of the party founder M.G. Ramachandran, and former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. In his first statement undersigned as AIADMK’s general secretary, he announced that the party membership enrolment drive would be launched on April 5.
Taking cognizance of a report published in The Hindu alleging custodial torture of suspects through extracting their teeth using cutting pliers by IPS officer Balveer Singh at Ambasamudram in Tirunelveli district, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has ordered an investigation.
The SHRC has directed the Inspector-General of Police/Director, Investigation Wing, to submit a detailed report within six weeks.
A day after the video statements of three of the affected men went viral on social media, Mr. Singh was placed under ‘vacancy reserve’ yesterday, pending an inquiry.
Former CPI Maoist leader Swarnakka surrenders, citing disillusionment with Maoist ideologies, aiming to lead a peaceful life with family.
Odisha Governor designate credits Atal Bihari Vajpayee for Kargil war success, golden quadrilateral, tribal ministry, and more.
Four years after the Union government launched the Svamitva scheme to digitise property records in rural areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute 58 lakh property cards providing ‘Record of Rights’ to owners in over 50,000 villages across 12 States on Friday at a virtual event
M. Suhaib, Additional District Judge, Kozhikode, suspended for alleged misconduct towards female court employee in official chamber.
Foundation laid for new auditorium at Sivakasi Government Arts and Science College with financial support from local businesses.
Telangana to introduce new clean energy policy to meet rising energy demands sustainably, aiming for 20,000 MW renewable capacity by 2030.
The girl, who was admitted to Aster CMI Hospital with alarming breathlessness and significant pallor, was diagnosed with Wegener’s Granulomatosis (now known as Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis or GPA), a rare autoimmune condition that causes spontaneous bleeding in the lungs, leading to acute respiratory failure.
Puzhal prison officials investigate fire accident that destroyed old files and cardboard boxes, possibly caused by prisoners.
ACB files case against IPS officer N. Sanjay in Andhra Pradesh. The official is accused of manipulating the tender processes for awarding contract for development and maintenance of AGNI-NOC portal, and conducting awareness meetings for SC/STs. It is alleged that the total value of properties stolen, or involved in the case is estimated at ₹1,75,86,600.
The holiday season spanning from Christmas to New Year has seen a surge in tourists visiting Mysuru with the hospitality sector announcing 100 per cent occupancy for the entire duration.
BJP leader and former MP, Prathap Simha, has backed the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) proposal to name a stretch of KRS road in the city after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.