H D Kumaraswamy yesterday expressed concerns over the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), even as the exit polls predicted BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi would almost sweep Karnataka in the Lok Sabha elections.
Denied money for liquor, teen assaults girlfriend, her mother in Chennai
According to the police, the accused, Santhosh Kumar, who is unemployed, has been in a relationship with a 17-year-old girl for the past three years. He is a resident of Vinayakapuram, Puzhal, and is an alcoholic.
Vivek Oberoi apologises for controversial meme on Aishwarya Rai
Oberoi, who reportedly dated the former Miss World in the early 2000s, on Monday posted a meme on Twitter with three panels: one featuring Aishwarya with him, another of hers with Salman Khan and a third with her present husband Abhishek and daughter Aaradhya.
Patient’s relatives assault doctor at NIMS in Hyderabad
A senior medical officer in the state-run Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences was yesterday allegedly assaulted by relatives of a 28-year-old man who was admitted there after being injured in a road accident.
Polls: SC dismisses PIL seeking 100% matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs
The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking 100 per cent matching of voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips with electronic voting machines (EVMs) during counting of votes on 23 May for the Lok Sabha polls.
Former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh visits Rameswaram temple
Raman Singh, the former Chhattisgarh chief minister, along with his family members visited the Lord Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram yesterday and offered prayers.
Suburban trains in Chennai to get AC coaches soon
In a bid to boost passenger comfort commuting on suburban sections, the Southern Railway has plans to implement air-conditioned EMUs soon. Sources from the railway informed that the decision to introduce AC coaches has been going on lately.
2019 elections: Chennai police slog it out for counting of votes
With just two days left for the declaration of election results, the whole city is glued to television sets to follow the vote counting process, security being an integral part of the exercise, the city policemen are on their toes.
TN CEO office receives hoax bomb threat letter
The office of Tamilnadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo yesterday received an anonymous letter threatening that a bomb would go off at the premises.
AIADMK MLA Venkatachalam resigns from post
Former minister in the Jayalalithaa cabinet and AIADMK Amma Peravai deputy secretary, Thoppu Venkatachalam Monda resigned from his post citing personal reasons.
