Frenchman Adrien van Beveren of Monster Energy Honda Team won the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally 2023 while Jose Ignacio Cornejo — the Chilean known by all as Nacho — was placed second, here on Friday.
We are opposed to communalism: CM
Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said that the DMK regime was opposed only to communalism and not religion.Speaking at an event organised by the state HR and CE department to distribute Rs 2 lakh each to 1,250 temples in Adi Dravidar and Scheduled Tribe areas
KLF fest on 12 Jan
Asia’s second-largest cultural gathering, the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) will be held at Kozhikode beach from 12 to 15 January.A press release said,” From Nobel laureates to Booker Prize-winning writers, and senior politicians to historians, journalists, Film & Theatre Personalities, Performers & Artists, Diplomats, and Literary Luminaries, the sixth edition promises to host a spectacular list of delegates.
Regularise terminated nurses, Annamalai to TN govt
State BJP leader K Annamalai on Friday demanded the Tamil Nadu government to regularise the job of 2,472 ad hoc nurses, who were terminated recently.
Covid cases declines in TN
Tamil Nadu recorded 7 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. The total cases in the State stood at 35,94,494.
Governor appoints VCs for two universities
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Friday appointed Dr K Kala and Dr S Arumugam as Vice-Chancellors of Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, and Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai, respectively for three years with effect from the date of their assumption of office
US describes Putin’s ceasefire order “Cynical”: Price
United States Department Spokesperson Ned Price, on Thursday, called the order of ceasefire in Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin “cynical” and said that if Moscow
China seeks to minimize Covid risk during travel rush
China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new Covid outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures.
Australian charged over travel to IS territory freed on bail
An Australian woman charged with willingly entering part of Syria that was under control of the Islamic State group was freed on bail on Friday as a debate raged about the risk to the community.
Building collapse in Iraq kills 3, injures 9
A building under construction collapsed in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, killing three people and injuring nine others, police said Friday.
