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SasikalaDays after the feud in her extended family came to the fore, deposed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala, a jailed aide of late J Jayalalithaa, has slapped a legal notice on her brother V Dhivakaran, asking him to desist from taking her name in his public utterances.Sasikala issued the notice through her advocate, where she charged her sibling with speaking in support of AIADMK leaders, Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam, who have fallen out of favour with her.In the not

A total of 800 kg of artificially ripened mangoes were seized and destroyed Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on Friday by personnel of the department of food safety, police said. The seizures were effected from 10 shops, following complaints from customers about the taste, they said, adding that the mangoes were found ripened with calcium carbide RPT calcium carbide.Such artificially ripened mangoes cause stomach-related ailments and are not fit for consumption, police said. The value of these destroyed m

The West Bengal CID on Friday arrested one person for his alleged involvement in the carcass meat racket, and seized nearly six tonnes of meat from a cold storage in Kolkata, a senior official of the agency said. With the latest arrest, a total of 12 people have been held in connection with the scandal, including a leader of a political outfit.Acting on a tip-off, the SIT formed by the CID to look into the case, nabbed the man from the Belaghata area this morning, and upon questio

Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Friday said it would consider on July 5 the suggestions given by amicus curiae on the draft constitution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said the suggestions given by senior advocate Gopal Subramanium, who is assisting it as an amicus curiae, should be circulated among all the parties so that they could give their suggestions.Subramanium referred to

Manohar Parrikar. File picGoa's Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday said he was unsure of ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's return to the state even as he insisted that Parrikar was in the "best hands of the world".Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters here, Rane said the state government was stable and that at least two Congress MLAs were in touch with the BJP, with the possibility of them joining soon."I feel he will come as soon as he finishes his treatment.

Baba RamdevYoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Friday called on Lalu Prasad to congratulate him on his son's marriage and advised the ailing leader to practise safe breathing exercises like Anulom Vilom Pranayama to maintain good health.Ramdev, who is in Bihar since Tuesday last for holding training camps in districts like Nalanda and Gaya, called on the RJD chief at 10 Circular Road residence of his wife Rabri Devi."I met Lalu ji, conveyed my best wishes for the marriage of his son Tej Pratap, congratula

No flight will operate from the Chandigarh International Airport in Chandigarh between May 12 and 31, when the second phase of the runway repair will be taken up.After the completion of the second phase of runway re-carpeting/repair work, the runway length will increase to 10,400 feet from earlier 7,200 feet. This upgradation would facilitate long haul flights from Chandigarh to destinations like USA, Canada, Europe, UK and other places, a spokesman of the Chandigarh International Airport Limite

Devendra Fadnavis/ File PicChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday declared that the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) would be the planning authority for all future government housing schemes in Mumbai and its surrounding metropolitan region.Fadnavis, who chaired a meeting to review the progress of various schemes for affordable housing, also directed that the Slum Rehabilitation Authority be given a dedicated police team.Fadnavis ordered the constitution of a commi

Mantralaya/ File PicThe Airport Authority of India (AAI) will get Rs 82 crore from the Maharashtra Government for expansion of the Kolhapur airport. The government said that their resolution (GR) issued two days ago said the AAI had demanded that the state share 25 to 30 per cent of the cost of the expansion work.The work is estimated to cost Rs 274 crore. The state would be paying Rs 82 crore to the AAI, the GR said. The Kolhapur airport was leased to the Maharashtra Industr

Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleThe famous Dabbawalas (tiffin carriers) of Mumbai will be celebrating the wedding of Prince Harry of the British royal family and Hollywood actor Meghan
Markle in a special way. They are going to distribute sweets to relatives of patients at the government-run Tata Memorial Hospital, KEM Hospital and Wadia Hospital in Mumbai on May 19, the wedding day.The Dabbawalas ferry tiffins of home-made food to thousands of office-goers in the city every day. They also provid