Top 10 stories for today - May 16, 2017

May 16, 2017 08:15 pm | Updated 08:15 pm IST

End stir, High Court tells T.N. State transport staff

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the striking Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation employees to give up their stir and return to work immediately. The court’s direction comes as many buses continued to remain off the roads with commuters forced to opt for other modes of travel, as the stir announced by 10 transport unions entered the third day on Tuesday.

CBI books Karti Chidambaram, others on cheating and corruption charges

Special teams on Tuesday conducted simultaneous searches on the premises of the accused in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai in connection with alleged irregularities in foreign direct investments to the tune of Rs. 305 crore in INX Media and INX News.

Lalu Prasad puts on a brave face after I-T raids

Hours after the Income Tax raids on his alleged benami (proxy) properties, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad tweeted that he would not be cowed by such frightening actions and also “congratulated BJP for its new alliance partners”. However, he did not elaborate who the “new alliance partners” were.

Dawn 'leak' on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor draws Nawaz Sharif government’s ire

A Pakistani newspaper report on the broad contours of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) implementation plan till 2030 has attracted criticism from the government, which said the details were quoted from one of the working papers among many prepared to be discussed with the Chinese leadership at the One Belt One Road Summit.

Cyber attack affects Gujarat govt. networks

Several hundred computers of various departments of the Gujarat government have been affected by ransomware cyber attack. The IT services were halted or crashed in the department computers of the regional transport offices (RTO), several district collectors and police stations.

Triple talaq a matter of faith for last 1,400 years, AIMPLB tells SC

Triple talaq is a matter of faith for Muslims similar to how it is a matter of faith for Hindus that Lord Ram was born in Ayodhya, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Naga Chaitanya opens up on work, his beliefs, his biggest fear and yes, those Instagram photographs of romance

Naga Chaitanya is veering off the urban romances he’s known for, with Rarandoi Veduka Chuddam in a city-meets-village setting. As the film gears up for release on May 26, we catch up with the actor at Annapurna Studios where he reflects on his choices and stepping out of comfort zone.

Top 5 affordable smartphones

With Nokia 3310 set to release across India from May 18 with fresh features and priced at ₹3310 only, here’s a look at top five affordable phones with best features (in no particular order).

Keezhadi excavation leads to ancient civilisation on the banks of Vaigai

In 2013-14, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) carried out explorations in 293 sites along the Vaigai river valley in Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts. Keezhadi in Sivaganga district was chosen for excavation and artefacts unearthed by the ASI in the second phase of the excavation at Pallichanthai Thidal of Keezhadi pointed to an ancient civilisation that thrived on the banks of the Vaigai.

Here we give you a peek into what this excavation means for Tamil Nadu and the details of what the excavation has yielded till now.

Rajasthan man tries to get Aadhaar in Osama’s name

In a bizarre incident, a 35-year-old man running an Aadhaar registration centre at Mandal in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan attempted to get an Aadhaar card in the name of slain terrorist and Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.

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