Top 10 stories for today - May 30, 2017

May 30, 2017 08:26 pm | Updated 08:26 pm IST

Madras High Court stays Centre’s notification on sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets

The Madras High Court Bench in Madurai on Tuesday stayed the operation of Rules 22(b)(iii) and 22(e) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulations of Livestock Markets) Rules 2017  notified by the Centre on May 23  banning the sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets. A Division Bench of Justices M.V. Muralidaran and C.V. Karthikeyan granted the interim stay for four weeks on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the constitutional validity of the rules.

Court frames charges against Advani, Joshi, Bharti, 3 others in Babri Masjid demolition case

Senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani, M.M. Joshi and Uma Bharti were on Tuesday charged with criminal conspiracy in the the December 6, 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case by a Special CBI Court in Lucknow.

IIT-Madras scholar beaten up for eating beef during protest

R. Sooraj, PhD Scholar and a member of the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, was attacked for eating beef as part of a protest against restrictions on cattle trade which was brought by Union Government. The beef-eating protest was held by a group of students on Sunday night.

Confiscation of properties begins in disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa, 3 others

Collectors of six districts, including Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur, have been told to take physical possession of 68 properties registered in the name of six firms owned then by Jayalalithaa and her then close aide V.K. Sasikala, J. Elavarasi and V.N. Sudhakaran (who are in jail).

What is Judy malware? And how bad is it?

'Judy' is an auto-clicking adware which was found on 41 apps developed by a Korean company that uses infected devices to generate large amounts of fraudulent clicks on advertisements, generating revenues for the perpetrators behind it.

Six-day war begets 50 years of conflict for Israel

For several weeks in 1967, the underdog Israelis genuinely feared their young Jewish state would be wiped out. They mobilized reserves to face Egyptian troops arrayed at the border and barricaded the streets with sacks of sand. Then it was over in a shocking flash.

Kohli, Kumble at loggerheads?

Has India captain Virat Kohli taken cudgels against Head Coach Anil Kumble? The answer, seems to be an emphatic yes. Kohli, India captain across all formats, is believed to have told those running day-to-day cricketing affairs in India that all is not well with the team and the former India captain.

CET results 2017 announced

The results of the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admissions to professional courses, including engineering, Ayush and farm science courses, were announced on Tuesday.

Meet the man behind the posters of Kaala and Kabali

The man behind the idea is Vinci Raj, who was also instrumental in the designs behind Rajini’s previous film,  Kabali . “I made the poster and fonts available to all deliberately, as I wanted to get all Superstar fans excited,” says Vinci, who has worked on all of Ranjith’s films so far.

‘Dangal’ creates history in China, mints ₹1000 crore

Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’ has created an unrepresented landmark in China today by becoming the 33rd film in Chinese cinema history to cross one Billion RMB, which in Indian currency amounts to about ₹1000 crore.

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