Jayalalithaa files case against Stalin

Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday filed a defamation complaint before a sessions court against DMK treasurer and MLA M.K. Stalin and party organ Murasoli for an article published in the Tamil daily dated August 9. City public prosecutor M.L. Jagan, who filed the complaint on behalf of the chief minister, said that the statement that the chief minister was on vacation for months together was fallacious, defamatory and...

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Boy dies in school swimming pool in Chennai

In the aftermath of the drowning of nine-year-old Ranjan, a class IV student of PSBB School, safety aspects at swimming pools have come into question.  “It is hard to imagine how one coach can manage 26 children in a pool at a time. Ideally, there should be a coach for every five to seven students because his line of vision will be limited to five metres. Also, two lifeguards in uniform must monitor the entire pool,” said T. Elango,...

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