MADRAS Top Stories

IITs crowd top 10 positions in the QS Indian University Rankings2019-10-22
Yahoo Daily News: The IndianInstitutes of Technology crowds the top positions in the recently released QS IndianUniversity Rankings. The list is the second edition of the standalone rankings for India’s higher education...
Telling Numbers: IITs dominate India rankings, IIT-Bombay and IISc on top2019-10-22
Yahoo Daily News: On Tuesday, the QS IndianUniversity Rankings were released — this is the second edition of the standalone rankings for India’s higher education institutions. The rankings include public, private, higher education or deemed universities. The Indian Institutes...
More rain pain leaves Bengaluru on edge2019-10-22
The Times of India: BENGALURU: If you thought Bengaluru had a bad case of the Monday blues, heavy rain on the first day of the week only made it a bluer case than usual. Even people who love rainy weather were irascible after being put out by incessant light rainfall interspersed...
Govt seeks 3 more months to frame social media rules2019-10-22
Deccan Herald: The Union government has sought three months’ time to finalise “effective, robust and comprehensive” rules for Facebook, Twitter etc, saying there has been an exponential rise in hate speech, fake news, unlawful and anti-national activities using Internet and...
Madras high court to consider CISF cover for magistrate courts2019-10-22
The Times of India: CHENNAI: Ten days ahead of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) cover for a portion of the Madras high court is to end, the first bench of the court not only extended the security cover until further orders, but also called for a report on expanding it...
HC to consider CISF cover for magistrate courts2019-10-22
The Times of India: CHENNAI: Ten days ahead of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) cover for a portion of the Madras high court is to end, the first bench of the court not only extended the security cover until further orders, but also called for a report on expanding it...
Eat, Drink, Galway: A whistlestop tour of Ireland's culinary capital2019-10-22
Irish Independent: Oysters in Galway City. Photo: Fáilte IrelandSheena Dignam of GalwayFoodTours. Photo: Andrew Downes, xposure Galway - Eyre Square-Kennedy Park Stout and oysters at Tigh Neachtain. Photo: Sophie Donaldson A lobster roll at Galway's oyster festival. Photo:...
Beleaguered Nilgiris braces for another spell of heavy rain2019-10-22
The Times of India: Udhagamandalam: With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert in the Nilgiris, the district administration has formed 42 teams consisting of officials from various departments to prevent and tackle monsoon-related disasters. The teams are...
HC clarifies on rape, confirms RI for child rapist2019-10-22
The Times of India: Chennai: In rape cases, it cannot be argued that the offence will be made out only if the accused has ‘complete penetration’, said the Madras high court, adding: “Even partial penetration would be sufficient to make out an offence of rape.” Justice S...
Noted artists come together in exhibition dedicated to Nandagopal2019-10-22
The Times of India: Chennai: Close to 20 renowned artists from the city have come together to celebrate the late artist and sculptor S Nandagopal. The exhibition titled ‘Singularly South’ organised by Artworld, celebrates the unique language of modernism represented by well-known...
Rane plans to raise Rs 50cr2019-10-22
The Times of India: Chennai: Auto parts maker Rane (Madras) Ltd has announced a fund raising plan to raise upto Rs 50 crore. The board of...
Centre seeks more time from SC to finalise rules to regulate fake news, hate speech on social media2019-10-22
Yahoo Daily News: The Centre on Monday sought three more months from the Supreme Court to frame and finalise the rules on regulating hate speech, fake news, defamatory posts and anti-national activities on social media platforms. "A further period of three months would be...
HC for fresh pick of principals for Pachaiyappa’s trust colleges2019-10-22
The Times of India: Chennai: The Madras high court has named former chief justice of Jammu and Kashmir high court Justice N PaulVasanthakumar to constitute a fresh selection committee for appointment of principals of constituent colleges...
Exponential rise in hate speech, Centre tells SC2019-10-21
The Telegraph India: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that there had been an “exponential rise in hate speech and fake news” in the past few years and sought three more months to come up with revised rules to prevent such mischief. If the government affidavit appeared...