The Madras High Court on March 15 has directed the central government to transfer Amarnath Ramakrishna, the Archeological Survey of India officer who led the Keezhadi excavations, back to Tamil Nadu. The Centre has been granted 15 days to bring the officer’s transfer into effect. The officer was shunted out to Assam in 2017. The order came on a petition filed
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Sudden cardiac death, when it occurs, is often due to an unexpected loss of heart function. But there are precautions one can take. A FORM Four student from SMK Rancha-Rancha, Labuan died while competing in a sprint event last month. Norsahfiza Jaratin, 16, was running in the 200m race when she collapsed about 20 metres from the finishing line. The
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Fans rejoice as Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman is collaborating with Marvel India to compose a special anthem for the much-anticipated upcoming superhero movie, Avengers: Endgame. The anthem will reportedly be composed in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu. Avengers: Endgame, which is less than a month away from its release, is the 22nd film in the Marvel series, and will feature
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From family vacations to pilgrimage tours, Malaysians have long been loyal visitors to India. Last year, the Indian government decided to scrap the over-the-counter tourist visa (USD 40 for 6 months) for Malaysians and introduced the more expensive one and five-year visas, costing USD 100 (RM 407) and USD 200 (RM 814) respectively. Even the e-Visa was priced at USD
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SERI KEMBANGAN, 11 Mac : Hasil sokongan ibu bapa dan tekadnya mengubah nasib keluarga, usaha jitu M. Dhivya Janani, 20, anak bongsu pasangan G. Mariappan dan M. Shanti ternyata berbaloi apabila dinobatkan antara pelajar terbaik Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) 2018 yang diumumkan hari ini. Berasal dari negeri Cik Siti Wan Kembang, Dhivya yang merupakan anak pasangan kontraktor dan penoreh getah di
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia is suspending the operations of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft flying to or from Malaysia and transiting in Malaysia with immediate effect until further notice. It also clarified in a statement yesterday that none of the Malaysian carriers operate the Boeing 737 Max 8, which were involved in
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Asia’s Got Talent merupakan satu program rancangan berbentuk realiti dengan menampilkan peserta-peserta mempunyai bakat luar biasa di pentas tersebut. Para peserta yang ingin melepasi ke peringkat seterusnya dalam rancangan tersebut perlulah berhadapan dengan 3 orang juri dan penonton di pentas Asia’s Got Talent. Juri-juri untuk rancangan yang sangat popular di Asia itu adalah Anggun yang merupakan selebriti terkenal Indonesia, David
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Condemning the prospect of a further time extension being granted to Colombo to deliver on its co-sponsored resolution, Tamils called for a referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and a UN supervised referendum for an independent state of Tamil Eelam. The protest took place as the member states met for the Council’s 40th session. The demands of diaspora Tamils
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Malays and Indians are more likely to experience discrimination when applying for jobs in the private sector, especially women of the two ethnicities, a survey by a think tank found. The Centre for Governance and Political Studies said its study concluded that Malays and Indians face more hurdles to secure job interviews compared to Mandarin-speaking
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KUALA LUMPUR: Graduan kaum India dan perempuan bertudung antara kumpulan yang paling tertindas dalam proses pengambilan pekerja bagi sektor swasta, menurut kajian terbaharu oleh pusat penyelidikan swasta Centre for Governance and Political Studies(Cent-GPS). “Adakah diskriminasi etnik wujud? Ya, namun bukan sahaja bagi kaum Melayu, tetapi kumpulan etnik India yang paling ditindas,” kata penyelidik Cent-GPS, Zaidel Baharuddin. Bagi membuktikan berlaku penindasan dalam
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