Author: Manish Choudhary

A controversy over the Raj Bhavan’s Pongal invite to members of parliament and others, in which Governor RN Ravi addressed the state as ‘Tamizhagam’ instead of Tamil Nadu, led to the relief of S Selvaraj, the Joint Director of Public Relations in Raj Bhavan, Chennai, on Thursday, January 12. The invitation in Tamil read, “Tamizhagam Aalunar (Governor of Tamizhagam) RN Ravi and Lakshmi Ravi cordially invite you to participate in the Pongal festival that is scheduled on Thursday, January 12 at the Governor’s Residence (Raj Bhavan), Chennai.” The invite came under severe criticism from the likes of CPI(M) MP from…

Counter-terrorism police in the United Kingdom have launched an investigation after Border Force officials seized material containing uranium at Heathrow Airport. The contaminated material was discovered on a passenger flight that arrived from Oman on December 29, 2022. It is believed that the package originated in Pakistan and was intended for an Iranian business based in the UK. Scotland Yard confirmed that its counter-terrorism team is investigating the incident. Commander Richard Smith of the Metropolitan Police reassured the public that the amount of contaminated material was extremely small and posed no threat to the public. He stated, “Although our investigation…

India and Sri Lanka faced off today in Koltata, with Sri Lanka scoring 215 runs in 39.4 overs. India currently has 4 wickets down and needs 126 runs to win in 33.4 overs. Unfortunately, Virat Kohli did not perform well, scoring only 4 runs before being bowled out by Lahiru Kumara of Sri Lanka.

The Australian Open draw was revealed on Thursday, with Rafael Nadal set to face a tough opening match against British player Jack Draper. Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios have been placed in the same quarter of the draw. Defending champion Nadal will begin his tournament against Draper, a 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals competitor who has already had success early on in the season. If Nadal advances, he will potentially face one of two Americans, Mackenzie McDonald or Brandon Nakashima, in the second round. Also in Nadal’s quarter is seventh seed Daniil Medvedev, leading to the possibility of a rematch…