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TVK warns of ‘stringent action’ against cadres if they cause public nuisance

Chennai, May 12 (PTI) The ruling TVK on Tuesday explicitly banned the placement of party banners and placards in public spaces that cause inconvenience to the people or obstruct traffic. It issued the strict directive to its cadres, warning of “stringent action” against anyone found causing public nuisance. The directive comes as part of the move to reinforce the party’s stated goal of prioritising public welfare. In a statement issued on X by the party’s General Secretary and Minister N Anand, the TVK leadership warned of “stringent action” against any member found violating these instructions, noting that the order has

CM Vijay visits rebel AIADMK MLAs leader Shanmugam, who backs his government

Chennai, May 12 (PTI) In a surprise political manoeuvre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay visited AIADMK MLA C Ve Shanmugam at his residence here on Tuesday evening following the support extended by his faction to the TVK-led government. Vijay was greeted by party veterans S P Velumani, C Vijayabaskar, Natham Viswanthan, K P Anbalagan, and others with bouquets. The recent poll debacle has led to a split within the AIADMK, with one faction headed by party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswamy and another by senior party leaders S P Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam. Claiming the backing of

India’s Hindu RSS lobbies groups abroad to counter minority rights criticism

NEW DELHI, May 12 (Reuters) – A powerful Hindu group from which ​Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party emerged said on Tuesday it had organised foreign visits, including ‌to the U.S., to counter perceptions it is a paramilitary outfit involved in attacks on minority communities. The outreach by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), or National Volunteer Organisation, came after the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a report in November that it “has been involved in acts ​of extreme violence and intolerance against members of minority groups for decades”. The commission is a bipartisan body of ​the U.S.

Gold, silver jump in Delhi as rupee slides to record low

New Delhi, May 12 (PTI) Gold prices climbed Rs 1,500 to Rs 1.56 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, and silver soared more than 4 per cent to Rs 2.77 lakh per kilogram, mainly due to a sharp fall in the rupee against the US dollar and firm domestic sentiment amid persistent geopolitical tensions. According to the All India Sarafa Association, gold of 99.9 per cent purity increased by Rs 1,500, or nearly 1 per cent, to Rs 1,56,800 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) from Monday’s closing level of Rs 1,55,300 per 10 grams.

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