The Times of India

A Congress MP has urged President Murmu to cancel AG Perarivalan's enrolment as an advocate, citing his conviction in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The MP questioned the Bar Council's authority to enrol him and expressed concern over the implications for the legal profession and victims' families.

According to police, the man entered the CCTV control room located near the strong room and recorded footage while watching a film on his laptop. He later uploaded footage in social media, along with visuals from inside the control room and his official identity card, claiming control over election surveillance operations.

Thousands of transgender women, dressed in fine silk saris and adorned with traditional jewellery and flowers, participated in a symbolic mass wedding.

A 12-volume etymological dictionary project is exploring the deep linguistic connections between Tamil and Indo-European languages, aiming to prove the antiquity of Tamil. The project traces Tamil root words, suggesting it could be the source for many expressions found across the Indo-European family, potentially linking to ancient global languages.

India's traditional banana varieties are facing decline, prompting the establishment of a new gene bank in Trichy. This facility, by ICAR-NRCB and PPV&FRA, aims to conserve and develop banana varieties, recognizing farmers' contributions with intellectual property rights and awards. The initiative seeks to bolster agro-biodiversity conservation efforts nationwide.

Perarivalan was enrolled as an advocate at an enrollment function conducted by the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the Madras high court auditorium.

Refusing to entertain the plea, the first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the plea filed by M P Venkatesh, a voter from Perambur constituency.

Activists, led by Marumalarchi Makkal Iyakkam president V Eswaran, have filed a petition in Madras high court to this effect. The court is likely to take up the petition for hearing on April 30.

Music composer James Vasanthan's car was vandalized in Chennai's Kottivakkam area on April 26. He discovered the shattered window glass after returning from a restaurant meal. Vasanthan shared a video of the damaged vehicle on social media, questioning if it was random mischief or a targeted attack.