Entire families from the Kuravan tribe routinely face arrest and torture for crimes they are unconnected to, revealing the police’s reluctance to shed their prejudice against what were earlier called ‘criminal tribes’.
Nine people were killed and five were injured after a fire broke out in a private coach of the Punalur-Madurai Express that had halted in Madurai on August 26.
The fire in the train coach raises many questions about the security lapses at railway stations and the amenities provided to passengers when they book private party coaches on trains.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin announced that the state government would arrange appropriate measures to take the mortal remains of the deceased to their hometowns in Uttar Pradesh.
Shabana told TNM that she had appeared for Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha exams at the same centre earlier this year as well and was not asked to remove her hijab.