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The liberals had rushed to take up the case of singer TM Krishna, who is viscerally against the Modi government, when his concert in Delhi was cancelled. They, however, turned a blind eye to the troubles of singer and dubbing artist Chinmayi Sripaada, who has been at the forefront of outing the names of sexual predators in the film and Carnatic music worlds.   

Late violinist Balabhaskar’s family has come forward raising suspicion regarding the death of the artiste and his daughter. Balabhaskar and his family had met with an accident at Pallipuram near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in the early hours of September 25.

Singer Chinmayi Sripada also pointed out that no action was taken against president of the South India Cine and Television Artistes and Dubbing Artist Union, actor Radha Ravi

'Though there are crowds, people are not buying as per the expectations, but merely making token purchases of five, 10, 20 grams to mark the auspicious day. Mostly gold coins/guineas are moving while small, medium or big articles of jewellery are virtually ignored,' Mumbai Jewellers Federation president Rakesh Shetty said

The Kerala government has come up with a new rule to ban the use of non-degradable articles and plastic including plastic plates, glasses and thermocol decorations during marriage functions.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologised to employees following a damning New York Times article that detailed how the company’s leadership gave exit packages or turned a blind eye to male executives accused of sexual misconduct.

Indian cricketer Khaleel Ahmed violated Article 2.5 of the Code, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an international match". 

 

The South Indian Artistes Association or Nadigar Sangam has announced their decision to form an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) following the allegations made as part of the #MeToo movement.

The DMK is said to face direct threat, with several leaders from the party rumoured to be continuously wooed by Rajinikanth's political venture.