Breaking Highlights, Top Alerts of May 23
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12:45 pm: Tamil Nadu government appoints Commission of Inquiry headed by retired Judge Aruna Jagadeesan to probe Tuticorin police firing (PTI)
12:32 pm: Tamil Nadu: Clashes between locals and police outside General Hospital in Thoothukudi where people who were injured in Sterlite Protest yesterday are undergoing treatment (ANI)
12:21 pm: Civilian injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, area cordoned off (ANI)
12:15 pm: Shiv Sena had received invitation for Kumaraswamy's swearing-in ceremony, Deve Gowda ji invited Uddhav ji hoping someone from us would come but all of us are busy for Palghar Lok Sabha By-Election. So we can't go but our best wishes are with him: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena (ANI)
11:57 am: Delhi High Court sought a response from CBI on the plea of journalist Upendra Rai seeking quashing of the second FIR against him in connection with his alleged involvement in dubious financial transactions. Court also directed CBI to file a status report regarding the 2nd FIR till tomorrow
11:53 am: DMK calls for an all-party protest on May 25 over the matter where 11 people were killed in police firing during protests against Sterlite industries yesterday.
11:43 am: Centre increases compensation for third-party fatal accidents/injury claims; compensation payable in case of death shall be five lakh rupees: Ministry sources
11:38 am: Madurai bench of Madras High Court stays construction of a new copper smelter by Sterlite industries in Thoothukudi
11:25 am: What happened in Tuticorin is a cold-blooded murder by police. They should be booked for murder & SP, Collector, DGP & Chief Secretary should be suspended. Taking moral responsibility, CM Edappadi K Palaniswami should resign: Anbumani Ramadoss, Pattali Makkal Katchi Thoothukudi
11:24 am: 42 people have been admitted to our hospital till now, few transferred to Tirunelveli medical college to reduce congestion. 10 bodies are in the mortuary here. 17 surgeries have been done: Dr A Edwin Joe, Director of Medical Education Tamil Nadu on Thoothukudi Sterlite Protest
11:23 am: Tamil Nadu: Police present outside General Hospital in Thoothukudi as Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan will arrive here shortly.
11:09 am: All the promises made in the manifesto will be implemented. Safeguarding the interest of the farming community is our top priority: Karnataka CM designate HD Kumaraswamy
11:05 am: Home Ministry seeks a report from Tamil Nadu govt over #Thoothukudi incident where 11 people were killed yesterday in police firing during protests against Sterlite industries.
10:50 am: Petrol prices in Delhi at Rs 77.17/litre and Mumbai at Rs 84.99/litre, Diesel prices at Rs 68.34/litre in Delhi and Rs 72.76/litre in Mumbai.
10:45 am: Kerala cabinet to offer Government job to Lini's (Nurse who died due to Nipah Virus) husband and Rs 10 lakh each to her two sons. Government to give Rs 5 lakhs as compensation to kin of the other victims of the virus
10:30 am: P Chidambaram should answer on Sterlite Protest incident, he was a paid director in the company for many years. All documents are available. He should now speak up on behalf of Sterlite: Subramanian Swamy, BJP MP
10:08 am: It's the high command which decides all these, they chose me. I thank them immensely but the point is they're also eligible but they gave me this opportunity: G Parameshwara,Dy CM designate on being asked that Roshan Baig & DK Shivakumar were also in the race for Dy CM Karnataka
09:54 am: Makkal Needhi Maiam Chief Kamal Haasan to visit #Thoothukudi first, where 11 people were killed y'day in police firing during protests against Sterlite industries. He will then come to Bengaluru in second half. K'taka CM designate HD Kumaraswamy will take oath in Bengaluru today.
09:41 am: Thoothukudi :Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(MDMK) Chief Vaiko met those injured during protests against Sterlite industries. 11 people were killed yesterday in police firing
09:30 am: The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ali Akbar Salehi said Iran is ready to return to the pre-nuclear deal era