CBI registers case in TN gutkha scam, fuel prices cut by 1 paisa, and other top stories of the day

The scam, , pertains to the alleged involvement of State Health Minister C. Vijaya Bhaskar and DGP rank officers T.K. Rajendran and S. George among others by taking bribes to the tune of ₹39.91 crore for facilitating the storage, transportation and sale of the banned commodity in Chennai city as reported by the Income Tax Department.

The reduction in petrol and diesel prices was on Wednesday revised to just 1 paisa a litre each, with State-owned oil companies blaming clerical error for previously announcing a cut of up to 60 paise.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday began his Indonesia visit by paying homage to the martyrs of that country's independence struggle at the Kalibata National Heroes’ Cemetery in Jakarta.

When actor Rajinikanth visited police firing victims at the Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital on May 30, he encountered possibly the most embarrassing question of his life from one of the youths undergoing treatment at the hospital. The young man asked Mr. Rajinikanth: “Who are you?”.

The board of ICICI Bank has decided to form a panel headed by an independent person to look into the allegations made by a whistleblower against its MD & CEO Chanda Kochhar for violating the code of conduct of the bank.

The Madras High Court on Wednesday refused to stay prosecution launched by the Income Tax Department against former Union Minister P. Chidambaram’s wife Nalini Chidambaram, son Karti P. Chidambaram and daughter-in-law Srinidhi Karti Chidambaram under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act of 2015.

The peaceful people’s protest against Sterlite Copper in Thoothukudi became violent on its 100th day, leading to the killing of 13 people in police firing, due to the infiltration of anti-social elements into it, actor Rajinikanth said on Wednesday.

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday had a meeting with representatives of farmers from 30 districts and sought their suggestions on a loans waiver proposal.

In the much-anticipated biopic Sanju, Sanjay Dutt, played by an eerily-similar looking Ranbir Kapoor, proclaims: "Where else would you find a life with so much variety - a drunkard, a pervert and .. a drug addict". It is true. You will be hard pressed to find such a drama-filled life, even in cinema.