1. IIT Madras has reinstated the recognition of the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle. In a statement released by IIT M and the APSC, it also was announced that the demands made by the APSC will be met in due time by various administrative bodies. 2. Following claims by a former LTTE operative’s wife, and now member of Northern Provincial Council in Sri Lanka, to the The Hindu that her husband surrendered during the 2009 war on the advice of DMK MP Kanimozhi, the DMK has flatly denied the claims and called them without logic. 3. It was a political page-3 event in Chennai as the who’s who of TN politics and central leaders turned up for M Karunanidhi’s grandson’s wedding-reception in Chennai. Leaders of DMK, PMK, DMDK, BJP and TMC were present. 4. Actor Kamal Hassan’s latest silver screen avatar: A make-up artist. For his upcoming Tamil thriller "Thoongaavanam", the veteran actor will don the role of a make-up man. Read more here. 5. After talks were held between parents, teachers and the management of BVM School in Chennai, classes are all set to begin today. The demands of the parents and teachers have been largely met.’ 6. Panic prevailed at Ramapayanur in Erode district on Sunday after a leopard killed two goats. The village is situated about 9km from Sathyamangalam forest. Read a Times of India report.