Chennai: Nine members of two different families in Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram and Dindigul districts committed suicide, police said. According to the police, Villupuram district resident M. Arunkumar and his family members consisting of wife Sivagami, daughters Yuvashri (3), Priyadarshini (5) and three-month-old infant Bharathi died after consuming poison. Police said, Arunkumar had incurred debt in his […]
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Encounter killings a blot on our system: Karti Chidambaram
Chennai: Congress MP from Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu Karti P Chidambaram on Friday criticised Telangana Police over the encounter killing of four accused in the brutal gang rape and murder of a young veterinarian in Hyderabad. In a tweet, Karti Chidambaram said, “Rape is a heinous crime. It must be dealt with strictly under the […]
Engineers, graduates, diploma holders apply for sanitary worker post in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: After the rush of people with professional qualifications seeking sweeper jobs in Tamil Nadu Assembly Secretariat early this year, it is now the turn of Coimbatore Corporation to be flooded with applications from engineers and others for the post of sanitary worker. The Coimbatore Corporation had called applications for 549 grade-I sanitary worker posts which […]
ISRO to launch 14 satellites in 27 minutes on Nov 27
Chennai: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket is expected to put 14 satellites into orbit in about 27 minutes after its lift off at 9.28 a.m. on November 27 from the second launch pad at the Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be sending up its PSLV-XL variant […]
Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth may join hands
Chennai: Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, the two Tamil movie megastars with political ambitions, said here on Tuesday they could join hands if needed. While Kamal Haasan has floated a party called the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), Rajinikanth has announced his intentions to launch a political party and contest all the 234 Assembly seats in the state […]
India to launch Cartosat-3, 13 nanosatellites from US
Chennai: India will launch its cartography satellite Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites into sun synchronous orbit on November 25, the Indian space agency said on Monday. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL variant (PSLV-XL) will put into orbit Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites from the US on November […]
Former Chief Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan passes away
Chennai: Former Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan, who was known for strict implementation of electoral laws and rules to clean up Indian elections, passed away at his residence here on Sunday following cardiac arrest, family sources said. He was 86. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah condoled the demise of former Chief Election […]
Mamallapuram sees positive & negative results of Modi-Xi meet
Chennai: Whether the informal meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram will improve the ties between the two nations or not, the visit of two leaders to the sculpture town has both positive and negative outcome for tourists. “The positive outcome of the visit is that the monuments — […]
US lunar orbiter to look out for India’s moon lander Vikram
Chennai: Its the day Indian space scientists and Chandrayyan-2 enthusiasts had been waiting for. The US space agency NASA had promised hope of some news on the Viktram front by Tuesday after its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) flyby over the site where Indian lunar landar might have landed. Has the Indian moon lander Vikram been found […]
Modi, Xi hold extensive tete-a-tete over dinner
Mahabalipuram: Hopes of a slew of Confidence Building Measures to take relations forward and smoothen the ruffles in ties appeared imminent as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping continued their one-on-one tete-a-tete over dinner on Friday, much beyond the scheduled time. Concluding a highly productive day with a pleasant conversation over a […]