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BJP may be a dangerous party if opposition thinks so: Rajinikanth

Chennai :  Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Monday said if the opposition parties feel BJP is dangerous, then it must be so. He told reporters that the demonetisation implementation was wrong. Answering a reporter’s query whether the BJP is a dangerous party, Rajinikanth said if the opposition parties are thinking the BJP is a dangerous party, then […]

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India to launch GSAT-29 communication satellite on Wednesday

Chennai :  Subject to weather conditions, India’s heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III) is set to put into orbit the communication satellite GSAT-29 tentatively on Wednesday, the Indian space agency said. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), it will be the second developmental flight of GSLV-Mk III rocket with a rated […]

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TN celebrates Diwali, several booked for violating cracker norms

Chennai : People in Tamil Nadu celebrated Diwali with traditional fervour, starting off with special sesame oil bath, wearing new clothes and bursting fire crackers, while police registered cases against several of those who violated the cracker bursting time slot ordered by the government. Unlike previous years though the sound of the bursting of firecrackers was […]

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India’s first engine-less train unveiled

Chennai :  The Rs 100-crore indigenously developed high-tech, energy-efficient, self-propelled or engineless train was flagged off by Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani here on Monday. Soon after Lohani waved the green flag, the white-coloured train with a dash of blue moved few yards in the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) amid the beating of drums in […]

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Rajini welcomes SC verdict on Sabarimala, but says respect tradition

Chennai :  Tamil cinema superstar Rajinikanth on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala, but cautioned against interfering with the traditions of temples. He said that every temple had some traditions, and it was better not to interfere with those traditions. However, he was quick to hail the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that […]