Karunanidhi asks for more relief for Tamilians in Sri LankaCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Saturday asked the Central Government to ensure more help for Sri Lankan Tamils. A matrimonial website for transsexual community launchedCHENNAI - Members of transsexual community in Chennai launched the world’s first matrimonial website for their clan. Impartial inquiry sought into war crimes against Lankan TamilsCHENNAI - An NGO in Chenai has demanded impartial international inquiry into war crimes against Tamils in Sri Lanka. Canada’s Suresh Joachim attempts his 60th Guinness recordCHENNAI - Multiple Guinness World Record breaker Suresh Joachim of Canada has began karaoke singing continuously for 100 hours as he eyes his 60th Guinness record. India roles out indigenous T-90 Bhishma tanksCHENNAI - The first batch of indigenously built T-90 tanks “Bhishma” was flagged off by Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju here on Monday. Sical reserves Chennai Port JD5 bulk cargo berth until 2018CHENNAI - Sical Logistics Ltd, India’s leading provider of multi-modal integrated solutions for the logistics of bulk and containerized cargo, has signed a Berth Reservation Scheme (BRS) agreement with the Chennai Port Trust for 20 years, effective from February 26, 1998. Tamil Nadu celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with prayers, sweetsCHENNAI - The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated across Tamil Nadu Sunday with people thronging temples and making ‘kozhakattai’, a sweet said to be a favourite of the elephant-headed Hindu god. Close shave for 141 passengers of Air India flightCHENNAI - It was a close shave for 141 passengers and crew of a Chennai-bound Air India flight as the pilot managed to safely land the aircraft here Saturday despite a tyre burst while taking off from Singapore. Miraculous escape for 141 Air India passengersCHENNAI - One hundred and forty-one passengers and crew of a Chennai-bound Air India flight had a miraculous escape when the pilot managed to safely land the aircraft here Saturday in spite of a tyre burst while taking off from Singapore. Artists sculpt eco-friendly idols ahead of Ganesh ChaturthiCHENNAI/AURANGABAD - The artists across the country are giving shape to eco-friendly idols of Lord Ganesha, prior to ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’. India receives uranium for Kudankulam second unitCHENNAI - India has received the first consignment of uranium for the second unit of the 2,000-MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu from Russia, a top official of the project developer has said. Singapore-Chennai flight makes emergency landing in ChennaiCHENNAI - A Singapore-Chennai flight had to make an emergency landing ay Chennai airport on Saturday after one of its rear tyres burst. Clean sweep for DMK-Congress combine in Tamil Nadu by-pollsCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK-Congress combine Friday bagged all the five seats for which by-elections were held Aug 18. DMK-Congress combine takes lead in Tamil Nadu bypollsCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK-Congress combine Friday took early leads in all five constituencies where by-elections had been held Aug 18. Larsen and Toubro plans to start a bankCHENNAI - The financial services arm of construction and engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) is planning to set up a commercial bank as part of its efforts to have a presence in the entire gamut of financial services in the country. Authority to force environmental laws to be set upCHENNAI - The central government will soon set up a national authority to enforce environmental laws, minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday. Indian Auto Gas to expand operationsCHENNAI - With Indian auto makers rolling out cars powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the city-based Indian Auto Gas has chalked out plans to expand its gas vending stations, said a top company official here Wednesday. High turnout in Tamil Nadu byelectionsCHENNAI - A high turnout was recorded in the bypolls to the five assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu Tuesday, officials said. Simulator for nuclear power reactor to train technical handsCHENNAI - A state-of-the-art simulator is being commissioned at Kalpakkam, 80 km from here, to train personnel who will man the upcoming nuclear power plant. Kamal Haasan completes fifty years in Indian cinemaCHENNAI - Actor Kamal Haasan spoke to the media here last evening on completing fifty years in Indian cinema and having acted in over 150 films in different Indian languages. Brisk polling despite boycott call in Tamil Nadu by-pollsCHENNAI - Despite a boycott call by major political parties, polling got off to a brisk start in the five Tamil Nadu assembly constituencies where by-elections were being held Tuesday. Tamil Nadu by-polls to be recorded on cameraCHENNAI - The by-polls to five Tamil Nadu assembly seats Tuesday will be recorded on a web camera, a poll panel official said Monday. RSS keeps out of a row over BJP leadershipCHENNAI - The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) kept off a controversy brewing in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Karunanidhi increases freedom fighters’ pensionCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi announced a marginal increase in the monthly pension of freedom fighters and their families on the occasion of Independence Day Saturday. LIC Housing plans dwelling units for senior citizensCHENNAI - Housing financer LIC Housing Finance is planning to build homes for senior citizens in Jaipur and Bhubaneswar, said a top company official here Friday. India’s fast nuclear reactor project costs rise 40 percentCHENNAI - India’s first fast breeder nuclear reactor, coming up at Kalpakkam near here to produce 500 MW of power, is facing a cost overrun of over 40 percent, but officials hope it will achieve criticality by September 2011 after a year’s delay. Statue diplomacy begins new Tamil Nadu-Karnataka relationsCHENNAI - The unveiling of Kannada poet Sarvajna’s statue in Tamil Nadu and that of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar in Karnataka signals a new chapter in the relationship between two states, said Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyruppa. Agreement on revised Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project signedCHENNAI - An agreement relating to the revised “Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project” was signed on Thursday in Chennai. Moderate earthquake jolts ChennaiCHENNAI - An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale, described as an aftershock to Tuesday’s quake, jolted this southern metropolis Thursday and brought people rushing out of their homes and offices. Campaigning on for Tamil Nadu by-polls Aug 18CHENNAI - Campaigning by political parties for by-elections in five assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu is in full swing. |