Urjit Patel appointed as next RBI Governor
New Delhi: Centre today announced that sitting deputy Governor Urjit Patel will take over as the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.He will replace Raghuram Rajan, who completes his term in the...
View Articleசிந்துவுக்கு ரூ.3 கோடி பரிசு
ஐதராபாத்:பிரேசிலில் நடைபெற்ற ரியோ ஒலிம்பிக் போட்டியில், பேட்மிண்டன் மகளிர் ஒற்றையர் பிரிவில் இந்தியாவின் பி.வி. சிந்து வெள்ளிப் பதக்கம் வென்று சாதனை படைத்தார்.அவ்வகையில், ஆந்திர மாநில அரசு அவருக்கு 3...
View ArticleP Balakrishna Reddy speaks about jallikattu
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government is making all efforts to resume jallikattu, the bull taming sport banned by the Supreme Court, animal husbandry minister P Balakrishna Reddy said in the state...
View ArticleNo opposition member present in assembly
CHENNAI: With not a single opposition member present in the assembly, AIADMK ministers and MLAs had it easy on Friday.Many MLAs were seen looking at their mobiles, while some desultorily flipped...
View ArticlePolice solve robbery case with the help of CCTV
MADURAI: Autodriver R. Malaichamy (46) did was, he asked for some money from the few youths, who had boarded his vehicle, for refuelling at a petrol bunk on West Veli Street on Sunday. Suddenly, the...
View ArticleFinal medal table at Rio Olympic Games
RIO DE JANEIRO: Final medal table at Rio Olympic Games.Place-Country-Gold-Silver-Bronze-Total1-United...
View ArticleIOC President declares Rio Games closed
RIO DE JANEIRO: Amid a riot of colour combining tradition with modernity, Brazil showcased its cultural variety, paying tributes to the country's music maestros, arts and dance forms, as the curtains...
View Article10 killed as bus falls into canal in Telangana
Nagarjunasagar canal.HYDERABAD: At least ten persons were killed and 18 injured when a bus fell into a canal in Telangana's Khammam district early on Monday, police said.The accident occurred near...
View Article45th day of curfew, shutdown cripple Kashmir
SRINAGAR: A day after a teenager was killed in clashes with the security forces, authorities decided to continue curfew in the entire Srinagar city on Monday."Curfew will continue in Srinagar without...
View ArticleTokyo to conduct 2020 Olympics
JAPAN: Tokyo 2020 was a successful bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Tokyo and the Japanese Olympic Committee.On September 7, 2013 at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Tokyo won...
View ArticleYoung massive star identified in the Milky Way
LONDON: team of astronomers has identified a young star, located almost 11,000 light years away, which could help us understand how the most massive stars in the universe are formed.This young star --...
View ArticleA college student found dead on Railway tracks
CHENNAI: Government Railway Police retrieved a body of youth in a mutilated condition on railway tracks near Perungalathur on Sunday.Later, the deceased was identified as Arvindkumar (19), a college...
View ArticleMy writing will never be the same, says author Perumal Murugan
NEW DELHI: "My writings will be never the same. A censor is seated inside me and he is testing every word that is born within me. His constant caution that a word may be misunderstood and I'm unable to...
View ArticleModi condoles former Singapore President Nathan's death
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of former Singapore President S.R. Nathan saying the country has lost a distinguished leader."Saddened by the demise of former...
View ArticleCCTV cameras in all the courts complexes across Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: The Registry of the Madras High Court on Monday informed the court that a comprehensive proposal for installation of CCTV cameras in all the courts across the State would be submitted in four...
View ArticleRisk allowance to be doubled for policemen says Chief Minister Jayalalithaa
CHENNAI: Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday said risk allowance would be doubled for police personnel.Pointing out that at present the risk allowance ranges from Rs.200 to Rs. 3,000, depending on...
View ArticlePolice tightened security around school in Chennai
CHENNAI: Police have increased security in and around Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School, K.K. Nagar, following a scare among parents about foiled attempts of kidnapping at the school.A police officer...
View ArticleLeprosy vaccine developed in India to be launched says Soumya Swaminathan
CHENNAI: A first-of-its-kind leprosy vaccine developed in India is to be launched on a pilot basis in five districts in Bihar and Gujarat. If it shows good results, the vaccine programme will be...
View ArticleDMK to intensify protests, says DMK president M. Karunanidhi
CHENNAI: DMK president M. Karunanidhi said the party would intensify protests to highlight the “lack of democracy” in the State Legislative Assembly.Addressing a public meeting to protest the...
View ArticleTata Power net profit down 76% in Q1
MUMBAI: Tata Power on Tuesday reported a 76 percent drop in its consolidated net profit to Rs 72.49 crore for the quarter ended June 30, as compared to Rs 303.14 crore in the same period last year."PAT...
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