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VVDN signs deal to make Intel products for telecom, networking in India

Gurgaon-based company is a beneficiary of the government's PLI scheme for IT hardware, telecom

Tamil Nadu: Villagers to march to Secretariat to protest proposed airport

Nearly 2,000 people from 13 villages in Kacheepuram district, who have been up in arms against the proposal to set up a new airport at Parandur near here, would take out a protest march to the Secretariat on October 17. The announcement of the residents to hold the rally comes ahead of the state assembly session, scheduled to commence from Monday. According to residents, the rally is being organised to garner the attention of various political parties including the ruling DMK to their agitations, which have been going on since the Tamil Nadu government announced its decision to establish the second airport for Chennai. On August 2, Chief Minister M K Stalin said the construction of the new greenfield airport would take place at Parandur at an estimated outlay of Rs 20,000 crore that can handle 10 crore passengers a year. "We will be taking out the rally from Ekanapuram village to Secretariat on October 17. All the panchayats comprising 13 villages have extended their support. This

Tamil Nadu: Parts of Chennai to face power cut today, check details

Various parts of Chennai will witness power cuts on Wednesday due to routine maintenance work.According to the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), the power supply will be suspended between 9 am and 2 pm in several areas of the state capital. The supply may also resume before 2 pm if the maintenance work is completed early in that particular area.The power supply will be suspended in the areas including Avadi, Alamathy, Porur, Ponneri, Redhills, Tambaram, Vyasarpadi and Vanagaram.In Avadi area, power cuts will be witnessed at Senthil Nagar, Mullai Kurunji Street, Srinagar colony and Cholan Nagar.In Alamathy area, power supply will be suspended in Alamathy road, Kanniyamman Nagar, Morai Estate, Veltech road, Vellanoor and surrounding areas.The localities under Redhills area where power cut has been planned include Manish nagar, Sothupakkam road, Arumanthai, Sothupakkam road, Jai Durga Nagar and Arumanthai.In Tambaram, the power supply will be hit in ...

Tamil Nadu guv speaking like RSS: DMK on remarks over Dravidian identity

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi's assertion that the concept of Dravidian covers the people of southern states but it has now become a Tamil identity due to politics of division, was dismissed by the ruling DMK as a statement coming from a "RSS man" and not from one holding a gubernatorial position. The opposition AIADMK, however, endorsed the Governor's view saying the Dravidian origin encompasses the geographical territory of the five states in the south of the country, and that the DMK was indulging in political rhetoric to serve its purpose. Speaking at the inaugural of a two-day programme on 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat - Connecting India' series held at the Raj Bhavan here on Monday, the Governor said India was a name given to the country. "In order to understand this nation, one has to understand Bharat, whose several thousands of years of civilisation gives us pride," he said. "Unfortunately, during British rule, we got divided. Later, we started getting fragmented on political

Heavy rains in several parts of Tamil Nadu affect paddy harvest, storage

Even as the Meteorological Department has predicted the arrival of monsoon in Tamil Nadu by the last week of October, cyclonic depressions have led to heavy rains in many parts of the state

Stalin calls upon DMK cadres to be prepared for 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, who was re-elected as the DMK President for the second time called upon the party cadres to work hard for winning all the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu

Stalin re-elected as DMK chief, sets sight on winning 2024 LS polls in TN

DMK stalwart and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin was unanimously elected as party president at the party's general council meeting held here on Sunday. In his address following his election, Stalin asked office-bearers to take a vow to work towards securing a landslide victory for the party in the 2024 Lok Sabha (LS) polls and emerge in national politics as an unassailable force. The party should win all the 39 Parliamentary constituencies in the state and the lone seat in neighbouring Puducherry as well, he said. This is the second time Stalin is being elected unopposed as party chief. Exuding confidence that the DMK would win all the 40 Parliamentary segments, he tasked party functionaries to begin work right away to set up booth committees to face the polls and complete the work in two months. Targeting both the BJP and the AIADMK, Stalin said the saffron party is attempting to do politics in Tamil Nadu against the DMK through defamatory propaganda as it has no achievements

Gujarat Giants tie 31-31 with Tamil Thalaivas in first Pro Kabaddi League

The Gujarat Giants played their hearts out, but eventually settled for a 31-31 tie with Tamil Thalaivas in their first match of the Pro Kabaddi League

IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rain in Tamil Nadu till Oct 11

The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in many parts of Tamil Nadu till October 11. The Nilgiris district, according to the IMD report, will get heavy to very heavy rain today

Finance Minister's video of buying vegetables evokes mixed reactions

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a video shared by her office, was seen buying vegetables during her day-long visit to Chennai

Flood mitigation work progressing satisfactorily, says TN CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said the stormwater drainage work, initiated as part of the flood mitigation in Chennai, and desilting work are progressing satisfactorily and would be completed soon. The Chief Minister who has been showing interest in completing the works before the North-East Monsoon invigorates, said he had inspected several areas in south Chennai last week and visited many localities where the stormwater drainage works were taken up in north Chennai. "Nearly 70 to 80 percent work has been completed in south Chennai. Today I inspected north Chennai where the works were affected due to rains. The work will be completed in about 15 days or one month," the Chief Minister told reporters after the inspection. He inspected the execution of stormwater drainage works and desilting activities that were taken up at estimated cost of Rs 167.08 crore in the Greater Chennai Corporation areas by the Water Resources and Highways departments. The IMD has ...

Tamil Nadu govt promulgates Ordinance prohibiting online gambling, games

The Tamil Nadu government promulgated an ordinance to prohibit online gambling and regulate online games in the State and said an online gaming authority will be established to exercise powers conferred by this Ordinance. A gazette notification issued by the government on October 3 and the Ordinance promulgated by Governor R N Ravi on October 1, said the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of online gambling and regulation of online games Ordinance, 2022, will come into force on the date notified by the government. Online games and gambling ruined families, led to suicides, caused gaming addiction affecting public health, disturbing social order and prejudices the maintenance of public order. Hence the need for the present Ordinance, it said. The state government may by notification establish with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification, an authority to be called Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority to exercise powers conferred on and perform the functions assigned to it ...

AIGF urges TN to reconsider online gaming ban, says move 'unconstitutional'

The Federation also believes that the ban can have an adverse effect on the state and will push more and more people towards illegal offshore websites

TN governor approves ordinance banning online gambling, no clarity on ads

The state is likely to pass a bill in this regard to make it a permanent act in the upcoming assembly session starting on October 17

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin files nomination to contest for DMK president post

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday filed his nomination papers seeking to contest the president's post in the ruling DMK, setting into motion the intra party election. Stalin, who visited Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters here, submitted his papers for the key position to which he is most likely to be elected unopposed at the party's general council meeting here on October 9. Several senior leaders including party's general secretary and State Minister Duraimurugan, treasurer T R Baalu, Parliamentarians: Kanimozhi and A Raja besides DMK youth wing secretary and legislator Udhayandhi Stalin were present when the Chief Minister filed his papers. Stalin visited the memorials of late Chief Ministers C N Annadurai and M Karunanidhi before arriving at Anna Arivalayam.

Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan-I' crosses Rs 300 crore mark worldwide

Director Mani Ratnam's big screen spectacle film "Ponniyin Selvan-I" has raised over Rs 300 crore in its worldwide gross box office collection, the makers said Friday. Featuring a star-studded cast of Chiyaan Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the Tamil historical drama hit the theatres globally on September 30. Ratnam's Madras Productions, one of the banners behind the movie, took to Twitter to share the latest box office figures. The production house posted a motion poster which stated that the film has earned over Rs 300 crore worldwide gross. "Success beyond boundaries! Thank you for this tremendous response " the Madras Productions captioned the post. Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 historical fiction novel, "Ponniyin Selvan-I" chronicles the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman (played by Jayam Ravi), a powerful king of the south who went on to become the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I. The much-anticipated film opened to

Tamil Nadu power utility plans importing 22 MT coal to meet requirements

The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company will be importing 22 lakh metric tonnes of coal during the current financial year. Of this 7.2 lakh MT of coal will be imported in February 2023

3 boys die, 11 hospitalised over suspected food poisoning in Tamil Nadu

Three boys died and 11 others are undergoing treatment in the government hospital following suspected food poisoning at a home for destitute in nearby Tirupur on Thursday, officials said. The boys had rice mixed with 'rasam' and laddu for dinner on Wednesday. Some of them vomited and had dysentery. On Thursday morning, they had breakfast and their condition deteriorated and some fell unconscious, officials said. As all of them were admitted to a private hospital and they were later shifted to government hospitals in Tirupur and Avinashi, they said. However, three boys aged between 8 and 13 years died at the hospital, while others are undergoing treatment, with three being admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Tirupur District Collector S Vineeth, who visited the hospital, said the samples were collected and sent for examination, following preliminary reports of food poisoning. Stringent action will be taken against the home -- Sri Vivekananda Home For Destitute -- if found guilt

How Mamallapuram came to be top foreign tourist destination in 2021-22

Temple town that hosted Chess Olympiad pipped Taj Mahal to No 1 spot

India may start leasing out sea floor for offshore wind projects: Report

In Tamil Nadu, the ocean floor along its 1,076-km coastline may be bid out, while in Gujarat, the wind farm projects will be floated on the viability gap funding (VGF) route