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Air-passenger opens emergency door, creates panic in IndiGo plane
New Delhi: An air-passenger had opened the emergency door resulting in panic among others on the flight in December, officials said on Tuesday. The incident which led to scare among air-passengers had…
- Tollywood News
Police lathicharge in Chennai as fans of Vijay & Ajith turn violent
Chennai: The Greater Chennai Police resorted to caning early Wednesday after the fans of actors Vijay and Ajith turned violent by tearing the posters of ‘Varisu’ of Vijay and ‘Thunivu’ of Ajith.…
- India
Last rites of Tamil Nadu medico to be held in China
Chennai: The last rites of the Pudukkottai native, who died in China while pursuing medicine there, will be held in China itself. S. Sheikh Abdulla, 22, hails from Rose Nagar, Pudukottai. He…
- India
1,991 quintals of smuggled PDS rice seized in Tamil Nadu, 200 held
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Department in a special drive during December 2022 seized 1,991 quintals of Public Distribution System (PDS) rice and the CID police arrested 200 people in relation…
- India
Tamil Nadu Police launch probe into desecrated Ambedkar statue
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police on Monday launched a probe into the desecration of a statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Neduvarambakkam village near Chennai. The statue was found damaged early Monday morning…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu: DMK, AIADMK in war of words over Pongal gift hamper
Chennai: The ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu are engaged in a war of words over the contents of the Pongal gift hamper. On Wednesday, Chief Minister M K Stalin…
- India
Distorting history is dangerous phenomenon: Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said here that distorting history was dangerous, and added that ‘people must not fall to some imaginary stories floated by some persons as history’.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 2 held with 3.1kg of illegal drugs worth Rs 3 crores
Hyderabad: In a joint operation with Begumpet police, sleuths of the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing on Sunday apprehended two alleged international drug suppliers and seized illegal drugs worth over Rs 3 crore…
- Business
TN procures 1.5 L tonne paddy more than previous year
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies minister on Friday said that the state has procured 1.5 lakh tonnes more paddy than what was purchased last year during the kuruvuai season. In a statement,…
- Chennai
Cyclone ‘Mandous’ effect: 5 dead, thousands shifted to shelter homes
Chennai: With heavy rain pounding many parts of Tamil Nadu after Cyclone ‘Mandous’ touched the land, five people were left dead and 10,000 people were lodged in shelter homes. Tamil Nadu revenue…
- India
Cyclone Mandous effect: 16 flights cancelled from Chennai
Chennai: With Cyclone Mandous intensifying, at least 16 flights from Chennai stand cancelled.Tamil Nadu state transport buses will also not ply two hours before the Cyclone touches the land and two hours…
- Bangalore
Four-day rain forecast for Bengaluru under Cyclone ‘Mandous’ effect
Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rain and cloudy weather for Bengaluru in view of the cyclone effect in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Due to Cyclone ‘Mandous’, Bengaluru will…
- Business
LIC can be converted into composite insurer merging 4 PSU general insurers with it
Chennai: With the Central government proposing to allow composite insurers, the four public sector general insurance companies can be merged with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is one of the…
- Business
RBI hikes repo rate by 35bps, to continue battle against inflation
Chennai: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday in a 5:1 decision increased the repo rate by 35 basis points (bps) to 6.25 per cent to contain…