Tamil Nadu, India News

CHENNAI: Making a clarion call for all trade unions, All India Trade Union Congress national general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta declared that the 14th all India strike called by a league of Central trade unions will be a milestone in history.

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the State Chief Secretary to take suitable action against the officials of four State transport corporations for investing a huge sum of Rs 1.17 crore in a dubious finance corporation in Madhya Pradesh in 1999.

One night, sometime in the late sixteen hundreds, Chhatrapati Shivaji's eldest son, and fabled Maratha warrior Shambhaji, felt hungry in Thanjavur.

CHENNAI: The four-member expert panel set up to look into the safety aspects of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project and the fears of the local people could be part of the Tamil Nadu government's strategy to checkmate protesters, said an official of India's nuclear power plant operator Saturday.

AMY Jackson has made the journey from Colby to Chennai as she is about to experience the full feeling of Bollywood stardom with the release of a new movie next week.

CHENNAI: Two city students - one killed his teacher and the other ended life fearing failure in exams - have in a day displayed what counsellors have been advocating against for years.

CHENNAI: At least 31 bonded labourers were rescued from a rock quarry in Cheyyar revenue division in Tiruvannamalai, according to K Priya, Revenue Divisional Officer , Cheyyar division.

Independent researchers believe that it is difficult to conceive of any reason, other than radiation, for the human and environmental catastrophe.

By V.S. Karnic, Bangalore, Feb 10 : The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be turning Karnataka from its 'gateway to the south' into its playground for scandals and self-goals. As of now scams outnumber self-goals but both appear to impact the party with the same intensity.

Suzuki's local Indian affiliate, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, reached an important landmark this week with the production of its 10 millionth vehicle in the Indian domestic market.

New Delhi, Feb 10 - Storming the world of Carnatic music and Tamil cinema with his non-conformist, controversy-creating ways in the 1940s, polymath and veena exponent Sundaram Balachander steadfastly fought many 'unholy cultural nexuses', earning his share of brickbats, says his biographer.

CHENNAI: About 200 students of Pachaiyappa's College took out a procession from Koyambedu to their college on Poonamallee High Road on Thursday.

Chennai: Vigilance officials on Friday conducted raids at premises belonging to former DMK minister KR Periakaruppan and his relatives in 11 places across Tamil Nadu in connection with a disproportionate assets case.

The players' auction for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League turned out to be a damp squib.

New Delhi, Feb 7 : To help cash-strapped Indian airlines, a group of ministers led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday rolled out a plan for the carriers to directly import aviation fuel and approved Air India's debt restructuring, pending a final approval by the cabinet.

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The Tamil Nadu government Thursday announced a four-member expert committee to look into the safety aspects of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and the fears of locals about the project.

The canvas of spring in the capital has been set ablaze by the colours of Ramkinkar Baij, the founding father of modern Indian sculpture, at a mega retrospective at the National Gallery of Modern Art .

Excited to represent India in the Thomas Cup at Macau next week, country's top shuttler Ajay Jayaram on Wednesday exuded confidence that the team can reach the knockout stage of the prestigious event with a collective effort.