Chandrayaan and the Tamil connectP Veeramuthuvel, hailing from Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, will be heading the Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-3 miss...
With 3rd of Chandrayaan missions, ISRO aims to master soft landing on lunar surfaceAs the scientific community is waiting with bated breath aiming for the successful third edition of India's moon mission, Chandrayaan-3 on ...
Kannada actor Nithin Gopi, who rose to fame as a child star in 'Hello Daddy', passes away at 39Kannada actor Nithin Gopi passed away on Friday due to a heart attack at his Ittamadu home in Bengaluru. The 39-year-old actor, who was unm...
Don't underestimate stress. It can hurt your heart in the long run, cause diabetes & hypertensionHeart disease is now a common issue worldwide, with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) being responsible for one in four deaths in India. Stres...
Tamil comedian Mayilsamy passes away at 57Tamil film industry is mourning the loss of veteran comic actor R Mayilsamy, who passed away on February 19 after suffering from cardiac ar...
DMK-led bloc extends support to December 8 Bharat Bandh called for by farmers unionsThe M K Stalin-led grouping appealed to farmers' unions, traders' bodies, government employees' associations, labour unions and others in t...
MNM names candidates for bypolls to 4 assembly seats in Tamil NaduHaasan announced the names of the four candidates to Sulur, Aravakurichi, Thirupprankundram and Ottapidaram constituencies.
- Chandrayaan-2 moon mission to cost Rs 800 crore
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India's second moon mission 'Chandrayaan-2' which is expected to be launched around October-November this year, ...
Isro makes some innovations; PSLV-C38 launch not a 'regular routine' missionToday's launch was not a "regular routine" mission for ISRO as the scientists undertook some innovation in it, Vikram Sarabhai Space Direct...
Coconut product exports see 50% surgeDesiccated coconut export increased four times over at Rs 112 crore while copra exports rose three times over at Rs 94 crore.
India to launch communication satellites GSAT-17 and GSAT-18 in 2016, 2017Arianespace said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has selected it to launch GSAT-17 and GSAT-18 telecommunication satellites on Ar...
Activated carbon export slumps by 8% as coconut production fallsHowever, exports of coconut and allied products have registered an increase in the last fiscal year as total exports jumped by 13.5%.
Pakistan willing to shell out twice the price for Indian coconutsFrom 2011 to 2013, copra exports to Pakistan from India have doubled to nearly 21,000 tonne, though the statistics for 2014 aren't availabl...
CIC rejects Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict's RTI pleaCIC has turned down the RTI plea of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict AG Perarivalan.
- N Valarmathy, project director of PSLV-C19: From Ariyallur to Isro’s launch pad
Valarmathy will be the second person from rural Tamil Nadu to make a mark in Indian space initiatives after Mayilsami Annadurai, project di...
- Mercy pleas in RTI ambit: CIC
The CIC has asked Rashtrapati Bhavan to disclose details relating to mercy petitions filed before the President with the exception of the a...
- Mercy petitions not exempted from RTI Act: CIC
CIC directed Rashtrapati Bhavan that mercy petitions filed before the President do not attract any of the exemption clauses of the RTI Act.