"Important milestone in strengthening our relations": PM Modi at launch of ferry services between India, Sri LankaPrime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the launch of ferry services between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka as a si...
14 Oct, 2023, 09.27 AM IST
Vishvakarma’s way ‘smarter’ cities: A riveting glimpse of what went into making ancient Indian citiesIndia, like Rome, wasn't built in a day. A lot of planning went into the making of its cities and city structures, as we learn from archaeo...
24 Sep, 2022, 11.32 PM IST
PM Modi gifts Xi image embossed silk shawl to Chinese premierXi Jinping, in reciprocation, gifted a porcelain memento, which had Modi's image.
12 Oct, 2019, 06.23 PM IST
Mega employment zones plan gets Niti Aayog approvalThe government’s plan for 14 mega national employment zones in the country moved a step forward with the project appraisal and management d...
13 Nov, 2018, 07.47 AM IST
Dining-table conversations get a twist; Bengaluru's Supper Club hosts intimate, sit-down dinnersFood-and-story sitdowns are a great way to spend the weekend, meet the like-minded and make friends.
26 Sep, 2018, 10.07 AM IST
How Kalaignar changed the idiom of Tamil cinemaWith powerful women characters and dialogue, Karunanidhi made revolution out of ordinary melodrama.
12 Aug, 2018, 02.03 PM IST
- India's ancient port city had been site hopping (Lead, correcting figure in para 2)
Bengaluru, April 7 (IANS) The present-day Poompuhar or Kaveripoompattinam at the mouth of the river Cauvery in Tamil Nadu is not the origin...
07 Apr, 2017, 04.25 PM IST
In Cauvery dispute, relief for Karnataka: 10 things to knowParts of three Indian states - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka - and the Union Territory of Pondicherry lie in the Cauvery basin.
12 Sep, 2016, 02.38 PM IST
Tamil Nadu poll results: AIADMK leads in 5, DMK in 2AIADMK was leading in Mayiladuthurai, Poompuhar, Sankari, Udhagamandalam and Athur, Election Commission said quoting early trends.
19 May, 2016, 09.23 AM IST
Flying squad seizes Rs 15 lakhs in NamakkalThe cash was found when officials intercepted the bus proceeding to Jederpalayam and checked the passengers, police said.
26 Mar, 2016, 08.26 PM IST
Veteran Tamil actor S S Rajendran dies at the age of 86Veteran actor S S Rajendran, who was the first cinema artiste to be elected to a state Assembly in post-independent India, died here today.
24 Oct, 2014, 05.15 PM IST
53 fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan NavyFifty-three fishermen, including 30 from coastal town, were arrested by the Sri Lankan naval personnel off Talaimannar and Jaffna.
11 Sep, 2014, 11.52 AM IST
Jayalalithaa describes Sethusamudram project as useless; slams DMKEven for small ships to pass through, the channel should be dredged frequently and recurring expenditure would be heavy she said, opposing ...
29 Mar, 2014, 07.07 PM IST
- Jayalalithaa announces 20 per cent bonus to employees
Jayalalithaa today announced a 20% bonus to employees of PSUs, including electricity board, and to the Transport Corporation.
07 Nov, 2012, 04.17 PM IST
- Handicrafts transcend class barriers
The benign face of Buddha adorning the wall or an expensive Ming dynasty vase are no longer the preserve of the rich and the famous. Handic...
27 Sep, 2006, 12.57 AM IST
- Chartering foreign ship? Get ready to pay tax here
A Chennai bench of the income-tax tribunal has held that a ship is an ‘equipment’ and hence payment for chartering a foreign ship could be ...
07 Sep, 2006, 02.12 AM IST
- Chennai ruling to impact shipping profits
The Chennai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s decision withholding tax payable in two different cases have served as a body blow to Indian sh...
17 Jul, 2006, 02.30 AM IST