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Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Thursday, with the marquee event being hosted by India for the first time. Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, Chief Minister M K Stalin and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur among others will be present during the opening […]
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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has intensified testing of air quality after the residents of Tiruvattiyur and Manali in Chennai continue to complain of a pungent odour. The odour resembling LPG gas leakage has been in these areas for the past 15 days and many residents complained of irritation in their eyes […]
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Hyderabad: The first ever torch relay of the 44th Chess Olympiad, scheduled to be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from July 28 to August 10, has arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday. The torch arrived to the city from Chhattisgarh. Telangana’s first grandmaster Arjun Erigiasi, who is also a member of the Indian team that will […]
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Chennai: The Dalit political outfit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Tuesday requested the Tamil Nadu government to set up more free NEET coaching centres in the state. Floor leader of VCK in Tamil Nadu Assembly Sinthanai Selvan said that the party is opposed to NEET but as the examination is taking place, it is for […]
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Tiruvannamalai: Religion cannot be a tool to divide people and those who cause such a division can’t be true spiritualists, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday while appealing to the people to ignore those seeking cheap publicity, instead tread the path of progress. Those doing politics in the name of religion […]
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Hyderabad: A 25-year-old man was mowed down by a rashly driven truck at the underpass near IKEA in Madhapur late Tuesday night. The youngster was taking shelter from the rain beneath the underpass when the truck hit his bike. The mishap occurred when the victim T Vinod, a native of Tamil Nadu and a private […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana’s argument over the Central government’s poor and unfair tax devolution to States, especially those contributing to the national GDP in a big way, has found resonance in Tamil Nadu. Former union Minister A Raja on Sunday reportedly castigated the BJP government at the Centre for working against the federal spirit of the […]
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Chennai: DMK leader A Raja has implored Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide ‘state autonomy’, and not push them to seek an independent country. Addressing a party meet of representatives of urban local bodies, Raja said though the icon of the Dravidian movement, Thanthai Periyar stood for an independent […]
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Hyderabad: An Inter-State Declaration of Intent to collaborate in the fight against human trafficking was signed by six States — Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha and Tamil Nadu, here on Saturday. The two-day Southern Regional Consultation to Combat Human Trafficking, hosted by the Telangana Government in collaboration with the nonprofits Prajwala and Shakti Vahini, […]
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Hyderabad: Actor Shivani Rajasekhar, who recently became one of the finalists at the Miss India 2022 beauty pageant, was supposed to represent Tamil Nadu in the soon-to-be-held grand finale. It is hereby declared that she has withdrawn from the race due to inevitable circumstances. The actor is a Medical student and is slated to give […]
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Karimnagar: The Tamil Nadu state cooperative officials were all praise for the Karimnagar District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) for emerging as a role model in the country for its reforms and path shown to other cooperatives to run successfully with good governance. The Tamil Nadu officials including Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies G Rajendra Prasad […]
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Hyderabad: Girivasan Saravana Kumar of Telangana defeated Nikhil Jaikumar of Tamil Nadu 21-13, 21-17 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior U-13 Ranking Badminton Tournament at the Chetan Anand Badminton Academy, Ameenpur, Hyderabad on Thursday. Meanwhile in the doubles match, Telangana’s Vajra Chowdary Aluru and Akhilesh Goud Somagani downed Krishav Puppala and Abhiram […]
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Hyderabad: Nishanth Bhukya of Telangana defeated Nikhil Jaikumar of Tamil Nadu 21-10, 21-10 in the round of 32 at the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior U-13 Ranking Badminton Tournament held at the Chetan Anand Badminton Academy, Ameenpur, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Meanwhile in the girls category, Avni Reddy Hanumaiah Gari downed Srideetya Seran Gurazada 21-11, 21-14. Results […]
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Chennai: In another case of honour killing in Tamil Nadu, a person hacked to death his sister and her husband. The dastardly act took place at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu on Monday evening. The deceased is Saranya (24) and her husband Mohan (31). Saranya who is a Dalit married Mohan, of Naicker […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based vernacular short news app, Way2News, has raised $16.75 million (about Rs 130 crore) as part of its Series-A round from investors WestBridge Capital and from venture capitalist Sashi Reddi. This marks WestBridge Capital’s debut investment in the media and entertainment sector in India. The company plans to use the fresh capital to expand […]
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Tirumala: Devotees from Tamil Nadu donated Rs.10 crore to Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple on Monday. This is a record for donations received on a single day in the history of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). Gopala Balakrishnan, a devotee from Tirunelveli of Tamil Nadu, donated seven crore rupees for seven trusts of the TTD […]
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Chennai: As many as 12 people tested positive for the new sub variants of COVID BA.4 and BA.5 in Tamil Nadu, as per state Health Minister M Subramanian. The Minister informed that 300 samples were sent to the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad of which 12 tested positive for the sub variants. “Today […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Literary Festival will be organised in Mumbai soon in tune with Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s idea to give a taste of Telangana’s literature and culture to people of the State who are living in various parts of the country and abroad. He said the plans are afoot to organise the literary festivals […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana wheelchair basketball team emerged runners-up in the inaugural edition of South-zone Wheelchair Basketball Tournament held at the PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Telangana lost to Tamil Nadu 36-45 in the final. Ramavath Koteshwar of Telangana was adjudged as the most valuable player of the tournament for scoring 99 points […]
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Coimbatore: A couple here has secured a ‘no caste, no religion’ certificate for their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The couple – Naresh Karthik and Gayatri – wanted admission of their daughter Vilma in kindergarten but all schools insisted on a caste and religion certificate. But, the parents said they were not willing to get the certificate as […]
