Bengaluru on Saturday night received torrential pre-monsoon rain coupled with high speed squall winds. According to Indian Meteorological Centre, Bengaluru recorded a heavy rainfall of over 4 cm in less than an hour leading to heavy damages. IMD recorded 40.8 mm rains in city, 52.4 mm in GKVK, near Hebbal. The rain started at 8:40 p.m. and subsided by 9:30 […]
» Read moreAn unidentified gunman today opened fire on police in Sri Lanka’s former LTTE stronghold of Kilinochchi, a day after Tamils observed the eighth anniversary of the end of the three-decade long civil war. Several police officers of the Kilinochchi police station in the war-ravaged northern province escaped unhurt in the incident that that took place in the wee hours. The […]
» Read moreThe Chennai police have seized over ₹ 45 crore in demonetised currency from a person who claimed to be an advocate and businessman. The ₹1,000 and ₹ 500 notes were stacked in carton boxes and kept inside a shop-cum-residence in Zakaria Colony, Second street, Kodambakkam. Following a tip-off, a police team headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police searched the […]
» Read moreThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out raids at several locations in Mumbai, Delhi, Gurugram and Chennai, including the residence of Karti Chidambaram, in connection with alleged criminal misconduct in grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to a private firm during the UPA regime. While the CBI did not make it clear whether a separate […]
» Read moreAfter cancelling meetings with his fans last month, Tamil actor Rajinikanth met his fans today in Chennai after 12 years. The Superstar met around 600 fans from Dindugal, Kanyakumari and Karur at Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam. Members of his fan clubs from various districts got to meet the actor in the city. “God will decide whether I will come to politics, […]
» Read moreThe results of Plus Two examination conducted by Tamil Nadu was released on Friday, and like every year the girls have outperformed the boys. The overall pass percentage was 92.1%, a marginal increase of 0.7% from last year. While the pass percentage for girls was 94.5%, it was 89.3% for boys. A total of 8.93 lakh students appeared for the […]
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