DMK president and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was discharged from Kauvery Hospital on Wednesday night. He had been admitted on December 1 for nutritional and hydration support, a statement from the hospital said. “After medical treatment, he had improved substantially and was discharged from the hospital today. All his vital signs and biochemical parameters have normalised now. He has […]
» Read moreRemote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A was launched from Sriharikota at 10:24 a.m. on Wednesday. The spacecraft was flown aboard a PSLV-C36 rocket. “It was a perfect launch,” A.S. Kiran Kumar, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said. “We have put one more operational satellite in orbit,” he said in an address from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in […]
» Read moreCho Ramaswamy, political commentator, theatre personality and editor of Thuglak, a Tamil magazine known for its withering satire and fearless criticism of political figures, died here early on Wednesday. He was 82 and is survived by his wife, son and daughter. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. at Besant Nagar crematorium. Cho was a nominated member of the […]
» Read moreAt least 34 people were injured when two coaches of the Guwahati bound Capital Express derailed near Samuktala Station in Alipurduar district late on Tuesday night. The incident took place shortly after 9 pm near Samuktala Road Station, which is about 32 km from Alipurduar Railway Division headquarters. North East Frontier Railway officials said an accident relief train has already […]
» Read moreAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday launched the AP Purse mobile app, which presently has 13 mobile banking and 10 mobile wallets available and can help people pay their bills and carry out their cash transactions. Speaking on the occasion, Naidu said people should opt for mobile banking to come out of the present small currency crisis. […]
» Read moreBoth the Houses of Parliament were adjourned till 11 a.m. on Wednesday as a mark of respect to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who passed away in Chennai on Monday night. Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari said the country has lost a prominent leader, a distinguished parlimentarian and an able administrator. Describing Jayalalithaa as a “charismatic personality”, Mr. Ansari […]
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