Distribution of sweets, welfare assistance and blood donation by party workers were among the highlights of celebrations of the 93rd birthday of DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi today. On the occasion, Mr. Karunanidhi, who was state chief minister five times, paid floral tributes at the memorials of DMK founder leader C.N. Annadurai and rationalist leader E.V. Ramasamy Periyar here. Mr. Karunanidhi […]
» Read moreChief Minister Jayalalithaa, on Thursday, moved criminal defamation charges against Tamil magazineNakkeeran for allegedly publishing an article that defamed her. City Public Prosecutor M.L. Jegan moved the complaint before the Principal Sessions Court. Mr. Jegan alleged that the May 20-23 issue of the Tamil weekly published a news article under the title ‘Containeril Pannam Pathukkal; Marraikapatta Unmaigal. Sikkiya Aavanangal” (Hoarding […]
» Read moreA major fire broke out on Thursday in a five-storeyed building at Colaba in South Mumbai, officials said. The blaze erupted on one of the top floors in the commercial-cum-residential building situated near Regal Cinema around 4 p.m., said officials of Disaster Control Department of the BMC. However, no casualties have been reported as occupants were quickly evacuated, they said. […]
» Read moreThe Sri Lankan Navy arrested seven fishermen and confiscated their trawlers when they were fishing on the high seas, northwest off Thalaimannar on the first day of the new fishing season on Monday, ending the 45-day ban. The fishermen, were part of the 4,000 fishermen who had set out for fishing on Sunday night. On being handed over to the […]
» Read moreThe government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by Rs. 60 to Rs. 1,470 per quintal for the 2016-17 kharif season. A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA). The Cabinet also approved a substantial increase in the MSP of pulses for the 2016-17 kharif season. The government […]
» Read morePakistan is in negotiations with Russia for buying its MI-35 attack helicopters and a deal could be clinched within two months, minister for defence production Rana Tanveer Hussain has said. “I hope we will be able to materialize this project (to buy MI-35 helicopters) in two months,” he said. Pakistan and Russia had signed a deal regarding the sale of four […]
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