NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister announced on Tuesday that his party would boycott the NITI Aayog meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The chief minister said that this move is aimed at condemning the Union Budget, which he claimed “ignored” the southern state. and as a response, he said that DMK MPs will…
NEW DELHI: The Economic Survey has questioned the conclusions that higher work generation and fund use under the job scheme implies rural distress, arguing that if it was so, then poorer states with higher unemployment should be leading the performance in MGNREGA as against the fact that richer states have a better record of tapping…
NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for offshore wind energy projects, with a total outlay of Rs7453 crore.“The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for offshore wind energy projects at a total…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested four fishermen belonging to Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu for catching fish allegedly across the border near Delft Island in Northern Sri Lanka.Fishermen arrested are K. Parthiban (32), K Sarathy (23), K Murali (42), N Ramadoss (52). The Lankan Navy has confiscated the boat and has taken it…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu‘s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday sharply criticized the National Testing Agency (NTA) and accused the BJP-led central government of failing to uphold the integrity of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). The DMK also demanded the abolition of NEET, saying that this measure alone would preserve the sanctity…
NEW DELHI: Former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday shut down all speculation regarding any rift within the Tamil Nadu BJP, which were triggered after a video went viral showing Amit Shah animatedly talking to Tamilisai.Stating that they were merely discussing post-poll concerns, Tamilisai said: “On Wednesday, I met Amit Shah for the first time…
SALEM: Five people, including a pregnant woman and two children, on their way to a marriage on two bikes were killed after their vehicles were crushed between a bus and a truck at Salem in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.The two bikes were following the truck when it slowed down for a speed-breaker. The bikers also…
NEW DELHI: The bigwigs of politics and Tollywood gathered in Vijayawada on Wednesday to witness the oath ceremony of new Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu. But now that it’s over, a video clip of an interaction between Union home minister Amit Shah and former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has sparked speculation about potential rifts…
NEW DELHI: At least 15 museums, including the Railway Museum in Delhi, received hoax bomb threats on Tuesday. Acting on the threats, Delhi Police has registered a case and a probe is under way.In another incident on Tuesday, a 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending a bomb threat email targeting a flight scheduled from…
Representative Image CHENNAI: French shoe brand Kickers is entering the Indian retail market. Kothari Industrial Corporation (KICL), which has signed an MoU with the French company Royer Group which manufactures Kickers, will set up the brand’s first fashion store in the country in Chennai soon. While this marks KICL’s direct entry into the retail segment…
