Seeking to reaffirm her statement that Tamils celebrate their New Year on the first day of Chithirai (mid-April) and not at the birth of Thai (January 14), chief minister Ms J. Jayalalithaa has ordere

Chennaiites can heave a sigh of relief this summer as Andhra Pradesh has agreed to release 12 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of Krishna water from the first week of May.

Senior PWD (public works

Seeking to reaffirm her statement that Tamils celebrate their New Year on the first day of Chithirai (mid-April) and not at the birth of Thai (January 14), chief minister J.

Oscar winner A. R. Rahman and Magsaysay Award winner Dr V. Shantha were among the celebrities to win the first edition of Thamizhan awards instituted by Puthiya Thalaimurai television.

The star-studd

The recent appointment of the vice-chancellor of Thanjavur Tamil University has pointed out that the selection process follows the system prevalent during the previous regime.

Though there are no al

Food diversity has changed and the traditional foods that were rich in nutrients are missing from the diet, adding to ageing problems, say local academicians and botanists.

“Earlier greens with rich

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa and her friend V.K. Sasikala reportedly paid a visit to a Vinayakar temple at Kotturpuram in Chennai on Friday morning and spent about 30 minutes there.

Sources say Jay

It has almost been nine years since the Hazardous Waste Management Rules (2003) were formulated but still electronic waste and hazardous materials are not treated scientifically in Chennai and are du

Is Tamil Nadu heading for a major standoff with Karnataka on the Cauvery river water issue this summer? Perhaps, yes should be the answer if one were to go by the water level in reservoirs in the Cauv

Indian Navy sailors can look forward to learning more about deep sea operations from US Navy, while US sailors will be keen to know how Indians successfully undertake anti-piracy operations and coast