Chennai | 1 hour ago
Jayalalithaa asserts she fought for state's rights
Chennai, Sep 3 - AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Friday accused the union government of taking actions against her during 1991-1996 for standing firm on the state's rights.'I stressed on the rights of Tamil Nadu in respect of Katchatheevu and the Cauvery river water issue while I was the chief minister and the central government took actions against me,' she said. Responding to Chief Mini ... read more

New Delhi | 16 hours ago
Congress panel wants state chiefs' election by Sep 17
New Delhi, Sep 2 - With Sonia Gandhi set to be formally re-elected Congress president Friday, the focus has shifted to the state units, who have been advised to elect their chiefs and other office bearers and complete the process by Sep 17.Central Election Authority - chairman Oscar Fernandes said Thursday that states had been suggested to conduct elections for the Pradesh Congress Committee - chi ... read more

Chennai | 19 hours ago
Congress has performed impressively under Sonia: Karunanidhi
Chennai, Sep 2 - The performance of the Congress has been extensively impressive under its president Sonia Gandhi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said Thursday.Congratulating Gandhi on her election as the Congress party's president for the fourth sucvcessive time, Karunanidhi in his letter to her said: 'By this election for the fourth time, you have created a record in the history of the ... read more

Chennai | 19 hours ago
M&M plans passenger variant with mini-truck Maxximo
Chennai, Sep 2 - Automotive major Mahindra and Mahindra - is planning to launch a passenger variant of its recently launched mini truck Maxximo.'We are planning several variants to Maxximo, including a passenger carrying one. One of the variants will be launched in 12 months time,' Chief Executive - Rajesh Jejurikar told reporters here Thursday. Rival Tata Motors has the Magic model, the passenger ... read more

Mumbai | 21 hours ago
Nakoda to set up wind power plant in Madhya Pradesh
Mumbai, Sep 2 - Yarn manufacturer Nakoda Limited will invest Rs.33 crore on a 5.25 MW wind power plant in Madhya Pradesh, the company announced Thursday.The plant will be set in Jethana village of Ratlam district. It will have seven turbines of 750 KW each, aggregating to a total power production of 5.25 MW. The windmills for the project will be acquired from Global Wind Power Ltd, a company of th ... read more

Shimla | 1 day ago
No government plans to revive vaccine units, says MPs panel
Shimla, Sep 2 - The central government has no roadmap to revive the three state-run vaccine producing plants in the country, shut in January 2008, a parliamentary panel has concluded.In its report tabled in the Lok Sabha during its monsoon session last month, the panel said the sequence of events since the licences of the three units were revoked in January 2008 'clearly shows that their revival i ... read more

Colombo | 1 day ago
India reassures Sri Lankan Tamils of speedy resettlement
Colombo/New Delhi, Sep 2 - India Wednesday rejected reports that it was bringing Indian nationals to Sri Lanka for reconstruction work in the war-ravaged northern districts and underlined its determination to speed up the resettlement of the Tamil civilians in the island nation.India's Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who touched down in Colombo Monday on a three-day visit, called on President Mahi ... read more

Chennai | 1 day ago
Ex-Tamil Nadu chief secretary is state's new RTI chief
Chennai, Sep 1 - As expected, the Tamil Nadu government Wednesday appointed K.S. Sripathi the new Chief Information Commissioner -, a day after he retired as the state's chief secretary.Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala had given his consent to the government's proposal to appoint Sripathi as the CIC. Sripathi was sworn in as the CIC by Barnala at Raj Bhavan Wednesday. He will serve for fi ... read more

Chennai | 1 day ago
Jayalalithaa asks for delimitation to be transparent
Chennai, Sep 1 - AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa has asked the Election Commission to reformulate the proposals for delimitation after obtaining population data of local authorities, graduates and teachers and also to appoint a committee to ascertain views of a cross-section of society.Referring to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act creating the upper house in the state assembly and t ... read more

Bangalore | 1 day ago
Queen's Baton Relay reaches Karnataka
Bangalore, Sep 1 - The Queen's Baton Relay for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi reached Karnataka from Tamil Nadu Wednesday.Hundreds of sports enthusiasts welcomed the baton at Kekkanahalli checkpost in Chamarajanagar district bordering Tamil Nadu, about 200 km from here. Karnataka Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Goolihatti Shekhar received the baton from Tamil Nadu officials. The ba ... read more