Marina Beach, Chennai. | File photo& |  Photo Credit: BCCL Chennai: The southern metropolis on Thursday added a new attraction, “Namma Chennai”, a selfie spot off the famous Marina Beach here under the Smart City Mission. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami unveiled the Rs 24 lakh facility, set up to celebrate the pride of the […]
Continue ReadingIn the lead up to the 4-Test series against England, India players have cleared the first of their 3 RT-PCR tests for Covid-19. The players have to test negative for the virus two more times before they begin training from February 2 in Chennai. India are all set to host England in a 4-Test series, […]
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புது தில்லி: சென்னை மெரினா கடற்கரையில் வைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும் நம்ம சென்னை அடையாளச் சிற்பமா? அல்லது தமிழை அவமதிக்கும் சின்னமா? என்று கேள்வி எழுப்பியிருக்கும் வைகோ மொழிக் கலப்பை ஊக்கப்படுத்தும் தமிழக அரசுக்கு கண்டனம் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். இது குறித்து அவர் வெளியிட்டிருக்கும் அறிக்கையில், சென்னை மெரினா கடற்கரையில், மாநகராட்சியால் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ள, நம்ம சென்னை என்ற அடையாளச் சின்னத்தை நேற்று தமிழக முதல்வர் திறந்து வைத்துள்ளார். இது அடையாளச் சின்னமாகத் தெரியவில்லை. மாறாக, நம் தாய்த் தமிழ் மொழியை அவமதிக்கும் […]
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Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu cabinet led by Edappadi K Palaniswami is scheduled to meet on Friday evening to clear the ambitious updated industrial policy of the state government. It will also extend clearances and incentive packages for the industrial projects worth ₹50,000 crore, sources said. “The clearance will pave way for the final […]
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CHENNAI: The Madras high court has directed the Union railway ministry to consider the representation by Indian Railways’ Mobile Caterers Association (IRMCA) to restore their services, which have been suspended since lockdown was announced in March 2020. The court observed that the authorities should give sufficient opportunity to members of the association to put forward […]
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By Express News Service CHENNAI: Challenging the single-judge interim order of the Madras High Court that restrained Veda Nilayam — the residence of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa — from being opened to the public, the State government on Wednesday evening made an urgent mention before the first bench to move an appeal against the […]
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IIT Madras is inviting applications from eligible candidates for 10 project vacancies available at its Department of Electrical Engineering. Read on for more details. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is accepting applications from meritorious candidates for 10 vacancies for a project titled Centre for Programmable Photonic Circuits and Systems (CPPICS), available at the Department […]
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Right: IIT Madras associate professor Mathava Kumar (Photo: civil.iitm.ac.in). Left: A sign at the IIT Madras entrance (Photo: Karthik Tripurari/Flickr, CC BY NC 2.0). New Delhi: An associate professor at IIT Madras has been found guilty by the internal complaints committee of making sexual advances towards a PhD student he was supervising. The five-member Internal […]
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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu added 503 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Thursday while 544 patients were discharged, leaving 4,629 active cases in the state registry. After six deaths, the cumulative death toll was revised to 12,339, while the case tally touched 8,36,818. At least 52,276 people underwent RTPCR tests in 254 authorised labs. The state has […]
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A selfie spot was inaugurated with the name of Namma Chennai in Tamil Nadu capital. Chennai: The city of Chennai on Thursday added a new attraction, “Namma Chennai”, a selfie spot off the famous Marina Beach under the Smart City Mission. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami unveiled the Rs 24 lakh facility, set up […]
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