Police personnel stand guard outside the casualty ward of the Government Multi Super Specialty Hospital in Chennai, where Minister Senthil Balaji was taken for a checkup on June 14, 2023 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement After nearly 18 hours of grilling, Enforcement Directorate officials have taken Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji from his home … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among those who condemned the raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tamil Nadu’s Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji. | Photo Credit: PTI Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, and CPI(M) … Read more
The budget session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is to conclude today with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s reply to the debate on grants for Home Department. | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan The budget session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is to conclude today with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s reply to the debate on … Read more
Demand for grants for Departments of Backward Classes, Environment & Forests, and Housing to be tabled in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly today. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Demand for grants for Departments of Backward Classes, Environment & Forests, and Housing to be tabled in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly today. Minister of State for … Read more
Tamil Nadu Governor and Chairman of Auroville Foundation, R.N. Ravi is scheduled to inaugurate the three-day Y20 summit at Bharat Nivas Auditorium at 4 p.m. in Auroville today. File photo | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Kalakshetra board announces formation of inquiry committee, says action taken against staff members. Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi to inaugurate … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu. File. | Photo Credit: PTI President Droupadi Murmu to visit Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Vivekananda Kendra The city police commissioner Shankar Jiwal will launch new programme for the wards of police personnel The Health department has withdrawn government order revising working hours of primary health centre medical officers after doctors raised objections. Track … Read more
People visiting Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ The Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP) had nearly 1 lakh visitors, including around 9,000 children under the age of five, from January 14 to 17. Expecting an increased inflow of visitors on account of the Pongal festival, the AAZP … Read more
Working in highly demanding conditions, women locopilots and assistant locopilots (ALPs) are fighting against tougher rules that deny them “lighter” jobs during pregnancy for safe delivery of babies. The Railways have employed 1,350 women as locopilots and assistant locopilots among the total of 65,000 across the country. “Women employees in other departments are given a … Read more
Madras Christian College principal P. Wilson presenting a memento to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the inauguration of the 81st session of the Indian History Congress in Chennai on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Inaugurating the 81st session of the Indian History Congress (IHC) at the Madras Christian College on … Read more
Chennai music season is back, much to the delight of rasikas as well as serial canteen hoppers. As per Marghazhi tradition, festive canteens spring up at the venues offering tiffin, elaborate lunches and filter coffee from 7 a.m. till 11 p.m. K. Ramesh of Sri Saasthalaya Catering Service serving his guests at Nardha Gana Sabha … Read more