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Days after Theni jail break, prisoner flees from Coimbatore prison complex

NT BureauOctober 31, 20260

Days after 17 prisoners escaped from a sub-jail in Theni district, another prison security breach was reported in Tamil Nadu, with a prisoner escaping from the Coimbatore Central Prison complex, triggering a police search.

Tanker carrying 27 Indians struck by limpet mines in Strait of Hormuz; minister says all seafarers safe

NT BureauOctober 31, 20260

A Panama-flagged tanker carrying 27 Indian seafarers was reportedly targeted with limpet mines in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire on the vessel. All Indian seafarers aboard the crude oil tanker – MT Louise 1 – were “completely safe with no injuries”, Union shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said in a post on X.

Rain forecast for Tamil Nadu as Bay depression intensifies

NT BureauOctober 31, 20260

A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression on Saturday, bringing rainfall to several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next few days

Our space scientists make nation proud: PM after ISRO launches NVS-03

NT BureauOctober 31, 20260

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the scientists and engineers of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) following the successful launch of the GSLV-F18 rocket carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite from Sriharikota on Friday night.

ISRO successfully launches NVS-03 satellite to strengthen India’s indigenous navigation system

NT BureauOctober 31, 20260

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its next-generation navigation satellite NVS-03 aboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F18) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 11.51 pm on Friday.