The Northeast monsoon is likely to bring light to moderate rains at isolated places over Tamilnadu and Pondicherry until 5 January, said the Met Department today.
Nellai Kannan row: Police book TN BJP leaders
The police, who have arrested orator Nellai Kannan for his hate speech against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, have booked him under multiple sections.
Saudi uses sports ‘soft power’ as lever of influence
Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the Dakar Rally this month is just the latest international sporting event to take place in the kingdom as part of a multi-billion-dollar push to boost its battered global image.
Austria’s conservatives, Greens to form government
Austria’s conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz have agreed to form a coalition government with the Greens after a final round of talks capping almost three months of negotiations.
Local body results: Tough fight between AIADMK, DMK
Neck and neck trends between the ruling AIADMK and principal opposition DMK were witnessed today during the counting of votes polled in the recently concluded rural local body elections.
Kim to reveal new strategic weapon
Expressing deep frustration over stalled nuclear talks, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned of unspecified shocking action and that his country will soon reveal a new strategic weapon to the world as its bolsters its nuclear deterrent in face of ‘gangster-like’ US pressure
Palaniswami pats officials for TN topping Good Governance Index
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has congratulated senior officials including Chief Secretary, Director General of Police and Secretaries of various departments for Tamilnadu emerging number one in the Good Governance Index released by the government of India recently.
Residents find troublesome to cross GST Road in Chrompet
Residents of New Colony, Chrompet, say that they face immense trouble while trying to cross the GST Road, and that complaints to authorities, have evoked no response.
FDI growth in India grew 15% to $26 billion
Foreign direct investment into India grew 15 percent to $26 billion during the first half of the current financial year, according to government data. Inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) during April-September of 2018-19 stood at $22.66 billion. Sectors, which attracted maximum foreign inflows during April-September 2019-20, include services ($4.45 billion), computer software and hardware ($4 billion), telecommunications ($4.28 billion), automobile ($2.13 billion) and trading ($2.14 billion), the commerce and industry ministry data showed.
