Day: February 21, 2020

Dhana, an associate of Mani Ratnam, says, ‘that his directorial Vannam Kottatum, bankrolled by Madras Talkies, as won the admiration of family audience.

Actor Ananya Panday has boarded the cast of director Puri Jagannadh’s pan-India feature, also starring Vijay Devarakonda. Tentatively titled Fighter, the film is being simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi.

India’s top-order batsmen performed woefully on a challenging track as the side crawled to 122 for 5 with New Zealand’s towering pacer Kyle Jamieson rattling the visiting big guns on his debut on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test here.

Amid apprehensions raised by the Opposition, the Tamilnadu Assembly on Thursday successfully adopted a Bill that prohibits projects involving exploration, drilling and extraction of oil and natural gas, including coal-bed methane, and other similar hydrocarbon and ship- breaking industry in the Cauvery delta region of the State.

TANKER Foundation conducted a ramp walk for dialysis patients as part of their 27th annual awards nite here recently.According to a press release, the outfits for the patients were donated by Samastha and Fab India. TANKER Foundation trustee Revathy’s personal makeup artist helped in getting the 16 participants ready.
Uma Mageshwari was crowned as Ms TANKER and Regi, Lal Bahadur and Mahendran were crowned as Mr TANKER.

On the special Mahasivarathri day, which comes this year along with the pradosham, special 1008 kalasa pooja and rudraparayanam along with four – kaala pooja will be performed today at the Dandeeswaram Temple, one of the oldest temples in the city.
The temple is said to have been more than 1,000 years old and has a rich history and many specialities. It is located at Karunabigai Colony, Velacheri. The temple has three entrances and upon entering the main mandapam, one can worship lord Dandeeswarar in linga form with the idol facing east.

Nellai Nadar’s AP Pragdeesh Kumar socred a vital century to help his team defeat St Bede’s AIHSS in the semi-finals of the TNCA City Schools U-14 Tournament for B Somasundaram Trophy played here,

Veteran Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who snared 10 wickets during Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell Test in 2013, announced retirement from international and first-class cricket with immediate effect on Friday.

A 69-year-old American woman diagnosed with Grade 3 Osteoarthritis took an international trip right after four weeks from the surgery. Sarrah Hassler, music teacher in an international school in Chennai was suffering from Grade 3 Osteoarthritis that made her daily routines miserable. She had to stop teaching and had to fall in the bed completely.

Hindu temples, dedicated to Lord Siva, witnessed heavy rush today as devotees celebrated Maha Sivarathri festival with traditional zeal and religious fervour across Tamilnadu.