Chennai, Oct 26: India plans to expand its space operations significantly, with four functional launch pads expected to be ready by 2029, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan has said. The expansion will involve greater participation from private enterprises to meet the growing domestic and global demand for satellite launches. Speaking at a graduation ceremony at a private university in Chennai on Saturday, Narayanan said ISRO would continue to remain a government space agency and would not be privatised. However, partnerships with private companies and startups would be essential to handle the increasing volume of commercial space operations.…
Author: NT Bureau
For Hindi readers, the day starts with आज का राशिफल. It carries a fresh daily reading for every zodiac sign in Hindi, with tarot card, lucky colour and lucky number for the day. The Hindi horoscope section is updated daily, and each sign has its own page with the full reading. Find your sign below and read today’s full rashifal: मेष (Aries) (21 March – 19 April) वृषभ (Taurus) (20 April – 20 May) मिथुन (Gemini) (21 May – 20 June) कर्क (Cancer) (21 June – 22 July) सिंह (Leo) (23 July – 22 August) कन्या (Virgo) (23 August -…
Chennai: The Department of Communication at Madras Christian College (Autonomous) organised a walkathon along Besant Nagar Beach Road on October 24 as part of its ‘POV – Perfect Original Version’ public relations campaign to promote body positivity, self-acceptance and individuality. Led by II MA Communication students, the non-competitive event was open to the public and saw participants carrying banners and placards highlighting the importance of self-worth and acceptance. The campaign seeks to challenge appearance-based beauty standards, body shaming, colourism, visual biases and unrealistic beauty ideals promoted through digital platforms. By taking the initiative to a public space, the…
Heavy rain triggered multiple landslides across the Nilgiris on Saturday, disrupting traffic on major ghat roads and leaving hundreds of tourists stranded. More than 150 students from Kerala who were on a trip to Ooty were rescued and moved to safety.
A four-year-old boy died of dengue fever in Coimbatore, raising concerns over the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in the district.
The Tamil Nadu government has stepped up precautionary measures to protect paddy crops and harvested paddy stocks from damage as heavy rain continues across several parts of the State with the northeast monsoon gaining strength.
Hero Cycles has emerged as the L1 bidder in the tender for procuring 5,32,388 modern bicycles under the Tamil Nadu government’s scheme for students.
Tamil Nadu Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and Rajmohan on Friday asserted that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) would never ally with the BJP and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to secularism and social justice.
Chennai, Oct. 24: Police are set to exhume the body of a 28-year-old truck driver who went missing near Sholavaram two weeks ago, after an investigation allegedly revealed that he was beaten to death during a drunken quarrel and buried in an isolated area. The victim, Gokul of Kanniyakumari, was employed by a private transport company in Alamathi near Sholavaram. His brother, Rahul, lodged a complaint with Sholavaram police on October 8 after Gokul failed to return home from October 7. Police registered a missing-person case and began examining CCTV footage from the Alamathi area. Investigators reportedly noticed suspicious movements…