Chennai News

Karunanidhi retirement announcement takes DMK by surprise

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi took the state and his DMK party by surprise Saturday announcing his retirement post World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in Coimbatore in June.10:00 AM on December 06

Hogenakkal water project to start by March 2010: Stalin

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Saturday asked state government officials to start construction work on the Hogenakkal drinking water project by March next year.12:04 AM on December 06

Vinoth, Krishna top in JK Races

On an afternoon that dragged on endlessly with the programme running behind schedule due to protests and collisions, K. Vinoth of Wallace Sports and Karthik Krishna of Rams Racing won the two races of Round two in the JK Tyre Junior Cup National Racing Championship here Saturday.8:03 PM on December 05

Governments flouting law making seafaring dangerous: Sailors

Governments around the world flouting international maritime law and conventions and arresting sailors on criminal charges has turned sailing into a dangerous profession, a mariners' body said Saturday.6:00 PM on December 05

Tamil Nadu pollution board to speed up industrial clearances

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will speed up the process of issuing permission letters to industries once its procedures are computerised in a month's time, state Environment Minister T.P.M.Mohideen Khan said Friday.6:05 PM on December 04

India hopes to join cryogenic rocket engine club January 2010

India's heaviest rocket - the 49-metre tall, 414-tonne Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV), powered by the indigenous cryogenic engine, will be launched in January 2010, making it a member of the select club of countries possessing this technology.6:04 PM on December 04

Suchde gains 10 spots in international squash rankings

Siddharth Suchde moved 10 places to end the year at 99 in the PSA world squash rankings.6:01 PM on December 04

Unitech Wireless to offer more schemes post-Christmas

Mobile telephony operator Unitech Wireless that has launched services under the Uninor brand across seven circles with uniform tariff plans, may offer more options post-Christmas, said a senior company official here Thursday.10:04 PM on December 03

Stalin to head Chennai River Water Authority

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has been named to head the Chennai River Water Authority (CRWA) set up to clean the city's two major rivers Cooum and Adyar, an official statement said Thursday.10:04 PM on December 03

42 candidates in fray for Tamil Nadu bypolls

The Election Commission has accepted 42 nominations filed for the Dec 19 bypolls in Vandavasi and Tiruchendur assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, an official said Thursday.10:01 PM on December 03

10 killed as nursery school van plunges into pond

Nine schoolchildren and their teacher were killed Thursday when their van plunged into a deep pond in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district.2:02 PM on December 03

10 killed as nursery school van plunges into pond

Nine children and their teacher were killed Thursday when their school van plunged into a deep pond in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district.2:01 PM on December 03

No Indian shortlisted for International Hockey Federation's award

Unsurprisingly, no Indian figures in the list of nominees for the International Hockey Federation's 2009 Men's Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year awards.6:03 PM on December 02

TVS logs 23 percent sales increase in November

The country's third largest two-wheeler company TVS Motor registered sales of 120,844 units last month, an increase of 23 percent over the 98,402 units sold in November last year.6:04 PM on December 01

DMK, AIADMK candidates file nominations for by-polls

Candidates of DMK and AIADMK contesting the Vandavasi and Tiruchendur assembly bypolls in Tamil Nadu filed their nominations Monday.8:02 PM on November 30