To make landfall around midnight Chennai: The severe cyclonic storm ‘Nivar‘ over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of seven kmph during past six hours and lay centred over southwest Bay of Bengal about 290 km east-southeast of Cuddalore, about 300 km east southeast of Puducherry and 350 km south southeast of…
Chennai: Violin Maestro T.N. Krishnan (Tripunithura Narayanaiyer Krishnan) passed away here yesterday due to age-related ailments. He entered the music world as a child prodigy and performed till his last days. He was 92, and is survived by wife Kamala, son Sriram Krishnan and daughter Viji Krishnan, who often accompanied their father. Born on Oct….
He was best known for illustrating ‘Vikram-Betal’ series Chennai: Legendary artist K.C. Sivasankar, known for illustrating for children’s magazine Chandamama, also known as Ambulimama, passed away at his residence in Chennai on Sept. 29. He was 97. Sivasankar, who has contributed to the field of art for over 60 years, was best known for illustrating…
Chennai: Noted playback singer S.P. Balasubramanyam (SPB) died at a private hospital in Chennai this afternoon following a brief illness. He was 74. S.P. Charan, son of Balasubramanyam, told media that his father breathed his last at 1.04 pm. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. A multi-faced personality, Balasubramanyam, known…
Mysore/Mysuru: A Bank Manager in K.R. Nagar, Mysuru, has tested positive for COVID-19 late yesterday. He has been shifted to COVID Hospital in Madurai as he had been there on a visit. The Bank in K.R. Nagar has been sealed down and all the other six employees have been asked to remain in home quarantine….
Differently-abled artist Pranav from Palakkad, Kerala, got to fulfil his life-long dream of meeting superstar Rajinikanth on Dec. 2. The heart-warming photos have gone viral. Thalaivar met the talented artist, who was born without hands, at his Chennai residence a day before the World Disability Day. A treasure trove of talent, Pranav presented a sketch…
Arrival in Mysuru from Chennai: 8.10 am; Departure: 8.30 am; Reaching Chennai: 10 am Mysuru: A series of flights that operate from Mysore Airport under Modi Government’s Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik (UDAN) scheme to Kochi, Bengaluru, Goa, Hyderabad and Chennai has inspired more flights to operate from the Heritage City. For the first time,…
The final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) scheduled for May 12 has been moved to the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad from Chennai after the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) failed to acquire approval from the local Government to reopen three stands at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The closure of stands I, J…
Chennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi died here today after prolonged illness, the city hospital where the leader was admitted, said. The 94-year-old leader’s end came at 6.10 p.m. “With deep anguish we announce the demise of our beloved Kalaignar M Karunanidhi on 07.08.2018 at 6.10 pm. Despite the best possible efforts by our team of…
A day after the IPL returned to M.A. Chidambaram Stadium following a two-year suspension, the Tamil Nadu capital has been stripped of all matches of the 11th edition of the league due to massive Cauvery protests that have rocked the State, informed IPL Chief Rajeev Shukla yesterday. “CSK will be asked to move their home…
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