Court Says “Tax Evasion Anti-National” Chennai: The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Tamil film actor Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, known mononymously as Vijay, seeking exemption from entry tax for importing a Rolls-Royce car from England in 2012. Dismissing the petition, Justice S.M. Subramaniam also imposed a fine of Rs. 1 lakh…
Release June, July quantum of water to Tamil Nadu
June 26, 2021Cauvery Water Management Authority directs Karnataka Chennai: A meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) yesterday directed the Karnataka Government to release the June and July monthly stipulated quantum of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for Kuruvai paddy cultivation. At a virtual meeting, State PWD Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Sandeep Saxena urged the CWMA…
COVID surge: 2-week complete lockdown comes into force in TN
May 10, 2021Chennai: The two-week complete and total lockdown, with some relaxations came into force in Tamil Nadu from today morning in view of the surge in daily Corona cases. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who assumed office on May 7 and held a review meeting with all the District Collectors and medical experts on the prevailing COVID…
After DMK’s victory…: Woman cuts part of tongue, fulfils vow
May 4, 2021Chennai: In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old woman DMK supporter chopped her part of a tongue at a Goddess Mariamman temple to fulfil her vow taken for the victory of the DMK in the April 6 Assembly elections. After the DMK’s victory, the woman, Vanitha, went to the temple, but it was closed. Suddenly, she…
Popular TN film-maker K.V. Anand passes away
April 30, 2021Chennai: Popular Tamil film cinematographer-director K.V. Anand passed away in the wee hours of today, after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. He was 54. Tamil film industry sources said that Anand suffered chest pain late last night and he himself drove to a hospital in the city from his Adyar residence on a car and…
Tamil Film Director Thamira passes away
April 28, 2021Chennai: While the Tamil film industry is still recovering from the untimely death of comedy icon Vivek, the film industry and movie buffs were in for a shock to hear the demise of renowned film Director Thamira (53) at a private hospital here yesterday following brief illness. Thamira, whose original name is Sheik Dawood, is…
Popular Tamil actor, comedian Vivekh dies of cardiac arrest
April 17, 2021Chennai: Popular Tamil actor and comedian Vivekh died this morning in the hospital hours after he was admitted after a cardiac arrest. The 59-year-old was reportedly critical in a Chennai Hospital after a cardiac arrest on Thursday morning. He was brought in unconscious at 11 am, was resuscitated, subsequently underwent coronary angiogram and then angioplasty….
Staying away from politics, says Sasikala ahead of TN polls
March 4, 2021Chennai: V.K. Sasikala, the ousted former chief of Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK, who was released from a Bengaluru jail in January and was widely expected to challenge for control of the party, and the Chief Minister’s post, in next month’s election, will “stay away from politics and public life.” In a letter released on Wednesday…
Levelling series at 1-1
February 18, 2021By V.N. Prasad Our boys are ‘One Step Closer’ to ICC World Test Championship Congratulations to our boys for pulling off a majestic victory in the 2nd Test; levelling the series at 1-1. And hats off to R. Ashwin on becoming the only ‘5 Wicket Hauler and a Centurion’ in the same Test on Indian…
‘Toss to Finish’
February 12, 2021Root’s men were deep-rooted to the cause at MAC, Chennai By V.N. Prasad Congratulations to Joe Root and Co., on commencing the tour on a high note; 1-0 victory. Also, personal congratulations to Captain Root on that magnificent ‘Double Hundred’ on his 100th outing; the first in the history of Test cricket. Confidence was supreme….
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