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Statue of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa formally unveiled at headquarters on Wednesday by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and others also seen. (Photo: DC)

New statue of Jaya unveiled at AIADMK headquarters

Both Mr Palaniswami and Mr Panneerselvam felicitated sculptor Rajkumar of Telangana, who had designed the statue.

15 Nov 2018 3:07 AM IST

The elephant and the wild gaur near Coonoor. (DC)

Stray wild elephant, gaur make strange pair in the Niligiris

It may have accidentally come across the wild guar in the jungle fringes, and seems to have struck a bond with it.

15 Nov 2018 2:26 AM IST

Policemen will have to pay a fine if they are found using helmets without the ISI mark.

Chennai: Wearing helmet in heat no longer annoying

Sundararajan and his team introduced BluSnap, a wearable cooler which can retrofit to the full-faced helmets, soon.

15 Nov 2018 2:25 AM IST

School education minister K. A. Sengottiyan presents awards to school children who took part in state-level extempore competitions. (DC)

KA Sengottiyan hands out SR Ranganathan awards to state librarians

In his name, the state government administers awards to librarians for their good work across all 32 districts in the...

15 Nov 2018 2:22 AM IST

Priests perform the Dwajarohanam to the flag mast of the renowned Sri Arunachaleshwar temple in Tiruvannamalai on Wednesday. (K. Senthil Nathan)

Karthigai Deepam festival begins in Tiruvannamalai

On the first day of the festival, Lord Arunachaleswarar was taken out on the silver vahana in a grand procession.

15 Nov 2018 2:19 AM IST

The rocket was visible from the Earth for a minute after the launch. Every stage of the rocket separation was celebrated with loud cheers by the scientists in the mission control room.

Satellite in orbit 17 mins after launch

A significant milestone, Isro's rocket has injected GSAT-29 precisely into orbit.

15 Nov 2018 12:53 AM IST

The rocket can carry 4,000-kg satellites. The GSAT-20, meant to provide communications to remote areas in the Northeast and Jammu and Kashmir, weighed 3,423 kg.

GSLV launch boost to Chandrayaan

With two successful developmental flights behind it, the GSLV Mk-III was declared operational.

15 Nov 2018 12:50 AM IST

The 27-hour countdown for the launch began at 2.50pm Tuesday and the rocket blasted off at 5.08 pm from the spaceport at Sriharikota. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: ISRO launches communication satellite from Sriharikota

The GSLV-MkIII-D2 blasted off on Wednesday carrying India's latest communication satellite GSAT-29 onboard.

14 Nov 2018 5:49 PM IST

The new life size statue is made of bronze and weighs around 800 kg, a little more than the earlier one, party sources said. (Photo: Twitter | @AIADMKOfficial)

New life-size statue of Amma replaces the one that barely resembled...

The new statue is placed near that of AIADMK founder and former CM MG Ramachandran at entrance of party headquarters.

14 Nov 2018 2:44 PM IST

Over five lakh devotees witnessed the Soorasamharam event on the sixth day of the Kanda Sashti festival on Tuesday at Tiruchendur - the second abode of Lord Muruga. Image: DC

Tirunelveli: Over 5 lakh devotees witness Soorasamharam

After defeating Soorapadman, Lord Jeyanthinathar was taken to the Santhosha Mandapam', where special Abishegam' was...

14 Nov 2018 6:42 AM IST

Women taking training in producing paper and jute bags at RSETI of IOB at Thanjavur. DC

Women's groups take charge of war against plastics in Thanjavur

SHG members learn to use alternate materials as January 1 ban deadline on one-time-use plastics draws nearer.

14 Nov 2018 6:40 AM IST

Earlier this year, Rachakonda Police arrested 22-year-old K Sai Kiran, and 19-year-old B Arun Kumar for snatching mobile phones from people in colonies. (Representional Image)

GPS helps cops nab waylaying gang in Kovai

Manohar came down to Pollachi on November 11 night after loading the lorry with 10.5 tonnes of coconuts at...

14 Nov 2018 6:37 AM IST