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TNCC chief Su Thirunavukkarasar

Union Budget 2018: Disappointing, says Opposition

Various opposition party leaders claimed the Budget has not been wholesome in addressing various concerns of the people.

2 Feb 2018 3:04 AM IST

Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Union Budget 2018: Will accelerate growth, says TN CM Edappadi K...

Mr Palaniswami said, We welcome the decision to give a big push to agricultural and allied sector.

2 Feb 2018 3:01 AM IST

Twitter said that it had identified 3,814 IRA-linked accounts, which posted some 176,000 tweets in the 10 weeks preceding the election, and another 50,258 automated accounts connected to the Russian government

#Hindibudget trends on Twitter

This is for the first time in the history of independent India that the finance minister presented the Budget in both...

2 Feb 2018 2:56 AM IST

The proposal to convert 10 identified and prominent tourist destinations into iconic and model destinations by adopting a holistic approach of development has been hailed by the tourism industry.

Union Budget 2018: Reflects Centre's commitment to enhance tourism...

The announcement in the budget for 2018 proposing to convert 10 identified and prominent tourist destinations into...

2 Feb 2018 2:50 AM IST

In its Budget wish list, SBI said that the tax exemption limit enjoyed by salaried class should be increased to Rs 3 lakh from Rs 2.5 lakh.

Union Budget 2018: Taxing times for salaried class

Tax on capital gains, a shocker; Stock markets expected to dampen.

2 Feb 2018 2:46 AM IST

Southern Railway

Union Budget 2018: Tamil Nadu, Southern Railway get peanuts

The Mumbai and Bengaluru transport system got Rs 27,000 crore but the Southern Railway involving three states got...

2 Feb 2018 2:35 AM IST

Customs officials at Chennai airport seized 3.8 kg of gold bars, worth Rs 1.16 crore, from a passenger who arrived from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on a Kuwait Airlines flight on Monday morning at Chennai Airport. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Man arrested with 3.8 kg gold bars at airport

They found 39 gold bars concealed in a pouch -- 37 of them weighing 100 gm each and two bars weighing 50 gm each.

1 Feb 2018 2:56 AM IST

Hefty salary cuts are being imposed on the employees of the state transport corporations who had struck work earlier this month as the government has applied the no-work-no-pay norm to them.

Salary cut enforced on transport strikers in Chennai

Pay cut can range between Rs 3.500 and Rs 10,000 depending on the salary drawn for each worker and the period of strike.

1 Feb 2018 2:36 AM IST

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami hands over appointment order to Dr Premeela Gurumurthy, the new VC of Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University at secretariat on Wednesday. DC

Chennai: Music and fine arts university gets new VC

She is probably the first musician adept in Carnatic, Hindustani and Tamil devotional music to occupy the VC chair.

1 Feb 2018 2:31 AM IST

Bringing cheers to commuters, Chennai metro has reduced the waiting time from existing 10 minutes to 7 minutes between Shenoy Nagar and St Thomas Mount during peak hours.

Shenoy nagar, mount Metro waiting time reduced

The changes in the timetable simply mean commuters can catch a train every seven minutes at the stations on the Shenoy.

1 Feb 2018 2:28 AM IST

Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan

Tamil Nadu can't progress without Centre's support: Tamilisai...

Dr. Tamilisai claimed that the Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu created an impression among the people that the BJP is...

1 Feb 2018 2:26 AM IST

DMK working president M K Stalin. (Photo: PTI/File)

Tamil Nadu CM should meet President, Modi on Neet, says MK Stalin

In a statement here, Stalin accused the AIADMK Government of -"doing nothing-" to ensure that Tamil Nadu is exempted...

1 Feb 2018 2:23 AM IST