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More than a year after it came to power, the LDF government has finalised its Information Technology policy that aims at total digital literacy with a focus on digitally empowering citizens, lifestyle and commerce.

Tamil Nadu: Digital India remains crippled

Government websites lack disabled friendly features.

14 Aug 2017 6:19 AM IST

The show of resort politics was nothing compared to the high tension drama that went on in the capital on the premises of the Election commission.

No winners in this political battlefield

The cost paid by these victors was so much as to bring out all the stink of the underbelly of Indian politics.

14 Aug 2017 6:13 AM IST

Anna University has released the academic performance details of 506 affiliated engineering colleges in the state.

Tamil Nadu: Top engineering colleges to have 25 per cent vacancies

For College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), this year the cutoff mark is 198. In the open category, the cutoff is 199...

14 Aug 2017 6:07 AM IST

The Union government has ruled out the possibility of setting up Greenfield shipyard in Visakhapatnam. (Representational image)

Indian ship owners gain access to foreign funds

On the ambitious Sagarmala programme, the minister said 58 projects with a project cost of about Rs 28,767 crore have...

14 Aug 2017 5:56 AM IST

Tamil Nadu governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao hands over a memento to the kin of an organ donor at Raj Bhavan on Sunday (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu: Organ donors honoured on World Organ Donation day

Tamil Nadu continues to lead in deceased donor transplants for the second time and has set a model for other states to...

14 Aug 2017 5:50 AM IST

Hamid Ansari and Venkaiah Naidu

Science, secularism and religions Navigating a curved space

To critique from a position of authority is never easy and never too late.

14 Aug 2017 5:43 AM IST

Rithvik added that he practices for two hours a day and that helped him improve concentration.

Tamil Nadu: Siblings create history for different feats on same day

Actor Arya and writer Rajathi Salma were the chief guests of the event.

14 Aug 2017 5:37 AM IST

Widespread rains witnessed on Sunday evening had not deterred the spirits of shoppers. A scene of people struggling in the sharp showers. (Photo:DC)

Rain to continue in Tamil Nadu for next 2 to 3 days

The Southwest monsoon has been vigorous over Tamil Nadu, the state would witness widespread rains for the next two to...

14 Aug 2017 5:32 AM IST

Apart from regular monitoring of dengue patients and treating all fever patients as dengue patients, the government hospitals have formed dengue intensive care units.

Chennai: Hospitals to intensify anti dengue measures

Intensive care unit has been set up to monitor the severe cases of dengue and it is being monitored by a supervising...

14 Aug 2017 5:27 AM IST

The flag, which has been in the ASIs reserve collection for decades was for the first time put on public display at the Fort Museum. (Photo: Facebook)

Only surviving vintage tricolour hoisted in 1947 at Fort St George...

Placed in air tight wooden-glass showcase, the flag is surrounded by six bowls of silica gel to regulate humidity,...

13 Aug 2017 3:03 PM IST

Animal aid success: Tanuvas ambulance service to be extended

The pilot project by Tanuvas is now operational in five districts, Tiruchy, Erode, Thanjavur, Madurai, and Kancheepuram.

13 Aug 2017 6:36 AM IST

With kharif season getting underway, farmers in Chittoor district are now apprehensive of herds of wild elephants raiding their fields.

Traditional customs help conservation, say experts

Many villagers have a traditional custom of worshipping elephants as they believe the prayer.

13 Aug 2017 6:34 AM IST