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DMDK chief Vijayakanth laid to rest with full state honours, people pay homage

Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam founder-leader and top yesteryear Tamil action star, Vijayakanth was on Friday laid to rest here with full state honours after tens of thousands of people paid......

TN brings back Covid curbs as cases rise

As fresh Covid-19 cases continued to increase, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced reintroduction of curbs like permission only for 50 per cent seating capacity in cinemas and ban on......

Most retail businesses reopen in TN after 47 days

After being shut for 47 days, private sector firms resumed work with reduced workforce and as many as 34 types of businesses, a chunk of which are standalone retail shops, reopened......

Main vegetable market emerges as Chennai's Covid-19 hotspot

Chennai’s Koyambedu market for vegetables, fruits and flowers, one of the largest in the country that used to teem with thousands of people every day, has emerged as the latest hotspot......

Ahead of total lockdown, people resort to panic buying in TN

Giving social distancing a virtual go-by, people resorted to panic buying by swarming markets in cities including Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai on Saturday to buy vegetables and essential......

Onion likely to bring cheer to your kitchen

With 3,000 tonnes of imported onion entering the market over the next fortnight, the price should start cooling off. Soon after, the new crop of onions will arrive, further reducing prices. With......

How states are ensuring food reaches your plates

Most key rabi-producing states of north India, such as Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, have staggered their procurement to enable farmers to come in batches, so that there is no overcrowding. The......

No respite for 'TOP' farmers: Tomato prices crash

Tomato farmers from Haryana to Tamil Nadu have been forced to abandon their crop in the field or dump the harvest.Virendra Singh Rawat and T E Narasimhan report. Distress in the farm sector has......

Transporters' stir pushes bhindi price to over Rs 100/kg

While okra was being sold for Rs 100-120 a kg and cauliflower for Rs 120-140 a kg in Mumbai and its suburbs, all other vegetable prices have increased by almost 100 per cent since July 20. ......

Chennai gets a swanky Metro Rail

The train covers the distance in 19 minutes, with a 30-second halt at each station. Image: Chennai gets its first Metro Rail. Photograph, courtesy: Chennai Metro Rail The......

Tamil Actor Divya's Suicide Note Found

Photograph: ANI Photo Tamil actress Pauline Jessica, popularly known as Divya, is believed to have died by suicide in her rented flat in Chennai's Virugambakkam Mallika Avenue on Sunday, September......

Review: Goli Soda is brilliant

'Lightly flavoured with the innocence of teenage romance and lots of action, Tamil film Goli Soda is totally worth watching' says S Saraswathi. Goli Soda is directed by......

Himesh fails to impress in Bommalattam

After a long hiatus, director Bharathiraja is back with his bilingual (Tamil and Hindi) Bommalattam, starring Nana Patekar, Arjun, Kajal Agarwal and Rukmini Vijaykumar. Scoring the music for the......

Review: Thamizh Padam is a rip-roaring spoof

In a tiny village set in the vast paddy fields of Tamil Nadu, gathers a Panchayat meeting, headed by the dreaded nattamai (chieftain) -- wearing heavy jewellery --and accompanied by the inimitable......

Sports Shorts: Trap shooters Kynan, Prithviraj lead at WC

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Kynan Chenai shot two perfect rounds of 25 to move atop the list at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup. Photograph: Kenan......

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