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A saviour in drought-hit Tamil Nadu

When faced with problems, this babu came up with innovative solutions, discovers Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar. IMAGE: Due to P David Rajah Beula's solar-powered light, farmers have reduced their......

10-km traffic jam in B'galuru as 100 mm rains create chaos

Heavy overnight rains severely affected parts of the city on Monday, leading to water-logged roads, inundated residential areas and traffic pile-up, as the city braces for more spells in the coming......

Fire at substation leads to major power outage in Chennai

Several parts of Chennai reeled under a sudden power outage due to a fire incident which caused sequential faults on both feeders at the Manali substation in Chennai. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

'In Tamil Nadu, people are always ready to accept money'

In one village, a woman asks, "They are always showing cash seizures on television, you think some of it will escape and we will get money as usual?" "Only 1 percent of cash is actually seized,......

BEWARE! High nitrate levels found in groundwater in 440 districts

High nitrate levels have been found in groundwater of 440 districts across India, with 20 per cent of the samples collected exceeding the permissible nitrate concentration, the Central Ground Water......

Tamil Nadu proposes two-day power holiday

Tamil Nadu is facing a shortage of 2,000-2,500 Mw. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has proposed a compulsory two-day power holiday for both heavy and light industries due to the ongoing......

China's BYD to invest Rs 2,800 cr in Tamil Nadu

This is part of the nine memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 5,027 crore, including Hero Group-backed Ather Energy’s over Rs 600 crore investment, to establish a manufacturing......

Ola Electric likely to drive in IPO at a lower valuation of $4.5 billion

Ola Electric, the SoftBank-backed electric vehicle (EV) maker, is likely to pursue a valuation of approximately $4.5 billion in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), marking about 18 per cent......

TN's ambitious plans to improve its power situation

An electricity board with accumulated loss of Rs 50,000 crore, and daily power cuts of six to eight hours - this was the situation in Tamil Nadu till recently. The total loss of the Tamil Nadu......

Electricity plan: Six states breach deadline

The Union government's six-year initiative to unbundle state electricity boards into separate entities for power generation, transmission, distribution and trading businesses is set to be delayed......

How Shah Rukh Khan Became Baazigar

'When we finished the narration, we expected Shah Rukhbhai to say the usual, 'I'll think about it and let you know in two days.''But he jumped up and said, 'I'm doing the film.' IMAGE:......

Khazima Basha, Queen Of The Carrom Board

The 18 year old from an impoverished family in Chennai won the Carrom World Cup, but the title has not changed either her or her father, an autorickshaw driver. IMAGE: Khazima M Basha during the......

Jhajharia, Deepa, Rahelu - Meet India's Paralympic medallists

India has won 12 medals, including four gold, and as many silver and bronze medals in the Summer Paralympics since its debut at the 1968 Games. With the Tokyo Paralympics opening on Tuesday, here's......