News at a Glance
Karthigai Deepam Festival 2017 - Day 8 Night
On the 8th day of the grand Thirukkarthigai Deepam festival at the Thiruvannamalai Temple, the deities of Lord Somasundar, Goddess Parasakthi Amman, and Lord Chandikeswarar were taken with the carriage of the horse.
Posted On :01/Dec/2017 3:22:25 PM
Severe Cyclone Ockhi to throttle Lakshadweep with violent rains
The first cyclone of the season, Ockhi has been the talk of the hour for quite some time now. The weather system has been churning in the warm waters and has been witnessing rapid intensification.
Posted On :01/Dec/2017 3:06:07 PM
A Carnatic Paradigm: The Algebra of Listening, 2017
A Carnatic Paradigm is a UK-India Year of Culture project curated by Mark Fell, with Nakul Krishnamurthy and Rian Treanor.
Posted On :01/Dec/2017 3:00:56 PM
Direct metro train between Central station and Airport
The underground section of the Chennai Metro Rail service between the Central Station and the Nehru Park is scheduled to commence from February 2018.
Posted On :01/Dec/2017 2:50:49 PM
Possible Track of Cyclone Ockhi in 5 seconds
The weather system in the Bay of Bengal has been brewing for quite some time now. So much so that the prevailing system has undergone several intensification for the longest time.
Posted On :01/Dec/2017 2:40:15 PM
Opening up two-way traffic in Egmore eases commuters
As the traffic police have made a section of the Commissioner Office Road in Egmore 2-way to cope with the morning peak hours, bikers and all other commuters along the way seem to heave a sigh, as they are relieved.
Posted On :01/Dec/2017 1:00:10 PM
Just a phone call, and the TTEs will attend to you
As the Railway Board has come up with an idea to distribute Closed User Group (CUG) mobile connections to TTEs, soon, Traveling Ticket Examiners will be at very close reach for rail passengers just with a phone call at times of emergency.
Posted On :01/Dec/2017 12:56:49 PM
SBI announces higher interest for deposits of Rs. 1 Crore
The public sector bank, the State Bank of India, increased the interest rate for the term-deposits of over Rs. 1 Crore yesterday (Thursday, 30th November).
Posted On :01/Dec/2017 12:07:23 PM
Name reason behind Ockhi
Get ready, as Ockhi Cyclone is all set to bring heavy downpour across southern Tamil Nadu in the next 36 hours. Ockhi is a Bengali name meaning eye.
Posted On :01/Dec/2017 12:01:53 PM
Gold rate decreased Rs.72 per sovereign
The cost of gold has decreased Rs.72 per sovereign on Friday morning (Dec 01, 2017). A sovereign was worth Rs.22296.00 and a gram was Rs.2787.00.
Posted On :01/Dec/2017 10:42:24 AM
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