News at a Glance
Reliance Jio extends free service till March 2017
The CEO of Reliance, Mr. Mukesh Ambani, has officially announced that the free service offered by Jio has been extended.
Posted On :01/Dec/2016 4:27:46 PM
Soon book metro rail tickets with debit or credit card
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is likely to introduce new facilities that will enable commuters to book tickets using credit or debit cards without wanting to spend cash. The CMRL officials are discussing.
Posted On :01/Dec/2016 4:08:15 PM
As the rain bands, move away sun shows its face over Chennai
The skeleton remains of Cyclone Nada is seen without any precipitatable clouds (see pic) and is lying off Nagai coast. The one good strong band which fell over Chennai gave meaningful clouds.
Posted On :01/Dec/2016 3:29:26 PM
Gold rate decreased Rs.360 per sovereign
The cost of gold has decreased Rs.360 per sovereign on Thursday evening (Dec 1, 2016).A sovereign was worth Rs.22096.00 and a gram was Rs.2762.00.The cost of 1 gram of pure gold (24K) is now Rs.2890.00.
Posted On :01/Dec/2016 3:23:54 PM
Vadapalani flyover gets inaugurated to cope with heavy downpour
As heavy downpour is expected due to Nada cyclone, the Vadapalani flyover is opened today. This flyover is present at the intersection of Arcot Road and Jawaharlal Nehru Road.
Posted On :01/Dec/2016 3:17:23 PM
TDS application gets online
The chief commissioner of Income Tax Srivatsava has inaugurated the system of online application of TDS.
Posted On :01/Dec/2016 3:02:55 PM
Chennai ranks 4th in selling used smartphones
Right from village to city, from children to elders, all are having something in common. That is smartphone. Though the latest model smartphones are launched in the markets, the sales have been increasing.
Posted On :01/Dec/2016 2:46:44 PM
Chennai and nearby coastal areas are getting steady rains
Right now in Mandaveli, steady rains are lashing and at times its getting heavier. This pattern of rain (some spells and then break and starting again) in Chennai is set to continue ECR and OMR are getting good rains.
Posted On :01/Dec/2016 2:40:30 PM
LPG price hikes and that of ATF cuts down
The price of Aviation turbine fuel is cut by 3.7 percent and that of LPG is increased by 2.07 per cylinder. This counts to the 7th such increase in LPG price in the past six months.
Posted On :01/Dec/2016 1:19:58 PM
Cyclone Nada will weaken into a deep depression
The system was formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal. The cyclone is likely to cross the Tamil Nadu coast between Vedaranyam and Puducherry early on December 2 morning
Posted On :01/Dec/2016 12:47:33 PM
JB Soft System