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November 22, 2015 2:24 PM

Turkey deports 2 Tamil Nadu men for trying to contact ISIS

Two young men from Tamil Nadu were deported from Turkey while trying to join the ISIS in Syria. One of them is a commerce graduate from Chennai and another person is a school drop out from Karur. They had told intelligence officials in Chennai that they had met two other youths from the State in Tur...

November 22, 2015 2:24 PM

Union Finance Minister to meet PSB heads tomorrow

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet heads of PSU banks tomorrow to discuss various issues, including bad loans and credit flow to productive sectors of the economy. The performance review meeting of public sector banks (PSBs) will also take stock of the credit flow to productive sectors to...

November 22, 2015 2:22 PM

IFFI: 'New Horizons from North East', segment to show today

'New Horizons from North East', the segment to show case the cinematic excellence and its diversity from the beautiful north eastern part of India was inaugurated at the ongoing International Film Festival at Goa today. <br/><br/>Noted film makers from North East- Aribam Syam S...

November 22, 2015 2:21 PM

India test-fires indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile

India today test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.<br/><br/>The interceptor, known as Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is capable of d...

November 22, 2015 2:19 PM

Bangladesh hangs Chowdhury and Mujahid over 1971 war crimes

In Bangladesh, two former Ministers have been hanged for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation war against Pakistan. Our correspondent reports Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid and BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury were hanged in the early hours today in Dhaka Central ...

November 22, 2015 11:41 AM

PM Modi to address next 'Mann Ki Baat' on November 29

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the nation through the 14th edition of his Mann ki baat programme on November 29. He will address the nation and the programme will be broadcast on All India Radio at 11 am on next Sunday. <br/> <br/>Prime Minister had urged peopl...

November 22, 2015 8:20 AM

Swaraj holds talks with Maldivian Foreign Minister

Maldivian Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon yesterday briefed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj about the circumstances leading to imposition of Emergency in the island nation earlier this month besides current political situation. Ms Maumoon is presently in India on a two-day visit. Both leaders...

November 22, 2015 8:19 AM

Heavy rainfall across TN affects people normal life

In Tamil Nadu, heavy rain has affected normal life in many places like Thoothukudi, Nilgiris and Chennai. The Met office said trough of low pressure has formed over south west Bay of Bengal bordering Sri Lanka. This will result in heavy rain in coastal Tamil Nadu and isolated rain in many parts of t...

November 22, 2015 7:54 AM

Kerala High Court to Decide on Transfer of Probe on December 2

Kerala High Court yesterday issued notice to former state Finance Minister K M Mani and others including Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Director on whether the probe in bar bribery case should be handed over to CBI or any other agency. It also expressed displeasure over Chief Minister Oommen C...

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