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No Welcome Banners For China's Xi Jinping Along Mamallapuram After Techie's Death

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday October 11, 2019

In what many call a welcome change, the Tamil Nadu government and the centre did not put up even a single banner welcoming the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the two-day informal summit in Mamallapuram, near Chennai.

Dressed In Veshti, PM Gives Xi Jinping A Tour Of Ancient Tamil Monuments

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 11, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a white half-sleeved shirt, a veshti and an angavastram as he welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping in traditional clothes at Tamil Nadu's Mamallapuram, earlier known as Mahabalipuram, on Friday afternoon.

PM-Xi Meet At Mamallapuram, Coastal Town With 7th Century China Link

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday October 11, 2019

The two-day informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, 56 km from Chennai, would also be a symbolic walk into an ancient era of trade ties between the heritage coastal town and China around 1,600 years ago. This is the second informal meet between the two leaders since the Wuhan summit las...

PM Modi, Xi Jinping Spend "Quality Time", Talk Trade, Terror: 10 Points

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday October 12, 2019

India and China agreed that they need to work together to fight "radicalisation and terrorism as common challenges", the government said in a late-night press briefing on Friday. The briefing came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Chinese President Xi-Jinping to a dinner in Chennai. Earlier in the evening, PM Modi took Xi for a tour of the ...

"Save Me": Chennai Woman Pleads For Help After Crude Bomb Attack On Her

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday October 10, 2019

A woman and her son travelling in an auto rickshaw were injured in Chennai after a gang threw a country-made bomb at them. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media where the victim, Malar, with a cut injury on her shoulder is seen pleading for help.

Delhi To Chennai Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Flap Gets Stuck

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday October 9, 2019

A Delhi to Chennai SpiceJet flight made a safe emergency landing at the Chennai airport on Wednesday evening after the flaps of the flight got stuck

Tamil Nadu Doctors Threaten To Strike From October 25 If Demands Not Met

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday October 9, 2019

Government doctors in Tamil Nadu have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from October 25 if their demands for a pay hike are not met by the state government. The doctors are demanding pay parity with central government doctors.

"Punish The Wind": AIADMK Leader On Chennai Techie Killed By Hoarding

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday October 6, 2019

In a bizarre statement, veteran Tamil Nadu politician C Ponnaiyan held the wind responsible for the tragic death of the Chennai software engineer who was killed last month after an illegally erected hoarding fell on her

Welcome Banners For PM-Xi Jinping Meet Near Chennai Gets High Court Nod

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday October 3, 2019

The Tamil Nadu government has been given permission by the Madras High Court to put up banners to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping who are slated to hold an informal meet this month.

Men With Tiger And Bull Masks Rob Crores From Tamil Nadu Jewellery Store

Cities | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Arun Nair | Thursday October 3, 2019

Two men wearing tigerand bullmasks robbed jewels worth several crores from a popular jewellery showroom in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli.

Kamal Haasan Appeals To PM Modi To End "Haphazard Banner Culture"

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday October 2, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end the "haphazard banner culture", a day after the Tamil Nadu government moved the Madras High Court seeking permission to erect banners citing the scheduled meeting between the PM and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mahabalipuram, outside Chennai, later this mont...

Make Tamil An Official Language, Demands DMK After PM Modi's Praise

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday October 1, 2019

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rich praise for Tamil, DMK chief MK Stalin on Tuesday welcomed his comments and demanded that Tamil be declared as one of the central government's official languages.

IIT Madras Drops Big Tradition At Convocation Attended By PM Modi

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday October 1, 2019

A long-standing tradition was changed at the 56th annual convocation ceremony of IIT Madras on Monday, with the institute prescribing Indian attire for graduating students and research scholars instead of the distinctive gowns worn worldwide

"Now Tamil Echoing In US": PM's Praise In Chennai After Row Over Hindi

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday September 30, 2019

Tamil language echoes across America, PM Modi claimed in Chennai today, adding to references to the nation's linguistic diversity made in the past week, which included quoting from an ancient Tamil poet at the United Nations General Assembly

"Reduce, Reuse, Restyle": Models Spread Awareness On Textile Pollution

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Sunday September 29, 2019

In a first of its kind theme, 60 Mrs India contestants walked the ramp in refashioned old clothes in Chennai on Friday to raise awareness on textile pollution, promoting the motto of "reduce, reuse and restyle".