New Delhi, August 19, 2021:10 more Design Resource Centres (DRCs) are in the process of being set up by National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) at Weavers’ Service Centres (WSCs) of Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kannur, Indore, Nagpur, Meerut, Bhagalpur and Panipat with the objective to build and create design-oriented excellence in the Handloom Sector […]
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President of China Xi Jinping is coming to India
At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping will be visiting Chennai, India from October 11-12, 2019 for the 2nd Informal Summit. The two leaders had their inaugural Informal Summit in Wuhan, China on 27-28 April 2018. Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel […]
Raintree Hotel ‘saddened’ by Hindu fury over ‘decorative’ plates and beer glasses
The Raintree Hotel in Chennai has come under fire for embossing their plates with Brahmin faces complete with vibhuti, shikha and everything one associates with a Hindu Brahmin. A user SaiSrini shared the pictures of the plates with a Brahmin caricature embossed on them leading to Netizen fury with many saying that they won’t eat […]
तमिलनाडु में डेंगू बुखार के प्रकोप की जांच के लिए विशेषज्ञों का केंद्रीय दल
प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के निर्देश पर तमिलनाडु में फैले बुखार (डेंगू) के प्रकोप की जांच के लिए कई विभागों के विशेषज्ञों का एक केंद्रीय दल राज्य में तैनात किया गया है। ये दल राज्य को डेंगू के प्रबंधन और वेक्टर नियंत्रण में तकनीकी सहायता प्रदान करेगा। केंद्रीय दल में अखिल भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान संस्थान (एम्स), राष्ट्रीय […]
Japan to assist in making Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi Smart Cities
Smart Cities project may see an upward curve soon! Japan has decided to be associated with the development of Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi as smart cities. This was today conveyed by Japan’s Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu during his meeting with Minister of Urban Development M.Venkaiah Naidu. Hiramatsu further said that Japan is quite interested […]
Cyclone Vardah: 19 NDRF teams pre-positioned in Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
In view of development of cyclone Vardah over Bay of Bengal, 19 flood rescue teams of NDRF have been prepositioned by the Central government in the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu as a proactive deployment. In a press note, the center has revealed that eight flood rescue teams comprising of more than […]
Cyclone Vardah: Tamil Nadu government declares holiday tomorrow
Cyclone Vardah threats have been taken seriously by Tamil Nadu government which has declared tomorrow to be a holiday. Check the press release on Cyclone Vardah : R.Pradeep John (PJ) who goes by Tamil Nadu Weatherman said this about the Cyclone Vardah: “Chennai will see landfall of Severe Cyclone with 100km/hr winds since 1994 and Heavy to […]
Christian school in Tamil Nadu fines girl for putting Mehendi, minister vows action
Christian school named Doveton Girl’ & Boys’ Hr.Sec.Schools in Vepery, Chennai recently became a target of controversy after journalist S Gurumurthy angrily tweeted that a girl was fined Rs. 500 for putting Mehendi or henna on her palms. The school posted the charge in the school bill as well prompting an angry response against the lack […]