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Thursday, December 24, 2020 11:09 PM IST,
Hyderabad
The news that several crew members have tested psotive for coronavirus during the shooting of Rajinikanth-starrer Annaatthe in Hyderabad, has ramifications for the Tamil film industry, but more importantly, could also further delay the superstar’s plans to launch his own political party.
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Friday, November 27, 2020 01:00 AM IST,
Chennai
Heavy rains are predicted for several parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and northern Tamil Nadu under the influence of cyclonic storm Nivar though it has weakened into a Deep Depression, the met department said on November 26. Heavy rains are likely for Tirupati.
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Thursday, November 26, 2020 12:50 PM IST,
Chennai
A severe cyclonic storm NIVAR over southwest Bay of Bengal crossed the coast near Puducherry in the early hours of November 26, and moved northwestwards after weakening into a deep depression. Areas near Puducherry, Cuddalore, Vellore, Kanchipuram, Mamallapuram and Tambaram in Tamil Nadu were largely affected due to heavy rains and strong winds.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 08:05 PM IST,
Chennai
Very severe cyclonic storm will move northwestwards for next 06 hours and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram near Puducherry on November 26 early morning with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145kmph.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 07:49 PM IST,
Chennai
A very severe cyclonic storm has formed in southwest Bay of Bengal and will move northwestwards for next 06 hours and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram near Puducherry on November 26 early morning with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145kmph.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 04:26 PM IST,
Chennai
Very severe cyclonic storm is likely to move northwestwards for next 06 hours and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram near Puducherry on November 25 late evening or November 26 early morning with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145kmph, causing heavy rainfall in 11 districts of Tamil Nadu
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 01:07 AM IST,
Chennai
The cyclonic storm NIVAR over southwest Bay of Bengal moved westwards with a speed of 05 kmph during past six hours and lay centred at 2030 hrs IST of November 24, 2020 over southwest Bay of Bengal near latitude 10.0°N and longitude 82.3°E, about 340 km east-southeast of Cuddalore, about 350 km southeast of Puducherry and 400 km southsoutheast of Chennai.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020 08:18 PM IST,
Chennai
A severe cyclonic storm is expected to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram at a point near Puducherry on November 25, 2020 evening with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph, the Met department said on November 24 evening. Over 21 cm of rainfall is expected in the above areas on November 25.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020 07:07 PM IST,
Chennai
BJP circles are working on a plan to get Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah to meet actor Rajinikanth during his Chennai visit on November 21, and convince him to launch a new party in time for the 2021 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
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Friday, November 13, 2020 09:16 PM IST,
Chennai
'Malayalam' Dakshinamoorthy, as was called the famous music director, had composed for over 125 films including 13 in Tamil, and had groomed Ilayaraja, Yesudas, NC Vasanthakokilam, P Leela, P Susheela, Kalyani Menon and Bhavatharini among many other singers and music directors. Yet his birth centenary last year was totally ignored by the film industry in Chennai
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Friday, October 30, 2020 07:16 PM IST,
Chennai
Senior police officer and former head of CBI, RK Raghavan, provides juicy details of his encounter with the then chief minister M G Ramachandran who was desperately trying to convert the actress Shoba case from suicide to murder ! He wanted a murder case tpo be filed against film director Balu Mahendra who was in a relationship with her.
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Friday, October 30, 2020 04:37 PM IST,
Chennai
R K Raghavan, former head of CBI and IG Intelligence, Tamil Nadu, has described in his book his harsh encounters with the DMK and AIADMK governments in the State, including former chief ministers MG Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa. "Jayalalithaa was dangerously reckless, and paid the penalty for it”.
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Friday, October 30, 2020 03:59 PM IST,
Chennai
R K Raghavan, former head of CBI, partly blames Dravidian parties and former PM VP Singh for the Rajiv Gandhi assassination. The former IG Intelligence reveals details of the Sriperumbudur blast incident in his autobiography
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Saturday, October 24, 2020 04:04 PM IST,
Chennai
Is a statue for a living person unlucky? Does it bring in bad luck, bad days for such a person? Did it happen in the case of singer SPB who ordered a statue for himself? In a world full of superstitions even in the 21st century, such questions do crop up.
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Wednesday, October 07, 2020 09:47 PM IST,
Chennai
Chennai Maadham Chennai Month series: The legend of ancient Dhandeeswarar temple in Velachery, after the fascinating duel between Yama and Markandeya, Yama's Dhandam was taken away by Lord Shiva. Velachery was the place where Shiva restored Yama’s Dhandam.
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Saturday, October 03, 2020 09:48 PM IST,
Chennai
Velachery is an ancient place, with more than 20 inscriptions from 10th CE itself, more than 1,000 years ago. Chennai 2000 Plus Trust records here the first part of the articles on Velachery as part of the Chennai Maadham (Chennai Month) celebrations
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 10:38 AM IST,
Chennai
September 30 is the official birthday of Chennai, when Madras was renamed as Chennai (through a Government order) in keeping with the aspirations of the Tamil people, its culture, language and civilization.
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Saturday, September 26, 2020 10:05 PM IST,
Chennai
Those were the days when Ilayaraja and his brothers struggled for even one square meal in two days. They would conduct music for Bharatiraja's plays and occasionally get a chance to play the guitar for a film recording. Bharatiraja requested SPB, then an up-and-coming singer to engage them in his orchestra which used to perform light music programmes in Chennai. SPB took them on board. Later, Ilayaraja rose to such dizzy heights as a music composer that SPB wondered where that talent came from.
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Sunday, September 13, 2020 10:31 PM IST,
Chennai
Video interview with R Rangaraj, Senior Journalist on History re-enacted as TN Assembly returns to Kalaivanar Arangam after 65 years
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Sunday, September 13, 2020 08:47 PM IST,
Chennai
History is in the making as the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is to return to the Kalaivanar Arangam complex after almost 65 years, albeit temporarily. Impacted by COVID-19, the Assembly department is looking for a new building where the mandatory Assembly session could be held for a few days in September, with the tiny building in Fort St George found inadequate due to physical distancing issues. History has a knack of repeating itself!
