New Delhi: Hitting back at Union Minister V Narayanasamy for alleging that his close associate benefitted from coal allotments, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said all those making such baseless charges should apologise or face criminal and civil suits from him. "Honesty is my only capital. UPA leaders are levelling false charges against me. I have already discussed this particular issue with two of my advocates...
11:29 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Minister of State V Narayanasamy said that petrol prices could come down further if international crude prices drop. ...
09:41 PM, Jun 02, 2012
London: A "space drink" developed by NASA to protect astronauts from radiation can also reduce wrinkles and reverse the telltale signs of ageing in just four months, say researchers, following a human trial. A team at Utah University has found in its research that the concoction, known as AS10, dramatically reduces wrinkles, blemishes and sun damage after four months. At the start of their trial, the researchers took visia photographs...
04:16 PM, May 27, 2012
Chennai: Amid the mounting pressure for rollback of petrol price hike, Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy has said states could reduce the Value Added Tax on petroleum products to provide relief to the people. "The states can lower the VAT and that can help reduce the petrol price," he told reporters at the airport. The latest hike in petrol price by Rs 7.50 has come under flak...
01:35 PM, May 27, 2012
Los Angeles: Even robots like to have fun. NASA's rover on Mars showed off its playful side by snapping a picture of its own shadow. It's the latest self-portrait since the rover, named Opportunity, landed on the red planet in 2004.The photo was taken in March and NASA released it this week. The solar-powered, six-wheel rover was at an outcrop on the rim of a massive crater. The late afternoon...
11:54 AM, May 25, 2012
Puducherry: A day after Union Minister V Narayanasamy accused the Puducherry government of having failed on several counts, Chief Minister N Rangasamy claimed that the Centre had full faith in its ability to implement centrally sponsored schemes in the Union Territory. The chief minister was presiding over a meeting for implementation of a pilot project on integrated coastal management by the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem. Hitting out at...
05:44 PM, May 21, 2012
Neenasam Satish, who has played supporting roles so far, will now play the lead role in Lucia. Satish who has successfully appeared in several Kannada films as a comedy actor, will now turn hero with Lucia which will be directed by Pawan Kumar. For the first time, I will play a double role in the film, he says. Coming from theatre background, Satish has donned the role of several interesting...
10:32 AM, May 20, 2012
London: In a space mission straight from the movie "Armageddon", astronauts are being trained to land on an asteroid, explore it for minerals and even destroy the object if it threatens the Earth. NASA wants humans to make contact with an asteroid up to three million miles away by the end of the next decade, something far beyond the scope of Earth-Moon space flight in 1969. Travelling at around 80,000...
04:58 PM, May 13, 2012
Puducherry: Centre would soon hold an inquiry into alleged irregularities in distribution of Rs 125 crore sanctioned by it to the Union Territory of Puducherry for cyclone Thane relief works, Union Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy said on Sunday. Addressing a meeting of Congress workers in Puducherry, he claimed the funds had been 'siphoned off to benefit those owing allegiance to the ruling AINRC and also well to...
10:19 PM, May 06, 2012
Chennai: A batch of 750 students from four schools in the city are set to leave for the United States and Canada on a study-cum-pleasure tour for a fortnight from May 1 on what's already being lauded as a once in a lifetime opportunity as the kids are going to NASA, Orlando, to see what they have learnt and learn what they will see. A ceremonial flagging-off function for this...
08:31 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Puducherry: Rejecting Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy's charge that he was blocking central funds to the Union Territory, Union Minister and senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy on Sunday blamed AINRC government for the deepening financial crisis. "The whole government machinery has come to a standstill with financial crisis deepening fast as a result of poor planning, increased tax evasion and lack of action to spend the funds provided by the...
05:00 PM, Apr 29, 2012
New York: In a city understandably wary of low-flying aircraft, New Yorkers and tourists alike watched with joy and excitement on Friday as space shuttle Enterprise sailed over the skyline on its final flight before it becomes a museum piece. Ten years after 9/11, people gathered on rooftops and the banks of the Hudson River to marvel at the sight of the spacecraft riding piggyback on a modified jumbo jet...
04:01 PM, Apr 28, 2012
Chennai: Stressing the importance of a national agency to curb terror threats, Union Minister V Narayanasamy on Friday said the NCTC is essential to avoid incidents like the recent abduction of Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka and Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon. "We need to have an agency like the National Counter Terrorism Centre to avoid incidents like what happened recently in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, where an MLA and a Collector...
12:39 AM, Apr 28, 2012
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