
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

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

Puducherry: The overall pass percentage in the plus two examination in Puducherry and Karaikal regions has gone up marginally to 84.52 this year against 83.55 per cent last year. Releasing the details of the results, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy told reporters that S Swapna of private St Joseph Girls Higher Secondary school has emerged the first ranker in the Union Territory scoring 1,190 out of 1,200 marks. He said the...

09:45 AM, May 23, 2012

Puducherry: The overall pass percentage in the plus two examination in Puducherry and Karaikal regions has gone up marginally to 84.52 this year against 83.55 per cent last year. Releasing the details of the results, Chief Minister N Rangasamy told reporters S Swapna of private St Joseph Girls Higher Secondary school has emerged the first ranker in the Union Territory scoring 1,190 out of 1,200 marks. He said two government...

09:00 PM, May 22, 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

Well-made love stories always manage to leave an impact with the masses. At regular intervals come such movies and set a trend in the industry. The one for this season is 'Raatinam'. Directed by Thangasamy, the film set in Tuticorin is all about romance, the hurdles the lover couple face and sacrifices they have to make. The twist in the tale towards the climax sets the premise for the entire...

06:01 PM, May 19, 2012

Dindigul (Tamil Nadu): Continuing with their crackdown on former DMK ministers in connection with disproportionate assets cases, vigilance officials on Friday raided houses of former Revenue and Housing Minister I Periyasamy and his relatives in parts of Dindigul district. The raids were in progress at the residences of Periyasamy, his son and daughter at Athoor and Bathlagundu, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sources said. The DVAC has registered a case...

01:04 PM, May 18, 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

It is no longer news that National Award winning talents, Dhanush and Vetrimaaran will team up for the third time. The latest is that this project has been titled 'Venghai Samy' and a hunt is on for the rest of the cast and crew, post with an official announcement is expected from the makers. The duo have earlier worked together in 'Polladhavan' and 'Aadukalam'. While 'Polladhavan' was a blockbuster that...

12:33 PM, May 04, 2012

Mayilsamy Annadurai is ISRO's programme director and chief problem solver for remote sensing satellites like the RISAT 1. He began his life studying in a cowshed and rose to lead a satellite team at India's premier space research organisation. ...

06:27 PM, May 01, 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

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

Bangalore: While the creations of Mayilsamy Annadurai, ISRO's programme director and chief problem solver for remote sensing satellites like the RISAT 1, always soar through the skies, his own background is a lot more humble. Annadurai has had a hand in almost every remote sensing satellite made at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). One of India's foremost scientists, he began his studies in the humblest of places. "Till the...

09:40 AM, Apr 26, 2012

MoS PMO V Narayanasamy said he would go by whatever Sonia Gandhi says as he was a 'loyal soldier' of the party. ...

07:33 PM, Apr 24, 2012