Chennai, Sep 29 (UNI) With one more person succumbing to injuries, the toll in Saturday’s stampede at TVK Founder and actor Vijay’s political rally in Karur rose to 41, even as the BJP National Leadership constituted an eight-member NDA panel to probe the incident and submit a report. With the death of a man at…
Chennai, Sep 27 (UNI) At least 33 people were killed and more than 50 were undergoing treatment during a stampede at actor-turned politician and Tamila Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Founder Vijay’s public outreach programme at Karur, ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls, turned tragic tonight. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian initially put the toll at…
Chennai, Aug 17 (UNI) Decorated Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who piloted the Axiom-4 Mission and become the first Indian to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) where he conducted microgravity experiments during his 18-day stay, landed in New Delhi this morning from Texas, US. He was accorded a rousing reception on his arrival at…
Chennai, Aug 7 (UNI) Expressing deep anguish and concern over the continuing arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief Minister M K Stalin today wrote to External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr.S.Jaishankar to take immediate and effective measures to secure the release of all the detained fishermen and their boats from the…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 25 (UNI) Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is set to begin delivering new aircraft to major Indian airlines, with over half powered by Rolls-Royce engines. This development is part of a wider trade and investment boost following the signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between India and the UK,…
Chennai, July 21 (UNI) The Indian Space Agency today evening announced that NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), the first joint satellite mission of ISRO and US-based NASA, will be launched on July 30 at 1740 hrs from the spaceport of Sriharikota. The NISAR satellite will be launched by ISRO’s GSLV-F16 from the Second Launch Pad…
Chennai, July 14 (UNI) The Union Finance Ministry today appointed R Doraiswamy as the CEO and MD of Life Insurance Corporation of India. According to a release here, “as per the Notification issued by Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, Government of India dated 14th July, 2025, Shri R. Doraiswamy has been appointed as…
Chennai, June 26 (UNI) Creating history, the Four astronauts have started their research mission after entering the International Space Station (ISS) today. In an update NASA said at 8:14 a.m. EDT (around 6.00 pm IST) on Thursday, the hatch opened between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station following the arrival of Axiom…
Chennai, June 25 (UNI) Carrying the hopes and dreams of billions, the Axiom-4 Mission piloted by decorated Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, along with three other crew members to the International Space Station (ISS) for a 14-day experiment, lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Florida at 12.01 pm IST (02.31 EDT) today onboard the…
Chennai, June 13 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it was working with Axiom Space, NASA and SpaceX to address the technical glitch–leakage of LOX fuel–that led to the deferment of Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) piloted by decorated Indian astronaut Subhanshu Shukla, carrying the hopes and dreams…
