New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) An Etihad Airways flight from Chennai to Abu Dhabi was cancelled on Tuesday after a technical issue was detected moments before takeoff, prompting emergency protocols and the safe evacuation of passengers from the aircraft.According to reports, the Airbus A320 operating flight EY343 was preparing for departure from Chennai airport with around 280 passengers on board when engineers identified a hydraulic leak during pre-takeoff checks.Following the detection of the fault,…
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Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) India’s retail sector showed steady retailer demand in Q1 2026, as gross leasing totalled 3.1 million square feet for the top seven cities in the January-March period, a report showed on Tuesday.Despite a 15 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) moderation, there was a marginal 1 per cent year-on-year (Y-O-Y) uptick, indicative of continued resilience in the leasing momentum. The quarterly moderation in retail leasing is largely due to the absence of sizeable new mall suppl…
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay is likely to undertake his first official visit to New Delhi later this month for a series of high-level meetings with the country’s top leadership following the formation of his government in the state. According to highly placed sources, the two-day visit is likely to take place either during the third or final week of May, after the anticipated expansion of the Tamil Nadu Cabinet ex…
Kuala Lumpur, May 12 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has extended warm congratulations to actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, marked a dramatic political shift in the southern Indian state.In a post on X, Anwar Ibrahim wrote that he “warmly congratulates my friend Vijay on being elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,” adding a lighthearted reference to the actor’s cinematic legacy. “For many years, his adoring fa…
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the low-pressure area formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal near the Sri Lankan coast is likely to intensify further over the next 48 hours, raising the possibility of increased rainfall activity across several parts of Tamil Nadu in the coming days.In a weather bulletin issued on Tuesday, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) stated that the system, which developed over the southwest Bay adjoining Sri Lanka, is …
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay on Monday met his predecessor and DMK President M.K. Stalin at his Alwarpet residence here, in a politically significant development following the dramatic post-election realignment in the state.Vijay, who recently led his TVK to a historic electoral debut, called on Stalin after attending the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected MLAs in the Assembly.The meeting has drawn considerable p…
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) Chennai is expected to receive Krishna water supply again from May 15 after the Andhra Pradesh government temporarily halted discharge for maintenance work in water bodies linked to the inter-state supply system. Officials of the Water Resources Department (WRD) said the resumed inflow is likely to strengthen the city’s reservoir storage ahead of the peak summer demand period and help maintain comfortable drinking water reserves until the onset of the northeast monsoon l…
Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Asian Games silver medallist in men’s long jump, Murali Sreeshankar, stamped his authority during the sixth leg of the Indian Athletics Series, recording a jump of 8.04m to win the men’s long jump title at Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.Of the six legal attempts, the star long jumper from Kerala had three legal jumps. His second jump was 7.90m, while his fourth attempt was 8.04m. He dug deep in his last and final attempt to further improve his performance…
Hyderabad, May 10 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to create a special single-window Task Force in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to facilitate expedited clearance of all projects of national importance pertaining to six metropolitan cities. Stating that cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad are key for the development of the country, the Chief Minister mooted the suggestion at a programme where the Pri…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Sunday congratulated C. Joseph Vijay after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, expressing hope that the new government would improve governance in the state after what he described as years of public dissatisfaction under the previous dispensation.“Many congratulations to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. It is hoped that, as compared to the situation of chaos over the past five years in Tamil Nadu and the government under …