Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Two Hyderabad riders, Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) and Rajender Beedani (MAI Racing) ended a long wait for title as both sealed the championship in their respective category with a race to spare in the fifth and final round of the MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship at the Madras International Circuit, here on Saturday. To also seal the championship today was Bengaluru’s Varun Patil (Mad Rabbit Racing) in the Stock 301-400cc category whi…
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New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) State institutions must take on a much bigger role in research, development and innovation if India is to achieve technological self-reliance and the goals of Viksit Bharat, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Suman Bery, said on Saturday.Delivering a special address at a national workshop on “Sustaining Innovation: Embedding R&D in State Institutions”, Bery stressed the need to strengthen state-level innovation systems and build robust research and innovation clusters …
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson ANS Prasad said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Working President Nitin Nabin’s visit to Tamil Nadu on Saturday was part of a broader strategy to strengthen the party’s grassroots presence across rural areas ahead of the Assembly elections.In a statement, Prasad said Nabin will participate in a public programme at Neelambur Achankulam near Coimbatore to roll out the party’s statewide outreach for the VB-G RAM G scheme, a revamped rural…
Coimbatore, Jan 7 (IANS) Despite heightened surveillance along the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, the illegal smuggling and sale of banned Kerala lottery tickets continue unabated in Coimbatore district, raising serious concerns for law enforcement agencies.Police data reveal that in 2025 alone, the Coimbatore district police seized 37,406 banned lottery tickets with an estimated value of Rs 14.87 lakh. During the same year, 691 cases were registered under the Tamil Nadu Lottery Regulation Act.As par…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) India’s white-collar job market ended 2025 on a strong note, with hiring activity rising 13 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in December, a new report said on Monday.The robust finish made the October–December period the strongest quarter of the year, recording a 9 per cent annual growth and setting a positive tone for the job market in 2026, according to data compiled by Naukri JobSpeak.Hiring in hospitality jumped 29 per cent in December, while insurance recorded a 34 pe…
Coimbatore, Jan 6 (IANS) Despite sustained cyber safety awareness campaigns by the Coimbatore city police and the Tamil Nadu government, residents of the city lost a staggering Rs 87.16 crore to cyber fraudsters in 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of online scams and the challenges faced by law enforcement. According to a release from the city police, the cybercrime wing received 9,960 complaints last year. Of these, 7,779 cases were related to online financial fraud, including phis…
Coimbatore, Jan 5 (IANS) The Coimbatore rural district police recorded major success in curbing drug peddling and the illegal liquor trade in 2025, with officials attributing the improved enforcement largely to the implementation of the ‘Smart Khakis’ scheme, which ensured continuous patrolling and strengthened visible policing across rural areas.According to data compiled by the Coimbatore rural police, a total of 670 kg of narcotic substances were seized during the year in 464 drug peddlin…
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu is expected to continue experiencing light to moderate rainfall at isolated locations over the next few days, with the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, forecasting showers across several parts of the state until January 3.According to the weather department, southern districts are likely to receive relatively higher rainfall activity during this period, driven by moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal. In its latest bulletin, the RMC said that di…
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) With a rise in avian influenza cases reported in parts of Kerala, including Alappuzha and Kottayam, authorities in Tamil Nadu have intensified surveillance along the border districts to prevent the disease from spreading into the state. Enhanced monitoring has been put in place, particularly in the Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts, which share a long and porous boundary with Kerala.Acting on the directions of the Animal Husbandry Department, special preventive measures hav…
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has embarked on a five-day visit to the Nilgiris, with extensive security arrangements put in place across the hill district. The visit comes after a two-day conference of Vice-Chancellors of State Universities, held on April 25 and 26 at Raj Bhavan (Lok Bhavan) in Ooty, which was presided over by the Governor and focused on reforms and quality enhancement in higher education. Although the Governor had earlier planned to visit Ooty earlier thi…