Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) The manifesto preparation committee of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is all set to begin an extensive statewide consultation tour from Vellore on Monday, as the party intensifies preparations for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. According to party sources, the committee’s tour aims to collect opinions, suggestions, and policy recommendations from a wide spectrum of society.Special focus will be placed on interactions with stakeholders from the ed…
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New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) New Zealand’s Vellore-born leg-spinner Adithya Ashok says he is excited to test his bowling against India batting greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the upcoming three-game ODI series starting in Vadodara on Sunday.Ashok, 23, was born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, before moving to Auckland, New Zealand, at age four. The leg-spinner has played two ODIs and a T20I, and with New Zealand not having many regulars in the 50-over series, it offers Ashok the chance to bowl to two…
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) In a significant blow to tax evasion networks plaguing India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) system, the Enforcement Wing (South Zone) of Karnataka’s Commercial Taxes Department has exposed and dismantled a sprawling interstate fake invoicing cartel.Operating across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, the syndicate orchestrated fraudulent transactions totalling a staggering Rs 1,464 crore in building materials like cement, iron, and steel, leading to the wrongful claiming and passin…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) Ace director Shankar has showered praises on debut director Suresh Rajakumari’s critically acclaimed film ‘Sirai’, saying that the film “really moved him to tears in many places.” Taking to his X timeline, Shankar, who is considered one of the leading directors in the Tamil and Telugu film industries, wrote, “#Sirai- Such a good film. Really moved me to tears in many places. Loved all the characters and their performances which stayed with me after the film.”The director t…
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Ace director Vetrimaaran has now disclosed that his assistant director Suresh Rajakumari, who is now turning director with the upcoming police drama ‘Sirai’, was a very just person who had exceptional people management abilities and narrated an incident to substantiate his claim. Participating in the pre-release event of ‘Sirai’, featuring actors Vikram Prabhu and newcomer L K Akshay in the lead, director Vetrimaaran said, “Suresh is a very balanced person. You cannot find…