The water level in the Lower Bhavani Project reservoir reached its maximum of 105 feet. A flood alert has been issued to people living on the banks of river Bhavani in this western district of Tamil Nadu as a dam built across it has surplussed because of copious rains in catchment areas....

The government today appointed Soma Roy Burman, a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service Officer, as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA). Ms. Burman is the 24th CGA and is the seventh woman to hold this position. Prior to this, Ms. Burman had served 33 years as the Additional...

The new Home Secretary of the Government of Tamil Nadu is Mr. S. K. Prabhakar. Mr. Prabhakar, who was earlier Principal Secretary of the Department of Highways and Minor Ports, will now be the Principal Secretary of the Home, Prohibition and Excise Department. Earlier, Niranjan Murdy...

According to a study, fibre-optic cables that make up the global undersea telecommunications network may help researchers assess offshore earthquakes and hidden geologic structures in the depths of the ocean. The study, published in the science journal, describes an experiment which...

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is about to come up with a feature that will automatically delete messages after a set time by users. This particular facility is currently under testing. This 'delete message' feature will come with a toggle on/off button. There will be a button to delete messages...