Tamil Nadu

Ola Electric to invest $920 million in Tamil Nadu to manufacture electric cars and batteries

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Feb 20, 2023

SoftBank Group-backed Ola Electric would invest $920 million in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to manufacture electric cars and batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), a state government statement said on Saturday. Ola will invest...
At least 19 people killed in explosion at Tamil Nadu fireworks factory

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 14, 2021

A blast at a fireworks factory in India has killed at least 19 people and injured at least a dozen others. Authorities said on Saturday. The blast in the Birudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu on Friday...
The death toll in forest fire in Tamil Nadu rises to 17

by News Hour Correspondent - Mar 19, 2018

The massive fire broke out last Sunday. The death toll in last Sunday’s forest fire in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has risen to 17, with three more critically injured trekkers succumbing to their burn...
At least nine trekkers died in a forest fire in Tamil Nadu

by News Hour Correspondent - Mar 12, 2018

Many of those injured have suffered severe burns and are receiving treatment at a nearby state hospital. The military was deployed to help with rescue efforts after the state government asked for assistance. Six people are...
Tamil Nadu’s chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram dies

by News Hour Correspondent - Dec 6, 2016

News Hour: One of India’s most influential and colourful politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, has died at 68. The chief minister of Tamil Nadu state suffered a heart attack on Sunday night and died at 23:30 local time...
Tamil Nadu’s chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram suffered cardiac arrest

by News Hour Correspondent - Dec 5, 2016

News Hour: The ailing chief minister of southern India’s Tamil Nadu state, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, on Sunday suffered a cardiac arrest only days after she handed many of her responsibilities to a deputy because of illness. “CM...