The government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu said on Tuesday it would float a global tender for colour television sets that will be given free to tens of thousands of poor people.

• 泰米尔纳德邦新当选的首席部长卡鲁纳尼迪说，在不久前的政府选举中，他曾许诺将为生活在贫困线以下的人们赠送14英寸（约为35厘米）的彩电，而他的诺言将从9月中旬开始兑现。