Clock towers that are now mostly admired for their artistic creation once served an important purpose.
Till early 20th century, most people did not have watches or clocks.

The first clock didn’t hav

“I am happy that justice has prevailed. However, the court verdict is not going to bring back my son, today is not a cause for celebration,” said an aggrieved K Kalaivani, mother of 13-year-old Dilsha

‘Hill’ Krishnan, a native of Tirunelveli in deep southern Tamil Nadu, is contesting as a Democratic candidate for New York City Council. If elected, the NY University professor will be the first South

While Chennai has several bridges, some are badly in need of attention as they no longer meet the needs of the people, which have changed as the city has grown more congested.

Take for instance Villi

Thousands of pilgrims, who throng Elavur, a small village bordering Andhra Pradesh, to attend the annual three-day national Bible convention are upset with the Southern Railway for not publicising the

Parking lots have turned out be a lucrative business on General Patters road and Pycrofts Road in Royapettah, ever since changes were made to the traffic flow on arterial Mount Road to facilitate metr

Thousands of bus commuters in Chennai are forced to brave the scorching sun because of lack of planning and delay in construction of bus shelters.

The situation is particularly pathetic at arterial j

The Perambur slaughterhouse has committed several violations including pollution norms by discharging waste from the abattoir into the Cooum river, which poses a serious threat to the environment, all

“We are proud to be associated with India, which has the third largest army in the world. It has all the right features to become a superpower in future,” General Batoo Tshering, Chief Operations Offi