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Sleaze video drives student to end life

A polytechnic student in Tiruvannamalai district hanged herself on Monday evening after three youth secretly videographed her while she was taking bath and tried to sexually exploit her besides extort

400 kg gold seized by CBI

A CBI team that was probing malpractices by senior executives of the Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation (MMTC) in Chennai recently stumbled upon 400 kg of unaccounted gold worth Rs125 crore in th

Sivagiri claimant sent to prison

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The Sivagiri Estate property dispute case took a curious turn on Tuesday with the Madras high court, which was hearing the claims of the legal heirs of the descendents of Pandian Dynasty, sending one

Nithyananda to go on Kailash yatra

Controversial godman Swami Nithyananda is all set to fly out to Kailash Wednesday evening though a few court proceedings are still pending against him and the Karnataka crime branch CID has asked him

Parents can help end child abuse

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When seven-year-old Sathish (name changed) informed his parents that his teacher Ruban Ravi Kumar of Gnanam primary school in T Nagar abused him sexually in class, they were shocked. They did not exp

Remembering India's win in Moscow Olympics

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Finding V. Baskaran’s house on 29th Street in Kalakshetra Colony is not difficult. The iconic Olympic rings adorn the front wall of the former Indian hockey captain’s splendid Besant Nagar residence.

Teacher held for sexual abuse of boy

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A 55-year-old teacher of a private school in Chennai was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his class 3 student.

The police acted on a complaint from the father of the 7-year-old student, a r

No Olympic cheer for Tamil Nadu

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India have cause for optimism to improve their Olympic tally but Tamil Nadu will not have anything to claim credit for the country’s success at London.

Dell to spend USD 700 mn globally for R&D

IT major Dell on Tuesday said it will invest over USD 700 million globally for research and development this year.

The company also announced converting of its Research and Development Centre here in

Riveting rivalry on cards in London

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Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt made the 2008 Olympics their own with awe-inspiring performances. The American swimmer won an unprecedented eight gold medals, breaking seven world records in the process

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.