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
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
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
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
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
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
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