Oscar Pistorius will be the first amputee athlete to take part in the Olympics. He will be featured in the 400 metres individual event and the 400 metre relay team of his nation.

South Africa has do

Residents of areas vulnerable to frequent sewer overflow in the city can heave a sigh of relief soon. Chennai Metro Water would soon equip its pumping stations with generators to avoid frequent power

Think twice before lighting a cigarette at historic Fort St. George that houses the state Secretariat. Henceforth, the Secretariat will be a strict ‘No smoking zone’ with the public department issuing

The new domestic terminal at Chennai airport will open by August-end, Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman V.P. Agrawal said here on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters after inspecting various fa

No fisherman in Tamil Nadu has taken emigration clearance from the Protector of Emigrants (PoE) at Chennai to go abroad on his search for greener pastures in the last five years.

The emigration law

Judicial magistrate R. Rajkumar here on Wednesday granted permission to police to take international antique dealer and suspected kingpin of idol smuggling racket Subash Chandra Kapoor into seven day

The stage is set for the conduct of presidential elections in the state on Thursday, with the state election department and Secretariat making elaborate arrangements.

All legislators and 14 AIADMK M

Academicians and a section of Anna University faculty have urged the state government to scrap the industrial quota as it has been misused by administrators.

A senior faculty of the varsity said that

At least half a dozen lakes in Kancheepuram district are facing water contamination due to draining of untreated sewer.

After four decades, the civic officials have finally woken up to groundwater c

Commuters hailing from several parts of north Chennai will have to shell out more, from Rs 2 to Rs 5, towards bus tickets from Wednesday as there would be diversion due to the ongoing flyover works at