Union minister of social justice Mukul Wasnik observed on Tuesday that the pendency of cases of atrocities on SC/STs in Tamil Nadu was high while conviction was low.

Addressing mediapersons in the ci

Sometimes, success alone is not enough to make a popular footballer. Even though the Brazilian team at the 1970 World Cup had great footballers in all positions, the player who put everyone in the sha

Tamil Nadu has huge marine resources along its 1,050 km coastline, including the second-longest beach in Marina, a Central National Maritime University (Uthandi) and is home to a marine national park

Just as in May, the month of June was warmer in the city this year. While Meenambakkam recorded two degrees Celsius more than the normal mean temperature, Nungambakkam registered 0.5 C higher mean tem

Spain reserved their best for the final at Euro 2012. It was a perfect evening for the world champions as they added another glittering trophy to their on-the-brink-of-collapse cabinet. Here is a repo

The local sailing community is excited at the prospect of a couple of civilian sailors travelling to Chennai from Kochi in training ship INS Sudarshini.

The ship, built at the Goa shipyard and commi

Implementing a government scheme is no easy task. From evicting encroachments to land acquisition, numerous hurdles delay implementation of a government project, particularly if it is a road widening

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has announced several measures to benefit IAS aspirants from Tamil Nadu, including increasing the monthly stipend offered at the state government training institute at A

The 4.5-km Metro Rail work between Officer’s Training Academy (OTA) and Chennai airport has been put on fast track.

While phase I of the work between the Pallavaram end and the international termina

DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Monday indicated that he might not participate in the much-hyped July 4 jail bharo agitation against the state government for allegedly foisting cases against its senio