Three years on, identity of EMU hijacker still unknown
Three years after an EMU was hijacked and then crashed into a stationary goods train at Vysapadi Jiva Station on April 29, 2009, police is still clueless about the identity of the man who drove the tr
710 people detained on Saturday night
A day after a country-made bomb exploded while it was being made inside a lodge at Kilpauk, police intensified search at lodges across the city and detained 710 people in a storming operation on Satur
Cops protect panchayat president from caste Hindus
A dalit panchayat president in Theni district has been provided round-the-clock police protection after he was attacked by caste Hindus.
K. Arivalagan, 40-year-old president of Kadamalaikundu panchay
Hassle-free stairway to heaven and beyond
With growing popularity of tour operators, tourists no longer have to make last minute bookings or have to worry about hotel accommodation or food.
There’s an increase in demand for tour operators wh
E-waste spoils living rooms
Builder C.M. Rajinikanth of Metha Nagar gave away nearly 34 kg of electronic waste during our recent collection of e-waste campaign in Chennai.
He disposed of outdated speakers, old CPU and a printe
Chennai roads still unsafe for women
While we celebrate the ‘independent woman’ who has no qualms taking up a night shift, enjoys partying the night away at a club and does not depend on anyone to drop her home, we have to ask, “Are the
Body sound to be music to doctors’ ears
When an older doctor puts his stethoscope to your chest he may hear ‘lub-dub lub-dub’, but, soon, younger medicos may hear it go ‘tak-dina-din’.
Experts in the city are looking to record the heart so
Presidential election: Antony holds talks with Karunanidhi
In an attempt to evolve a strong consensus for the Presidential election slated for July, the UPA government's trouble shooter and Defence Minister A.K. Antony has met DMK president M. Karunanidhi at
Kalakshetra in CAG muddle
A cloud of controversy has descended upon Kalakshetra Foundation, founded in the 1930s by Rukmani Devi Arundale, with Comptroller and Auditor General raising questions relating to large financial transactions and a retired dance guru petitioning the Madras high court seeking vigilance probe.
India to ferry heaviest foreign satellite in August
India will ferry two foreign satellites - French and Japanese - on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for a price, said a senior official.
"The next rocket