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Man dies, 60 huts gutted in blaze

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A 34-year-old man died and over 60 huts belonging to families of fishermen were gutted in a fire that broke out in Srininvasapuram at Foreshore Estate on Sunday.

The deceased, Kumar, was sleeping in

Carving helps control anger: Cop

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During his teens, it was a tool to manage anger. Now, sub-inspector A. Veerachamy has become passionate about miniature carving and plans to use his hobby to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the

CBI searches for IT firm chief

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths in Chennai are on the lookout for a woman director of an information technology firm in connection with a Rs 16 crore cheating case in Hyderabad.

“We are

Chennai soaks in German ideas on a rainy day

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The Indo-German urban mela promised to be a glittering field of ‘Infinite opportunities’— and on the last day, the 50,000-odd Chennaiites who visited the 10- day travelling fair would vouch that it wa

Official kicked out for SL soccer match

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Chief minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday suspended M. Thomas, the stadium officer at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium near the Central Station here, for ‘insulting Tamil sentiments’ by allowing a Sri Lankan

Sachin’s form is a worrying factor for India

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Sachin Tendulkar’s lack of runs — more pertinently the manner in which he has been dismissed — has been the talking point of this series. Is this just a blip or something more far-reaching is the moot

Much-married Shahanaz nabbed, put behind bars

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Chennai police arrested Shahanaz Ismail, the woman who had allegedly lured, married and ditched many men in the last few years.

A police team picked her up from Majestic bus stand in Bengaluru on Sat

Dennis Lille hands over mantle to Glenn McGrath

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A purposeful association that helped Indian cricket unearth and nurture many fast medium bowlers came to a halt.

Pace Guru Dennis Lillee, after serving the MRF Pace foundation as its director for 25

Trees fall, roads flooded as rain, wind lash Chennai

Chennaiites can expect a few spells of rain on Monday.

As strong winds accompanied rain, a tree near KMC was uprooted, reducing traffic flow on Poonamallee high road.

Another tree fell across Nels

City bids farewell to Anna arches

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Work to remove the landmark Anna arches to make way for the Rs 117-crore two flyover project begun on Saturday night with the state highways department starting to pull down the arches with the help o

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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.