Customs officials seize Rs1.61cr drugs at airport
Customs officials at the Chennai airport seized drugs worth Rs1.61 crore from a passenger hailing from Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.
According to Customs sources, a Central Industrial Security Force (C
School fined for locking up ‘gay’ boy
Troublesome students could well find themselves in a lot of trouble in schools. This disturbing fact was brought to light in a complaint lodged with the fourth additional district consumer disputes re
Student talent takes wings in art contest
When Shwetha V of PSBB School, K.K. Nagar, took part in Paving Chennai, an art competition jointly organised by this newspaper and Global Art, the Class IX girl chose to sketch neat pavements and lots
Info on netas’ assets not people’s concern: Lokayukta
The Lokayukta institution has turned down all RTI applications seeking details of assets filed by public representatives citing a High Court judgment which said it would put public representatives at
Tirupur boy comes out with eco-friendly cab
A 26-year-old youngster of Tirupur has designed an eco friendly cab, a modified cycle rickshaw, that can run manually or be operated with battery. The three-seater vehicle can run a maximum speed of
Ministry slaps ban on 245 city NGOs
Cracking down on NGOs that have been receiving funds from abroad running into hundres of crores, the Ministry of Home Affairs has stopped 245 such organisations in the city from receiving funds from a
Temple car rolls out after 50 years
It is a dream come true after half-a-century for the devotees and locals of Korattur. The ancient Seyathamman temple, which has been managing without a chariot, since 1961, has finally got a new woode
Staying credit worthy
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Priya enchants Nimhans staff
Five-year-old Priya has become the darling of the ICU staff at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences ever since she was admitted by the police on August 1. Surviving a life-threaten
Question paper revamp likely
In a bid to end rote learning and to make students use their analytical skills, the state government is likely to revamp the question paper pattern for undergraduate and postgraduate students in arts