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Deepa, niece of late CM Jayalalithaa, addresses media persons outside the Poes Garden residence on Sunday. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Poes Garden back in focus; legal battle looks imminent

Sunday's public spat between Deepa and Deepak seems only the beginning of a long legal battle that might ensue.

12 Jun 2017 4:16 AM IST

People fill water in their plastic pots in newly installed drinking water tap in VGN Nagar on Sunday. (Photo:DC)

Chennai: Locals cheer water pipe installation

The operators who installed the faucet advised residents not to use it for drinking and only utilise it for household...

12 Jun 2017 4:09 AM IST

Of the 750 motorists booked, nearly 60 were found to be driving under the influence of liquor, police added. (Representational Image)

Chennai: 750 motorists slapped with fines

A majority of those pulled up and fined were two wheeler riders. They were booked for offences like over speeding and...

12 Jun 2017 4:04 AM IST

The Spice Jet Ltd cancelled the flight on November 21, 2014 due to bad weather. As a result, they were unable to travel. Spice Jet Ltd refunded only a part of the ticket amount of Rs 12,012 on March 25, 2015 and it retained Rs 10,076. (Photo PTI)

Chennai: Airline fined Rs 15,000 for not refunding cancelled ticket

The passenger issued a notice to CEO, Spice Jet Ltd, Gurgaon, on April 21 and demanded a refund of Rs 10,076 with 24 per...

12 Jun 2017 3:59 AM IST

Panneerselvams announcement of disbanding the committee to negotiate the merger came just hours after Lok Sabha deputy speaker M. Thambidurai expressed confidence that both the factions would merge soon.

OPS dissolves 7-member panel to hold merger talks with AIADMK

Panneerselvam said there was no need for such a committee since people do not want a merger of both factions.

12 Jun 2017 3:57 AM IST

Neighbours rushed to the scene on hearing the womens cries and caught Saifullah and also took the woman and sister to hospital. The man was bashed up by local residents before he was handed over to Royapettah police station.

Chennai: Facebook friend slashes woman's neck

Victim's sister was injured when she tried to help.

12 Jun 2017 3:52 AM IST

Greater Chennai corporation

Greater Chennai Corporation organises cleaning programme

The participants cleaned the Ambattur burial ground and collected more than 18 tonnes of waste.

12 Jun 2017 3:43 AM IST

A happy Dhinakaran receives a rousing reception from party cadre as he arrives at Chennai airport on Saturday. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu: Mannargudi tense over rally row

According to party sources, police had earlier granted permission for the public meeting slated for Sunday, in support...

12 Jun 2017 3:39 AM IST

Prof. Daya Krishna

Philosophy moderates dynamics of religions

Best perspective on Ramanuja has come from Mumbai's Sri Krishna Sabha.

12 Jun 2017 3:32 AM IST

Lingayats are a closely-knit community, who have migrated from Karnataka and has been in the Bargur cattle rearing profession since a century. The forest department, which should grant the grazing rights to the community, under the norms of Protection of Bio-diversity act, 2002, is defying it by tightening the process.

Tamil Nadu: Cattle conservators face restriction

Officials from the forest department said that rules were made stringent, in order to prevent man-animal conflict.

12 Jun 2017 3:27 AM IST

With this development, courses in the medical stream have been completely moved out of the Eamcet in the state that has been conducting these exams every year under the state administration. (Representational image)

JEE Advanced 2017: Extra marks average out student performances

18 marks given as bonus due to ambiguity in questions.

12 Jun 2017 3:23 AM IST

The population, which stood between 25,000 and 30,000 ten years ago, is dwindling and barely 5,000 animals are surviving in the state now, said Ganapathi, one of the research professors at Bargur cattle research station.

Activists see hope for Bargur cattle conservation

Experts attribute the decline to the prevalence of drought, which results in the shrinkage of greenery in the hill...

12 Jun 2017 3:23 AM IST