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Chennai port (Photo: File)

INS Chennai to make maiden visit to Chennai coast

INS Chennai, measuring 163 metres in length and 17.4 metres in breadth, is one of the most potent warships to have been...

13 April 2017 7:37 PM IST

Tamil Nadu bypoll cannot be held on May 14: State EC to Madras HC

The State Election Commission has filed a petition in the Madras High Court that they are ready to conduct the election...

13 April 2017 6:43 PM IST

T.T. V. Dinakaran: No individual or family has ever dominated in the past nor will we allow it to be done in the future.

TN: Court orders Dinakaran to appear in connection with FERA case on...

Earlier, the Madras HC refused to defer Dinakaran's trial in a money laundering-cum-foreign exchange violation case till...

13 April 2017 4:11 PM IST

Tamil farmers during their protest demanding loan waiver and compensation for crop failure, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Chennai: Film director, others arrested for agitation on farmers issue

The agitation led to traffic congestion on the Kathipara flyover, which connects the suburban parts to the main city.

13 April 2017 2:18 PM IST

Centre has asked departments to take every possible measure to eradicate the perils of water shortage in Latur. (Photo: PTI)

Tamil Nadu: Man's ear bitten off in fight over water

Victim Mahendran got into an argument over seeking excess quota of water from the local tap.

13 April 2017 10:40 AM IST

Madras High Court

Permit cock fight, Veera Vilayattu Sangam pleads in Madras High Court

Villagers have been celebrating functions for cattle and domestic birds traditionally.

13 April 2017 7:39 AM IST

Leaders of all the opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the police brutality upon anti-liquor protesters, particularly the lathi-charge at Samalapuram in Tiruppur and urged the government to refrain from opening new tasmac liquor shops anywhere in the state.

Tirupur slap incident: Political leaders condemn police brutality

Leaders of all the opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the police brutality upon anti-liquor protesters.

13 April 2017 7:35 AM IST

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday has ordered notice to Chief Secretary, DGP, Tamil Nadu and Superintendent of Police, Tirupur, for unleashing attack against protestors including women protesting against the opening of a Tasmac shop in Samalapuram village in Tirupur district on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu: NHRC issues notice to Chief Secretary, DGP

The NHRC directed them to file reports in two weeks on a widely reported incident of police excess while dispersing...

13 April 2017 7:32 AM IST

Scene at the school.

Chennai: Parents protest against private school

The parents and relatives of the students protested in front of a private school in Kodungaiyur on Tuesday.

13 April 2017 7:27 AM IST

Tamil Nadu: Dalit sets himself on fire over sub-quota for...

A Dalit outfit's functionary committed self-immolation in Tirupur to press the demand for six per cent internal...

13 April 2017 7:25 AM IST

The new online initiative from crimes and criminal tracking network system (CCTNS) implemented through the state crime record bureau (SCRB) has started yielding results.

Tamil Nadu: CCTNS online initiative starts yielding results

Two family members of accident victims will be getting their claims from the insurance companies.

13 April 2017 7:22 AM IST

MGR University vice-chancellor Dr S. Geethalakshmi arrives at the income tax investigation wing at Nungambakkam. (Photo: DC)

MGR University Vice Chancellor, Radhika quizzed by I-T officials

Documents reveal receipt of Rs 32 lakh against university.

13 April 2017 7:18 AM IST