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Indian fishermen will be released, but their fishing vessels will not be returned, Sri Lankan officials said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Tamil Nadu fishermen chased away by SL navy, fishing nets cut

The naval men rounded up 10 boats and snapped the fishing nets and asked the fishermen to return.

19 Jan 2017 1:07 PM IST

Prof. Thomas K. Gaisser

Astrophysics vital for info on cosmos, says Prof Thomas Gaisser

He was delivering a public lecture at the Anna stadium here organised by the Cosmic Ray Laboratory (CRL).

19 Jan 2017 7:05 AM IST

Forest veterinary doctor treats the injured elephant near Karamadai forest in Coimbatore (Photo: DC)

Coimbatore: Calf succumbs to injuries, tusker dies biting explosives

The mother jumbo and the six-year-old sub-adult male died attempting to cross the fence.

19 Jan 2017 7:03 AM IST

He escaped by jumping off a running train with his handcuffs on near Itarsi railway station, police said today. (Photo:

Chennai: Missing autodriver killed, five arrested

The prime suspect Ganesh who masterminded the murder is yet to be traced.

19 Jan 2017 7:00 AM IST

Madras High Court

Permit minor skater to participate in championship: Madras HC

Justice B. Rajendran gave the directive while passing orders on a petition from S. Arul, father of Arul Jenil, a plus-1...

19 Jan 2017 6:57 AM IST

Senior Congress leader and Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy (Photo: PTI/File)

Centre has agreed to supply LNG, says V Narayanasamy

A pipe-line will be laid from the Godavari basin off the coast of Kakinada to Yanam for the purpose, said the Chief...

19 Jan 2017 6:55 AM IST

Model of GSLV Mk-III

Isro postpones GSLV Mk-III launch to March

Earlier, the space organisation tentatively planned to launch it on January 20. The GSLV Mk-III rocket will launch the...

19 Jan 2017 6:52 AM IST

AIADMK treasurer and finance minister O. Panneerselvam

Cash awards for Tamil Nadu toppers in board exams

Apart from the cash prizes to the toppers, the state also takes care of their higher education expenses.

19 Jan 2017 6:49 AM IST

Chennai corporation

Chennai Corporation staff still wait for Pongal bonus

This is the first time that we are facing such a situation and bonus amount per employee ranges from Rs 3,000 to Rs...

19 Jan 2017 6:44 AM IST

In its response to a Right to Information Act application, the Ordnance Factory Board cited sections 8(1)(a) which exempts from disclosure information related to security and strategic matters and section 8(1)(d) which exempts information related to commercial confidence.

Chennai: Flood relief RTI pleas get rejected or go unaddressed

The state government, which promised to provide the compensation by January 2015, had failed to do so, singing the hopes...

19 Jan 2017 6:42 AM IST

Deepa Jayakumar

Hope Deepa will join AIADMK soon: M Natarajan

Deepak is already in the care' of Sasikala and had participated in the last rites of his aunt Jayalalithaa.

19 Jan 2017 6:38 AM IST

Chennai metro rail

Alandur metro station to get foot overbridge soon

Dividers are an easy choice because a part of the divider does not have grills but it is risky.

19 Jan 2017 6:36 AM IST