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Tufted Capuchin monkey at AAZP. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Two new animal species in Vandalur zoo

Visitors can enjoy seeing these playful and active animals, said a press release.

3 Nov 2018 6:00 AM IST

Demonetisation has had its effect on ATM security and maintenance.

Chennai: Four-member gang attempts to break ATM

Police said two personnel from Villivakkam police station noticed the ATM was broken and cameras were damaged when they...

3 Nov 2018 5:53 AM IST

Traffic accident injuries constituted the eighth leading cause of death in India in 2016.

Chennai: Two killed after a tanker lorry knocks down bike

Passersby rushed Rahman to the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital where he succumbed to injuries on Friday morning.

3 Nov 2018 5:49 AM IST

Chennai international airport

Chennai: Woman's suicide bid at airport foiled

According to airport officials, the woman had been loitering inside the airport since Thursday evening, and when...

3 Nov 2018 5:42 AM IST

State transport crew, roped in for operating special buses, spend sleepless nights on pavements, as there are no basic amenities.

Chennai: Transport union leaders not to strike work, but stick to...

However, we will again press for our demands and announce the date for strike, if our demands are not given due...

3 Nov 2018 5:37 AM IST

Chennai: Did not meet DMK chief, insists TTV

So, I can concretely say that both are corroborating to topple the government, and Stalin could have met Dhinakaran in...

3 Nov 2018 5:28 AM IST

A school student walks through stagnated rainwater. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Corporation still snoozes on stormwater drainage work

Meanwhile, urban development experts expressed concern over growing urbanisation and unplanned construction activities.

3 Nov 2018 3:32 AM IST

Police sources also said that there remains some ambiguity in the complaint as preliminary investigations at the scene of crime do not reflect any forced entry.

Chennai: 3-man gang snatches Rs 60 lakh from mobile shop employee

Since the shop distributes mobile phones to various outlets, Rafi had gone on Thursday to collect the cash and was...

3 Nov 2018 2:31 AM IST

The KSPCB and CPCB will monitor the noise and air quality on Diwali day and SHOs will be held responsible if banned crackers are sold in their areas. Hosur and Attibele are the prime spots for sale of firecrackers. Sparklers, chakhri, and rockets are among the crackers banned.

Here's when you can burst firecrackers in Tamil Nadu this Diwali

A government release urged people of the state to burst crackers with low decibel and pollution levels.

2 Nov 2018 11:19 AM IST

That is no reason to be dismissive towards women who have mustered courage and are outing their predators or see the current #MeToo movement as a conflict between grassroots feminism and elite feminism. (Representional Image)

#Metoo: Woman artiste accuses actress of sexual harassment

This is the second such instance in which a woman has been named, and first from Tamil Nadu with the campaign surging...

2 Nov 2018 7:13 AM IST

Almost four months after they were detained by the Iranian Coast Guard for involuntarily straying into Iran waters, eight fishermen from Tamil Nadu returned home on Wednesday after intervention by government.

Rameswaram: Over 3,000 TN fishermen chased away by Sri Lankan Navy

Seventeen fishermen from Ramanathapruam and Pudukottai districts were arrested on Tuesday by the Sri Lankan Navy for...

2 Nov 2018 7:08 AM IST

Chennai: Plea to review time slot for bursting crackers

The court permitted the firing of crackers for an hour in the morning from 4 am and another hour between 9 pm and 10 pm...

2 Nov 2018 7:03 AM IST