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House of the seer at Irulneeki village near Mannargudi. DC

Mutt's trust gets Irulneeki water tank, school and hospital

A pall of gloom descended on Irulneeki village, 15 km from Mannargudi, the birth place of Jayendra Saraswath.

1 March 2018 2:50 AM IST

Kanchi pontiff Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamy will be interred at a spot left of the Brindavan of Kanchi Maha Periyava (Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati) in Kancheepuram, near here on Thursday.

Acharya to be placed besides Maha Periyava

The rituals are scheduled to commence at 7 am with an abishekam followed by an aarthi.

1 March 2018 2:48 AM IST

Muslims paying their last respect to Sri Jayendra Saraswati. DC

Thousands including Muslims pay respects to Kanchi acharya

He had been to Kancheepuram for his darshan but could not even get a glimpse before the seer was rushed to the hospital.

1 March 2018 2:45 AM IST

Madras high court has directed the DGP to ensure that the attendance of investigating officers in the court during the hearing.

Chennai: Panchayat-municipality merger plea dismissed

The bench said, Since the proposal has not been finalised, the petition is premature.

1 March 2018 2:43 AM IST

The Madras high court had to step in to rule that temples could keep their doors open at midnight to welcome the New Year.

Madras high court notice to DGP on re-investigation plea

Madras high court has ordered notice to DGP on a petition from a private insurance company.

1 March 2018 2:40 AM IST

Laptops replace desktops for their portability, power backup and energy consumption advantages.

Chennai: Laptops for special kids in CBSE exams

The use of computer shall be limited to only for typing the answers.

1 March 2018 2:36 AM IST

People wait to pay their last respects to Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt, who died on Wednesday in Kanchipuram.

Dynamic seer who strived for inter-religious harmony

Sri Jayendra had taken up the high-profile initiative to resolve the Ram temple issue in the year that marked his 50th...

1 March 2018 1:40 AM IST

Jayendra Saraswathi shankaracharya was the 69th Shankaracharya Guru and head or pontiff of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.

Seer to be laid to rest beside guru

Kanchi mutt head Jayendra, considered one of the most influential spiritual leaders of his time but whose arrest in a...

1 March 2018 1:36 AM IST

Dr Krishna Prasath R was pursuing his PG course at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. (Photo: Facebook)

Perturbed by Hindi, 24-yr-old doc hangs self, mother says, 'wish had...

Krishna Prasath had called his mother on Sunday and had said that he wanted to return home as he was not able to...

28 Feb 2018 2:45 PM IST

Ban on devotees carrying mobile phone in Meenakshi temple to be...

The ban was being enforced in line with recent order of Madras HC's Madurai Bench and in the interest of security of the...

28 Feb 2018 1:06 PM IST

Jayendra Saraswathi shankaracharya was the 69th Shankaracharya Guru and head or pontiff of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.

Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi dies of cardiac arrest

The 82-year old seer was admitted to a hospital near Kamakshi Amman temple on Wednesday due to breathing problems.

28 Feb 2018 9:50 AM IST

Karti Chidambaram

Karti sent to 1-day police custody, calls arrest 'political vendetta'

Cong slams Karti's arrest terming it as Modi government's 'diversionary tactic' to hide its 'corrupt governance'.

28 Feb 2018 9:12 AM IST