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Corporal punishment, back then in the dark ages, was as much part of school-life as i-phones and Nike trainers today.

Corporal punishment: Kancheepuram teacher booked, suspended

Education department sources told DC that the teacher accepted to have caned the children, after which the CEO ordered...

22 Dec 2017 3:45 AM IST

Madras High Court

Madras High Court issues notice to TNPSC as per interim reports

Justice S.M.Subramaniam was passing further interim orders on a petition from Swapna, a transgender.

22 Dec 2017 3:42 AM IST

P.V. Sindhu at a PBL event in Chennai on Thursday.

Assam Badminton Association to award car for singles, meager cash for...

Even as the singles champions walked away with brand new Maruti Alto cars, the doubles winners had to be content with Rs...

22 Dec 2017 3:41 AM IST

Former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa

Daughter' seeks nod for family to cremate Jayalalithaa's body

The judge said the person is no more and you are claiming that you are the daughter of her.

22 Dec 2017 3:40 AM IST

A Hyderabad man is jailed at Doha in Qatar for allegedly carrying drugs. Shaik Sikander, a resident of Noorinagar in Chandrayangutta, left for Doha on June 20 in search of a job.

Chennai: Man gets life sentence for killing sister-in-law

Prabu's wife Vennila developed enmity against Jayaseelan for remaining unemployed. She demanded him to get a job and...

22 Dec 2017 3:38 AM IST

Policemen carry the body of schoolboy Santosh (inset), killed in a cellphone row near Katpadi in Vellore district on Thursday. (Photo: K. Senthil Nathan)

Vellore: Student murdered in dispute over mobile

Police have secured one of the boys and have launched a hunt for another involved in the murder.

22 Dec 2017 3:35 AM IST

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy at Parliament in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

2G scam verdict: Congress happy, BJP disappointed in Tamil Nadu

Party's national secretary H. Raja contended that â€œjustice will prevailâ€ in the end.

22 Dec 2017 3:31 AM IST

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls Mr.Raja was defeated by a margin of over one lakh votes. (File photo)

Re-emergence of A Raja in Nilgiris constituency likely

However, for Mr C.Gopalakrishnan (AIADMK), incumbent MP of Nilgiris, the verdict is not palatable.

22 Dec 2017 3:28 AM IST

Former telecom minister A. Raja gestures after his acquittal. (Photo: PTI)

2G scam verdict: Celebrations in Perambalur

This is a death-blow to those who wished for destroying DMK, says S Rajednran.

22 Dec 2017 3:25 AM IST

DMK working president M.K. Stalin celebrates with party cadres in Chennai on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

DMK now stands vindicated, says MK Stalin

Stalin led the DMK's celebrations from the front as working president burying his differences with Kanimozhi.

22 Dec 2017 3:21 AM IST

DMK MP Kanimozhi leaves the Patiala House court after the verdict for her connection in 2G scam, in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Boost to DMK's political muscle

The party will once again hope to play a major role in national politics.

22 Dec 2017 3:19 AM IST

I will contest at RK Nagar; I will win . That was TTV Dhinakaran responding to the Election Commission announcement on Friday setting December 21 as the date for the byelection deferred in April amid high corruption by his multiple poll agents.

Jayalalithaa's video row: Dhinakaran slams Arumughasamy panel

TTV said if only commission had bothered to summon him, he would have gladly provided all the required information and...

22 Dec 2017 3:00 AM IST