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In the absence of SSLC marks cards, the marks scored by the students for the model exams prior to the board exams are considered, parents explained. (Representational Image)

SSLC exams: Sivagangai district tops with 98.5 per cent pass

The number of students got above 481 was reduced to 9,402 this year from 38,613 last year.

24 May 2018 5:47 AM IST

Rajinikanth slams govt over Sterlite deaths

â€œThis government's inaction and their indifference towards sentiments of people has resulted in the loss of lives due...

24 May 2018 5:44 AM IST

Police personnel lathicharge at a protester demanding the closure of Vedantas Sterlite Copper unit in Tuticorin on Wednesday (Photo: AP)

Anti-Sterlite protest: One more life lost in fresh police firing

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday stayed Sterlite Copper's expansion in Thoothukudi.

24 May 2018 5:41 AM IST

11 people were killed and more than 65 injured on Tuesday during protests against the construction of a new copper smelter by the Sterlite industries in Thoothukudi. (Photo:

Bodies of deceased in anti-Sterlite protest to be preserved: Madras HC

Earlier in the day, additional security was deployed outside Thoothukudi General Hospital after a bus was set ablaze...

23 May 2018 8:36 PM IST

11 people including a teenager were killed in anti-Sterlite protest in Tuticorin on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Day after 11 killed, Madras HC halts expansion of Sterlite copper...

The company had filed an application in February to obtain environmental clearance to expand its plant in Tuticorin.

23 May 2018 11:50 AM IST

Traffic policemen try the N-95 mask distributed by Chennai police commissioner A.K. Viswanathan on Tuesday. (Photo: DC)

Chennai police get N-95 masks to combat pollution

Surgical masks which the policemen were previously using are of no help and the new masks help filter chemicals from...

23 May 2018 6:06 AM IST

The analysis revealed that individuals with increased activity at night and decreased activity during the day or both were more likely to suffer depression or bipolar disorder.

Daily routine is key for mental wellness, says study

Medicos say that regular sleep-wake cycle impacts the mental health along with cognitive functioning of the brain...

23 May 2018 6:04 AM IST

While one of the victims was raped on Monday the other incident happened on Tuesday. However, the man alleged to be the accused is yet to be confirmed.

Two women of same locality raped at knife-point in Chennai

The incident came to light when one of the two women, a junior clinical analyst, lodged a complaint at the JJ Nagar...

23 May 2018 6:01 AM IST

A low-pressure system over the South Andaman Sea is expected to turn into a depression bringing more rains to Tamil Nadu, even as the Tamil Nadu government was involved with Central agencies to get back three districts of Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi to normalcy after having been ravaged by Cyclone Ockhi.

Northern TN districts to receive rains

Erode, Nilgiris, Salem, Tiruppur, Villupuram, Kanyakumari, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Theni and Perambalur are expected to...

23 May 2018 5:58 AM IST

Madras High Court

Sterlite row: Protest may trigger L&O problem says Madras HC

The judge had then noted that the Sterlite had sought such protection from the collector in representation of April 9...

23 May 2018 5:56 AM IST

DMK working president M. K. Stalin

Centre has betrayed TN on CMB, says MK Stalin

Following the meeting, Stalin condemned both the state and central govt for failing to constitute the CMB empowering it...

23 May 2018 5:53 AM IST

Governor Banwarilal Purohit gives away prizes to winners of various competitions at the annual flower show in Ooty. (Photo: DC)

At Ooty flower show valedictory function: Governor stresses on bonding...

This centre is expected to serve the purpose of being a demonstration farm for cut flowers to train farmers in the...

23 May 2018 5:47 AM IST