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Tamil Nadu collects nearly 40,000 books for Jaffna library

Tamil Nadu government has launched a drive to collect one lakh Tamil books for the Jaffna public library in October.

16 Jan 2018 6:18 AM IST

Congested Aynavaram market area. (Photo: DC)

Aynavaram market building unused by vendors

With the road being a connective stretch to at least five hospitals and numerous schools, residents are put to hardship.

16 Jan 2018 6:15 AM IST

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley with S. Gurumurthy, editor or Tamil magazine Thuglak and G. Viswanathan, founder and chancellor of VIT among others at the Thuglak anniversary function at Chennai on Sunday. (Photo: DC)

Demonetisation, GST led to expansion of tax collections: Arun Jaitley

The tax payer base, tax collection and digitization of the economy were expanding, as a result, he added.

16 Jan 2018 6:14 AM IST

Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi arrives at the Madras high court in connection with Auditor Radhakrishnans assault case on Monday. (Photo: DC)

Kanchi mutt head discharged from hospital

The acharya was treated at a private hospital in Porur here for a brief while.

16 Jan 2018 6:12 AM IST

Superstar Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth-BJP alliance will ensure positive change: S Gurumurthy

Many AIADMK seniors still believe that Rajinikanth will not get into politics.

16 Jan 2018 6:10 AM IST

The new set of guidelines issued by Animal Welfare Board of India to conduct Jallikattu. (Photo: DC)

Jallikattu is identity of Tamil culture: Pon Radhakrishnan

Mr Radhakrishnan said and urged the enthusiastic youth who participated in the event to be cautious and not to hurt the...

16 Jan 2018 6:07 AM IST

Five Coimbatore-based college students create an art work of saint Tiruvalluvar to commemorate Tiruvalluvar Day observed on Monday. The team of girls used match sticks to write the 1,330 couplets. (Photo: DC)

Students make Tiruvalluvar replica with 730 match sticks

Using a stick pen, 1,330 Tirukkural couplets were written on them and placed in order on the art work.

16 Jan 2018 6:05 AM IST

Tamil Nadu wants Centre to declare Tirukkural as national book

Mr Pandiarajan said the government had also requested Unesco to accord world heritage status to Tirukkural.

16 Jan 2018 6:03 AM IST

Madras High Court

Don't allow wife to rob husband: Madras High Court

The petition was disposed of on July 29, 2011, granting monthly maintenance of Rs 5,000 to the wife and Rs 2,500 to the...

16 Jan 2018 1:59 AM IST

Madras High Court

PIL against converting agricultural land into layouts dismissed

The bench said it was the case of the petitioner that agriculture in Puducherry was going from bad to worse.

16 Jan 2018 1:57 AM IST

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

Chennai: Woman held for theft dies in police custody

She complained of chest pain during interrogation: Police.

16 Jan 2018 1:55 AM IST

A woman tries to catch a hen.

Novel jallikattu for women in Tiruchengode

On Sunday, Pongal' day this year, a large number of people crowded around this novel jallikattu for women' venue in...

16 Jan 2018 1:48 AM IST