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People gathered to protest against the demolition of Madrasa-E-Azam Higher Secondary School on Anna Salai. (Photo: DC)

Protests break out over demolition of Madrasa-E-Azam Higher Secondary...

According to souces, fake news on razing of all the buildings in the school, including the labs and mosque, on social...

10 Dec 2017 1:18 AM IST

Another major head of expenditure will be for local bodies to repair the interior roads

Cyclone Ockhi damage may run to Rs 1,000 crore in Tamil Nadu

The damage to crops, fishermen boats and hutments in other districts are still under enumeration , a top state official...

10 Dec 2017 1:11 AM IST

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami is seen reviewing the pace of rescue of Tamil Nadu fishermen and relief operation in Kanyakumari district and also the efforts to bring home safely the men stranded in various States due to Cyclone Ockhi, along with Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar and senior IAS officials, at his camp office in the city on Thursday. (Photo: DC

Forewarn fishermen to forearm against storms

The operations in the air missions over the seas to rescue fishermen were spectacular.

10 Dec 2017 1:07 AM IST

City Police Commissioner AK Viswanathan reviews the vehicle check up at poll bound RK Nagar on Saturday. (Photo: DC)

EC appoints new RO K Velusamy for RK Nagar

The transfer comes in the wake of opposition parties, including the DMK, demanding a change.

10 Dec 2017 1:01 AM IST

RK Nagar bypoll: Returning Officer removed after actor Vishal's...

K Velusamy, who was the Returning Officer of the RK Nagar assembly seat, has been replaced by Praveen P Nair.

9 Dec 2017 6:19 PM IST

The BJP seems to be heading for another victory in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, which goes to polls on Thursday.

Chennai: Over-worked poll officials don't get incentives

The demand for immediate disbursement of incentives rose again after officials were forced to work again in the RK Nagar...

9 Dec 2017 9:05 AM IST

Madras High Court

Why 5,117 bogus voters not deleted: Madras High Court asks ECI

The non-deletion has been done purposefully by the Chennai Corporation Commissioner in collusion with the election...

9 Dec 2017 9:00 AM IST

VOC Nagar fish market maintained by the corporation cries for attention.

Basic civic issues haunt VOC Nagar

Another issue plaguing the area is the stench from the corporation fish market, crying for attention.

9 Dec 2017 8:56 AM IST

An AIADMK cadre at RK Nagar sports two leaves haircut to show support for his party. (Photo: DC0

Chennai: Namesake candidates can be nemesis

In a high stake elections particularly when there are 59 candidates every vote counts.

9 Dec 2017 8:51 AM IST

The much-awaited merger of OPS and EPS camps of the AIADMK, which was speculated to happen at the J. Jayallithaa memorial on Marina beach on Friday night, failed to take place due to divisions in the faction led by former chief minister O. Panneerselvam.

DMK, PMK demand O Panneerselvam exit

Stalin also demanded that a CBI inquiry be instituted to get to the bottom of the allegations.

9 Dec 2017 8:46 AM IST

VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan said that Rajinikanth can meet the Tamils any day in Sri Lanka but only after the situation of its various regions affected by the 2009 war improves there. (Photo: File)

Tamil Nadu: Thol Thirumavalavan denies destroy-temples' rhetoric

Rama Gopalan too slammed Thirumavalavan and demanded that the state government should take appropriate action.

9 Dec 2017 8:42 AM IST

As for urban women, 31.3 percent or almost a third are obese, while 15 per cent of rural women are overweight. What is shocking is that the overall obesity figure of 20.7 for women is a quantum jump from 12.6 from 2005-06 when the last NFHS was conducted. It is nearly a 60% jump.

Diabetes and obesity increase risk of cancer

Experts say that diabetes combined with obesity is responsible for around 8 lakh cancer cases each year across the...

9 Dec 2017 8:37 AM IST