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A Hindu priest worships before an idol of goddess Durga with oil lamp during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India. (Photo: AP)

Tamil Nadu: Varahi puja for farmers' wellbeing

Varahi, one of the Matrikas, with the head of a sow, is the feminine form of Varaha, the boar avatar of Lord Vishnu.

19 Nov 2017 9:13 AM IST

According to a recent report released by FICCIs Health Services Committee and EY nurses are not given a chance to grow within an organisation and have a say in important administrative and policy decisions.

Chennai: Nurses protest over long-pending transfer issue

The Nurses' Joint Action Committee had put forward its demand in support of the implementation of universal minimum...

19 Nov 2017 9:08 AM IST

An awareness drive conducted by TNUSSP in Coimbatore.

Chennai lags in sanitation as aim to build public toilets fails to...

Installing bio-toilets for better sanitation in the city have turned futile due to poor maintenance.

19 Nov 2017 9:03 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a joint press conference with U. S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis (unseen) at South Block in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Why did Congress sit on Rafale deal for 10 years: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Defence minister declined to spell out in detail about what happened due to the indecision as the issue involved the...

19 Nov 2017 8:56 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at an interaction with CII members in Chennai on Saturday. (Photo: DC)

Industries should reach out to defence needs: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman reiterated her plea for evolving a roadmap for promoting the critical components and service parts...

19 Nov 2017 8:52 AM IST

Greater Chennai Corporation

Greater Chennai Corporation evicts residents amid opposition

Police personnel were deployed in both the localities to ensure law and order.

19 Nov 2017 8:42 AM IST

Madras High Court

Bus depot land: MLA asks Madras High Court to order government pay Rs...

According to petitioner, Ananthapuram town panchayat was located within the Gingee constituency of which, he was the MLA...

19 Nov 2017 8:18 AM IST

Madras High Court

PMK moves Madras High Court to shut all sand quarries

The First Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar before whom the PIL filed by Anbumani...

19 Nov 2017 8:14 AM IST

Mahankali set himself on fire in front of the MLAs office. It is alleged that the victims had been pleading with the legislator to allocate three acres of land as promised by the government during the elections. (Representational image)

Tamil Nadu: Driver electrocuted as iron rods in truck touch electric...

Fire and rescue personnel rushed to the scene on information and put down the fire.

19 Nov 2017 8:09 AM IST

The Koramangala police have arrested two people, including a fake journalist, on charges of drug peddling and seized one kg of charas worth Rs 3 lakh from the accused.

Chennai: Caught, mobile thief slits throat in suicide attempt

The suspect was identified as Raji, a 22-year-old from Choolaimedu.

19 Nov 2017 8:04 AM IST

The Koramangala police have arrested two people, including a fake journalist, on charges of drug peddling and seized one kg of charas worth Rs 3 lakh from the accused.

Chennai: Woman held for baby-lifting in hospital

Kidnapped 6-day-old boy rescued in an hour.

19 Nov 2017 7:56 AM IST

J. Deepa, niece of late chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, outside Veda Nilayam in Poes Garden where income tax officials conducted search and survey operations since Friday night. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu: 2 computers, 6 pen drives recovered from Veda Nilayam

The official clarified that entire Poes Garden premises were not searched on Friday night.

19 Nov 2017 7:49 AM IST