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A 39-year-old man looted at least half a dozen doctors by faking his own death and blackmailing them.

Tamil Nadu: Govt doctors protest for various demands

They continued their protest through late Friday evening as they waited for the director of public health (DPH) to clear...

4 Feb 2017 6:25 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: AP)

Sushma Swaraj comes to aid of Chennai student

Min takes up woman's plaint against Tanzanian embassy officer.

4 Feb 2017 6:20 AM IST

A leading corporate college has decided to hold special workshops for Bi.PC lecturers teaching in its institutions across the districts for preparation of new material in tune with the Neet pattern. (Representational image)

Appearing for Neet 2017 to be counted as first attempt

The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for MBBS and BDS courses will be conducted on May 7.

4 Feb 2017 6:16 AM IST

Madras High Court

Chennai oil spill: State should contain oil spread, says Madras HC

The petitioner also prayed the court to direct the authorities to prosecute.

4 Feb 2017 6:14 AM IST

Indian Coast Guard cadets sprinkle Oil Spill Dispersant (OSD) onto to an oily tide off Chennai coast. The chemical increases the density of the particle, thus taking the sludge to the ocean bed. (Photo: DC)

Slick takes over 12 km Ennore-Mahabalipurams coast

Twelve kilometers of the total 74-kilometre coast between Ennore and Mahabalipuram has suffered oil pollution.

4 Feb 2017 6:11 AM IST

DMDK leader Vijayakanth seems to be keen on entering the fray, but the party functionaries are against any such experiment.

Use better methods for clean-up: Politicos

DMDK leader Vijayakanth, who visited the beach, said the works are going on for the last one week at a slow pace since...

4 Feb 2017 6:09 AM IST

The procedure of Oilivorous has been in use already at Indian Oil refineries at Mathura, Barauni and Digboi to treat the oily sludges of 3,000 MT at each refinery.

Chennai oil spill: IOC technology used for safe disposal of oil sludge

Two scientists from New Delhi, namely Dr S. K. Puri and Dr M. K. Upreti have reached the city to conduct the same, said...

4 Feb 2017 6:06 AM IST