Applications to UK varsities may dip
With United Kingdom all set to implement its new set of rules to curb abuse of student visas and ensure that only the best students stay and work in the country, the number of Indian students aspiring
PMK ex-councillor held for murder
The city police on Monday arrested former PMK councillor Manivannan in Mangalore in connection with the murder of his son-in-law.
“We have arrested Manivannan and brought him to Chennai and are now o
On trail of house sparrows
Unlike humans, birds can’t tolerate pollution. A few of them may adapt to certain degrees, but not to extremes.
Thanks to pollution, the house sparrow, which was once abundant in Chennai, has now bec
Erode corporation commissioner to appear before HC
The Madras high court has directed the Erode corporation commissioner, Balachandran, to appear before it on March 28 in person and file a report on the compliance of directions given by the court on t
Cheats make Rs 100 crore with seat promise
People posing as agents of professional colleges cheat students of as much as Rs 100 crore every year by promising seats in various educational institutes, police revealed even as parents gear up to g
City pockets still house sparrows
Sparrows may not be easy to spot in the rest of the city but visit Triplicane, Foreshore Estate, Mylapore and Tambaram and you can still see them flitting around, busy and chirpy as always.
The hou
Multi-hued butterfly flies high
Seventy-seven years may be construed as too old for humans but not to an institution in the service of the people.
The passage of time does not seem to stale the infinite variety of Tamil Nadu Handl
Assault over corporal punishment
Principal Rita Manu of Bethel international public school, Bengaluru, on Friday, allegedly beat up a class 4 student, B. Aakash, with a hockey stick as the boy was reportedly playing with water balloo
Flyers get the Midas touch
A smart air passenger can gain more than a lakh of rupees if he or she can sneak in one kg of gold.
With import duty of gold increased from Rs30 per gram to Rs115 per gram in two months, the incenti
Diligent child worker set to become digital animator
A child worker of North Chennai is packing his bags to go to America for specialising in media studies.
Mohammed Sherief, now 21, had migrated across all sorts of odd jobs, from carpentry to distrib