Areas dotting the proposed three metro rail corridors are set to witness a big change on infrastructure development front.

Taking a cue from Delhi metro, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authori

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has ordered the expansion of the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme to include those registered under the Farmers’ Protection Scheme as members.

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The burden of infectious disease is increasing rapidly and the incidence of two of the most common infectious diseases in the monsoon season — malaria and dengue — is very high among the young, accord

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced an increase in the monthly pension of freedom fighters from to Rs 7,000 from Rs 5,000.

Announcing the hike in pension, Ms Jayalalithaa said, “Ev

The fertility rate seems to be dropping all around. While reports say it is dropping among people in the country, its cattle too seem to be procreating less.

In fact, the situation is alarming with

In a bid to enhance security, an integrated security system has been planned by the Railways at a cost of about Rs 30 crore, said Southern Railway’s additional general manager G. Narayanan after hosti

Police rescued as many as 22 women, including a few junior artistes and a minor girl, and arrested 11 persons, including nine women, on Tuesday who were allegedly involved in flesh trade.

CB-CID sleu

Rules in the Right to Information (RTI) Act that have been just notified by the department of personnel and training might end up diluting the Act, said RTI activist Gopalakrishnan.

The new rules not

Chief minister and AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday urged the Centre to ‘at least now’ pressurise Sri Lanka to ensure rehabilitation of internally displaced Tamils back in their original s

A class IV student of a prominent city school drowned in the institution's swimming pool on Thursday, police said.

Police identified the deceased as Ranjan, son of a Tamil film director, a student of