400 kg gold seized by CBI
A CBI team that was probing malpractices by senior executives of the Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation (MMTC) in Chennai recently stumbled upon 400 kg of unaccounted gold worth Rs125 crore in th
Sivagiri claimant sent to prison
The Sivagiri Estate property dispute case took a curious turn on Tuesday with the Madras high court, which was hearing the claims of the legal heirs of the descendents of Pandian Dynasty, sending one
Nithyananda to go on Kailash yatra
Controversial godman Swami Nithyananda is all set to fly out to Kailash Wednesday evening though a few court proceedings are still pending against him and the Karnataka crime branch CID has asked him
Parents can help end child abuse
When seven-year-old Sathish (name changed) informed his parents that his teacher Ruban Ravi Kumar of Gnanam primary school in T Nagar abused him sexually in class, they were shocked. They did not exp
Remembering India's win in Moscow Olympics
Finding V. Baskaran’s house on 29th Street in Kalakshetra Colony is not difficult. The iconic Olympic rings adorn the front wall of the former Indian hockey captain’s splendid Besant Nagar residence.
Tasmac staff to strike work Aug.16
Tipplers had better stock up on their liquor stashes as employees of the state’s biggest money grosser, Tasmac, have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from August 16, to protest against the su
3 stolen idols identified by priest, 2 staff
The priest and two other employees of a temple in Ariyalur from where international idol smuggler Subash Kapoor had allegedly stolen idols on Monday identified three photographs of the stolen idols, b
Highway signs confuse motorists
Motorists and drivers using the arterial state highways in Chennai and a few other places are confused by the misleading milestones and signs that show incorrect distances to the major towns ahead.
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Siblings saved, sent to government home
Some residents in Korukkupet have set an example for true love. They have rescued two orphans from their cruel aunt after their parents recently died of HIV/AIDS.
They have placed the siblings — a s
Teacher held for sexual abuse of boy
A 55-year-old teacher of a private school in Chennai was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his class 3 student.
The police acted on a complaint from the father of the 7-year-old student, a r