Cops fight it out in public
A policeman in civilian clothes attached to the traffic intelligence section (IS) was allegedly assaulted by a traffic policeman at the busy Nandanam signal while the former was taking video of the la
Awesome foursome at Olympics
Individual brilliance lights up an Olympics. The enduring image of the Beijing Games was the otherworldly performance of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.
But team sports also have their days under the
HC orders probe into boy’s death
The Madras high court has ordered a CB-CID probe into the case of a Class 11 boy going missing since October 15, 2011, after he allegedly developed a friendship with a Class 12 girl in Hosur.
A divis
MSS warns of impending drought, grain shortage
Eminent agriculture scientist and Rajya Sabha MP, Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, on Wednesday raised concern about droughts and shortage of grain following the abnormal monsoon this year.
Launching a certif
New VC appointed to Thiruvalluvar varsity
Governor-Chancellor Dr K. Rosaiah on Wednesday appointed Prof P. Gunasekaran, syndicate member of Madurai Kamaraj University, as the new vice-chancellor of Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore.
He is cu
Flyover woes for pedestrians in city
The on-going flyover work at Thirumangalam on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai has made life for pedestrians and motorists miserable.
The Thirumangalam junction happens to be the gateway to the western parts o
Malaysian Airlines to pay damages
The South Chennai consumer court has ordered Malaysian Airlines to pay $ 400 and Rs 50,000 as compensation to a passenger for losing his baggage.
The complainant had claimed that the luggage contain
Police cracks murder case in 15 hours
The city police cracked the Tuesday night murder for gain of a housewife in Old Washermanpet by arresting two people, including the friend of the victim’s son, in 15 hours and recovering the 45 sovere
MGNREGS wages even for ‘dead’
A dead man was among the beneficiaries and continued to ‘receive’ wages till recently under the MGNREGA scheme (guaranteeing rural poor 100 days of work a year).
The scheme seems to benefit only a f
High population influx in suburbs may add to congestion woes
While Chennai observed World Population Day on Wednesday (July 11), the state capital is all set to witness more congestion.
According to 2011 census data, the old Chennai city that was confined to 1