Raids on houses of Veerapandi, kin
Directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) sleuths on Thursday raided 16 premises in Chennai and Salem belonging to former DMK minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam, his relatives and aides in conn
Techie pops pills at hotel, ends life
A 26-year-old woman software professional committed suicide in a star hotel on GST Road in St Thomas Mount on Thursday by over dosing on sleeping pills.
Ramalakshmi, who was employed with Wipro Tec
JEE results to be announced today
The long wait for 5.6 lakh IIT aspirants who took the joint entrance examination to get admission in 15 IITs this year will get over on Friday as the JEE organising committee will declare the results
Fate of deemed varsity students hang in balance
Many students from the North and North Eastern parts of the country who have joined some of the 16 deemed universities which the Prof. Tandon Committee recommended for de-recognition are a worried lot
Snake bite? No immediate medicare
Auto driver Subramani (37), hailing from Melnallathur, a village near Tiruvallur, is lucky to be alive even after two strong bites from a venomous krait snake almost killed him.
It is still hard to
Sunscreen test begins
The writing is there on the windscreen for vehicle owners — remove dark tinted films or face legal action.
Chennai Police issued a press release Thursday asking all vehicle owners to remove sunscree
Escorts announce launch of executive tractor
Escorts Agri Machinery on Thursday announced the launch of India's 'first executive tractor,' aiming to tap the growing premium tractor segment.
The company's CEO S. Sridhar told media here that Esco
Polo Cup back with more changes
The third season of the Volkswagen Polo Cup will witness a sea change in the machinery as well as format when it kicks off at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore on July 6.
The organisers have ann
Jayalalithaa honours Major Raja
Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa honoured Major S. Kartik Raja of 21 Assam Rifles for receiving the country’s third highest peacetime gallantry award, the Shaurya Chakra, on the occasion of t
Plus-2 marksheets on May 30
Minister for school education N.R. Sivapathy on Wednesday said marksheets for Plus-2 students would be distributed on May 30.
“The results will be declared on May 22 and within a week the marksheets