4 DMK members suspended from house for 10 days
Four DMK members including two former ministers were suspended from the Assembly on Thursday for 10 days for obstructing the proceedings in the House and disrespecting the Chair, even as all Oppositio
Roller-coaster ride for metro users
Chennaites may enjoy a roller-coaster ride on board the metro rail on the busy GST Road near the airport.
In less than two years, the metro rail would run underground and climb a ramp for a stretch o
Tenders open for vaccinations
The government has ordered a whopping 55 lakh doses of the intra-nasal spray, at a cost of Rs 55 lakh, to immunize the high-risk population, with the tender for A(H1N1) vaccinations opening on Friday.
Post-mortems at KMC get tougher
As the mortuary at the government hospital in Royapettah is getting a facelift after several years, all the bodies that come for post-mortem are being sent to Kilpauk medical college hospital for auto
Pondy people to sell solar power
Puducherry residents will soon “sell power”. The ministry of new and renewable energy is planning with the state government to install solar panels on rooftops of houses in Puducherry and excess powe
Perumal temple gets 5-tier raja gopuram
Legend has it that sons of Lord Rama — Lava and Kusa — had their training lessons in archery in this place.
After crying for attention for several decades, the Shri Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Siru
Badri, du Plessis half centuries take Chennai to 164/5
Subramaniam Badrinath and Faf du Plessis struck a half century each as Chennai Super Kings posted a challenging 164 for five in their Indian Premier League match against Pune Warriors here on Thursday
Southern, oceanic airspace to be closed today for AGNI launch
The entire southern and oceanic airspace was closed for about two hours on Wednesday following the request from the Centre following the scheduled launch of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
Separate Tamil nation will come into existence some day: Karunanidhi
Two days after welcoming the idea of a referendum for a separate 'Eelam', DMK chief M. Karunanidhi on Thursday said the 'blood spilt and the sacrifices made by Tamils' in Sri Lanka would not go waste
EB consumers ‘billed’ to suffer
Adding to the woes of electricity consumers already burdened with a steep increase in power tariff, the assessment officers of Tamil Nadu generation and distribution corporation (Tangedco) are refusin