Metro water’s doublespeak exposed
It may not be an overstatement to say that assistant engineer Venkataraman and conservancy worker D. Sankar were killed by a failed system and the pressure it exerted rather than asphyxiation.
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Sudden rain, thunder squall in Chennai
The sudden increase in wind speed and rain in Chennai claimed two lives on Wednesday.
Babu, 35, a worker, digging a 10-feet hole for metro water met with a watery grave on Erukkencherry high road in
Order on campus interviews vacated
In a major relief to candidates selected through campus interviews by public sector undertakings (PSUs), the Madras HC on Wednesday vacated its earlier interim order, which directed PSUs conducting ca
IITians foray into newer domains of cinema
Not all movie-goers know that filmmaker, Madhura Sreedhar, of Snehagitam and It’s My Love Story fame, is an IIT- Madras alumnus who spent 13 years working for reputed IT companies before following hi
TN on right track
The process of separating the wheat from the chaff has entered the home stretch at the Hockey India senior national championship in Bengaluru. The real competition of the tournament begins from the qu
Petrol bunks gear up for strike
As many as 3,600 petrol pump operators in Tamil Nadu will resort to ‘stop fuel purchase’ protest on October 1 and October 2 in line with the nationwide protest pressing for higher commission and have
Vikramaditya to join Navy soon
While China commissioned its first aircraft carrier Liaoning on Tuesday, experts believe that India would be able to integrate INS Vikramaditya into its Navy much quicker than it took for the Chinese.
SMS lands corrupt assessor in vigilance net
Here’s the power of a single SMS, especially if it lands in the right inbox. Irked by a bribe-mongering corporation staffer, an RTI activist shot off a text message complaint to chief secretary Debend
Sudden squall shocks Chennaiites
Rains that lashed Chennai accompanied with strong winds threw the traffic out of gear on Wednesday evening.
Thousands of passengers were stranded as both rail and road traffic was severely hit. “The
Tourism gears up to pep up economy
Picture this: The travel and tourism sector is estimated to create 78 jobs per million rupees of investment, against 45 jobs in the manufacturing sector for similar investment.
Along with constructi