Cyclone Nilam claims 11 lives, heavy rainfall expected during next 12 hours
Cyclone Nilam has so far claimed lives of eight people in Tamil Nadu and three in Andhra Pradesh.
The devastating storm swept across north Tamil Nadu coast near Mahabalipuram.
Heavy rains all thro
AP girl found dead in IIT-Madras
A first year M.Tech (chemical engineering) student from Andhra Pradesh committed suicide in her hostel room at IIT Madras on Tuesday afternoon dashing the hopes of her father, a carpenter from Karimna
Kuchipudi guru Vempati Satyam passes away at 83
Renowned Kuchipudi dance guru Vempati Chinna Satyam passed away at his home in Chennai on Sunday.
I-T raids at Chiru daughter’s home
Income-tax officials in Chennai conducted raids on the premises of business tycoon L.V.R. Sivaprasad at Alwarpet in the city and recovered cash and documents, sources said. They said over 20 IT offici
Activists, private schools oppose SC’s RTE verdict
While activists claimed that Thursday’s Supreme Court verdict was a setback in implementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act as it excluded minority institutions, school managements too opposed it as
TN, Andhra brace for cyclonic storm
Coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh were on Thursday put on high alert ahead of a very severe cyclonic storm “Thane” that is expected to hit the Bay of Bengal coast in the two states by Friday morning.
Andhra escapes Cyclone Thane fury; TN, Puducherry worst hit
The severe Cyclone Thane that crossed the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Friday morning did not have much impact on Andhra Pradesh, officials said.
But atleast 20 people have
Rains batter TN: 2 killed
Two persons were killed and four fishermen injured as heavy rains under the influence of a cyclone battered coastal Tamil Nadu while a high alert was sounded in Andhra Pradesh which is likely to be hit by the windstorm on Thursday morning.