On March 23, 2020, while the man’s wife was away, he offered the domestic worker’s daughter a spiked drink, and raped her. Chennai: A 58-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was a domestic worker at his house.According to the prosecution, the convict from Ashok Nagar,…
Break in migratory pattern Chennai: Chennai’s wetlands witnessed something unusual this year: Greater Flamingos, typically fleeting visitors tied to a predictable seasonal rhythm, are now being recorded through the year at both Pallikaranai Marshland and Kovalam Creek.The majority spotted are juveniles, a first for both locations. “This is the first time the juvenile flamingos were…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday met Tamil rapper Arivu alias Arivarasu Kalainesan who protested against NEET in front of the Secretariat and got detained.Hours after Arivu’s protest seeking a ban on NEET and his meeting with Vijay, TVK said moving education to the state list was the only solution to the issue….
Chennai: IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation has opened registrations for the latest batch of the Out of the Box Thinking (OOBT) through mathematics course. The online course, which is free of cost, is expected to nurture creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills among school and college students, educators.The course will commence from Aug 7 and…
Chennai: In order to eradicate corruption in tendering and procurement, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has decided to train around 2,000 officials on floating, scrutinising and evaluating tenders.The civic body floats more than 300 tenders, ranging from works worth a few lakh rupees to projects costing several hundred crore. every month. Over the past two…
Chennai: Four men were arrested by the Egmore police for cheating a gold wholesale dealer of ₹63 lakh by promising to supply gold at a cheap price. The prime accused remains absconding.Police said Anmol Jain runs a wholesale gold business with his relative, Namith. On learning a person was willing to sell gold at a…
Chennai: Police have arrested three more accused, including the prime suspect, in connection with the attack on a sub-inspector from Anti-Narcotics Intelligence Unit (ANIU) near Minjur. Sub-inspector Venkatesh was attacked with a machete on the head two days ago when he and a police team went to Athipattu near Minjur to arrest drug trafficking suspect…
Supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party and members of the Communist Party of India (CPI) stage a protest at the CPI state office in Chennai on Monday in support of the agitation being held in Delhi by the Cockroach Janata Party and social activists against the NEET examination. Chennai: Students and professors have assembled at…
Killed while playing outside house Chennai: A three-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a two-wheeler while playing outside her house near Chengalpet on Tuesday.The victim, identified as Magizhini, daughter of Jayakumar, was playing near her residence on Roshini Amman Koil Street at Irungundrapalli when a passing two-wheeler knocked her down.She suffered severe injuries…
A 25-year-old man, an Indian passenger, was arrested at Chennai International Airport after Customs officials seized 4.076 kg of suspected hydroponic ganja, valued at about ₹4 crore, from his checked-in baggage on his arrival from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, in the wee hours on Monday. A 25-year-old man, an Indian passenger, was arrested at Chennai…
