CHENNAI: If anyone speaks about dividing the country and creating a separate Tamil nation, they will certainly be considered to be having mental health issues in the present-day scenario where the nation is unified in heart and soul, the Madras high court has said.Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy made the observation while quashing a criminal case…
Chennai: Encroachment, untreated wastewater discharge and years of neglect have reduced the sprawling 100-acre Rajakilpakkam lake near Tambaram to a polluted 30-acre waterbody. Residents have urged authorities to restore the lake.The lake, which receives stormwater from Camp Road, Selaiyur and surrounding residential areas, was once an important rainwater storage source. However, residents said several households…
SALEM: S Karthi, 32, of M Kallipatty village in Salem district, who was arrested in 2024 on charges of raping and impregnating a minor girl, refused to apply for bail as he was firm that he would leave prison only after he was declared innocent by a court. He spent almost two years in the…
TNNChennai: Amid the escalating war of words between the ruling party and the principal opposition DMK, CPI state executive committee on Saturday condemned former minister and DMK MLA Anitha Radhakrishnan and minister Aadhav Arjuna for their remarks, saying public representatives must uphold political decency.The committee criticised Anitha Radhakrishnan for making derogatory remarks about chief minister…
KARUR: Police on Saturday issued summons to former DMK minister V Senthilbalaji and his brother, R V Ashok Kumar, directing them to appear before the Triplicane police at noon on Monday (July 6) for an inquiry in connection with the alleged attempt to bribe and poach TVK MLA N Elaiyaraja of Uthangarai assembly constituency. This…
CHENNAI: Commuters on city suburban rail network are likely to face inconvenience on July 5 and 12 (next two Sundays) as Southern Railway has cancelled 41 EMU services between Chennai Beach and Tambaram, Chengalpet, Arakkonam and Tirumalpur due to a five-hour line and power block for engineering work. The block will be in force between…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Friday dismissed an anticipatory bail application filed by former DMK minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan who faces a criminal case for his reported derogatory statements against chief minister C Joseph Vijay at a public meeting held on June 20. “Since 1967, only people from the cine industry are ruling Tamil Nadu….
Chennai: It has been three days since the validity of bars attached to Tasmac’s retail vending shops expired, but their business continued to thrive illegally — thanks to zero enforcement from Tasmac management.There are more than 200 bars attached to Tasmac outlets in the city, and their licences expired on June 30. However, when TOI…
Suburban train in Chennai Chennai: Commuters on the city’s suburban rail network are likely to face inconvenience on July 5 and 12 (next two Sundays) with Southern Railway cancelling 41 EMU services for five hours to facilitate engineering works between Chennai Beach and Tambaram.A release said that the line and power block has been permitted…
A team of lawyers led by Richardson Wilson, representing former Tamil Nadu minister E.V. Velu, on Thursday appeared before the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) office in Alandur and sought additional time for his appearance in connection with an inquiry initiated on a complaint against him. Chennai: A team of lawyers representing former DMK…
