Passersby rescued occupants trapped inside the auto Chennai: Four people suffered minor injuries after an autorickshaw overturned into an unfinished rainwater drain on Valasaravakkam-Arcot Road on Sunday night.The injured were identified as autorickshaw driver Murugan, 40, of Choolaimedu, and his relatives, Gopi, Revathi and Selva. Murugan had travelled to Porur with his family to attend…
Chennai: A day after the announcement of a 0.4% MDR on select UPI transactions, city traders expressed concern that the cost could eventually be passed on to customers.Large retailers said they could absorb it as the charge was too small to affect prices. Retailers in some sectors, however, said they were awaiting clarity on how…
Chennai: A major fire broke out at the 11th floor of an apartment complex in Thaiyur near Kelambakkam on OMR on Wednesday night following an LPG leak. No casualties were reported.The complex has around 1,500 flat sacross 18 floors, with more than 4,000 residents. Around 9pm, residents of a flat on the 11th floor noticed…
COIMBATORE: In a joint operation, anti-terrorism squads (ATS) of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh arrested a 19-year-old youth from UP in Coimbatore on Sept 14 on charges of attempting to radicalise youth.The youth, identified as Maqsood Ali, son of Abdul Kuthus of Madhwapur in UP’s Siddharthnagar district, was secured from the Hope College area in…
Chennai: City police arrested Nakheeran reporter Damodaran Prakash, 58, on Wednesday following a complaint from a 38-year-old woman YouTube host over a video that contained derogatory remarks and personal allegations against her. Police said the video had been uploaded in Jan 2026.According to the complaint, the video used the woman’s photograph and made false claims…
CHENNAI: Cheyyur in Chengalpet district is likely to be the first choice of the Tamil Nadu govt to develop the proposed second airport, govt sources told TOI.The govt is also discussing ways to return the acquired parcels of land at Parandur to their earlier owners. On Aug 24, chief minister C Joseph Vijay announced the…
Chief minister C Joseph Vijay termed Periyar his party’s guiding light, but said it did not share the leader’s views on atheism Periyar E V Ramasamy never contested an election. Yet, five decades after his death, his name surfaces in the context of every election in Tamil Nadu. Parties across the state’s political spectrum, parties…
Chennai: AIADMK on Wednesday demanded Tamil Nadu govt to release a white paper on chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s visit to London to attract investments, saying details of the investments and employment opportunities should be made public.“The govt should publish a white paper giving the breakdown of the ₹15,000-crore investment attracted during the London visit….
CHENNAI: While an elected MLA has an absolute right to resign, the rights of the voter cannot be violated, observed Madras high court, adding that elected MLAs resigning and then contesting immediately on another party’s symbol is a problem.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice K Govindarajan made the observations on Wednesday,…
Chennai: A seven-member gang from West Bengal stole a hearse parked with its key inside and used it to cart away an ATM containing about ₹12 lakh from Koodapakkam near Poonamallee on Sept 5. Three members of the gang have been arrested in Kerala, while four others are on the run.Police said the ATM kiosk,…
