The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 850 grams of cocaine valued at about ₹15 crore at Chennai International Airport and arrested a 35-year-old Kenyan woman who smuggled the contraband by swallowing capsules containing the drug. Officials suspect she is part of an international drug trafficking syndicate. Chennai: A Kenyan woman, found carrying 850gm of…
Poet Puviyarasu (right) with actor-politician Kamal Haasan Actor kamal presenting Ilaya Thalaimurai Award to Puviyarasu in Coimbatore. Photo – J Jackson Well-known Tamil poet, translator, screenwriter and actor Puviyarasu died in Coimbatore on Tuesday, due to age-related illness. He was 96.He was among the few Indian litterateurs to win the Sahitya Akademi Award twice, for…
Former Kanniyakumari collector R Alagumeena received the award for best district collector for resolving petitions received through the chief minister’s grievance redress cell Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday gave away awards to district collectors and police officers for their service in public administration on the concluding day of the two-day conference in…
Parents and teachers said the malpractice violated govt norms and endangered children’s health. NAMAKKAL: The school noon meal scheme in Namakkal district faced allegations of corruption after govt schoolchildren in Kumarapalayam were served bullet eggs that were rotten and infested with worms. Parents and teachers said the malpractice violated govt norms and endangered children’s health.Under…
CHENNAI: MDMK general secretary Vaiko lost his temper at a press meet in Chengalpet when reporters questioned his criticism on DMK. Speaking to reporters, Vaiko alleged that during the DMK’s five-year rule, there was corruption everywhere and in land registration, money was obtained for every squarefeet of land. Immediately, a reporter intervened and asked why…
Tamil Nadu’s Transport Minister announced all new government buses will be air-conditioned, aligning with Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s vision for comfortable public travel (Photo credit: X/@Tamilan Parthiban) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s Transport Minister, Vijay Tamilan Parthiban, announced that all newly purchased government buses in the state will be equipped with air-conditioning.He said that the decision…
One of the many voices at the gathering had a simple yet powerful appeal for Chief Minister Vijay. At the 18th edition of the Chennai Pride March on Sunday, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies came together to celebrate identity, visibility and solidarity. One of the many voices at the gathering had a simple…
Tamil Nadu’s government has urged Governor RV Arlekar to expedite approval for prosecuting former ministers V Senthilbalaji and Anitha S Radhakrishnan (Photo credit: X/@RV Arlekar) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu government on Monday urged governor RV Arlekar to clear pending files seeking sanction to prosecute exministers V Senthilbalaji and Anitha S Radhakrishnan. Enforcement Directorate (ED) had sought…
Annamalai Kuppusamy, former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, has launched a new movement, ‘We, The Leaders,’ advocating for a fresh political culture and generational change. After six years in BJP and now spearheading a ‘We, The Leaders’ movement, 42-year-old K Annamalai believes politics is not a contest for power but an exercise in constant reinvention“The Annamalai…
Rewind 123 years. The idea of a single girl studying with 100 boys was considered so scandalous that a king had to step in.The girl was Muthulakshmi Reddy who would become one of India’s first women doctors.In 1903, Muthulakshmi, who had been homeschooled after puberty, convinced her father to send her to college. Unfortunately, Pudukottai,…
