TNPDCL officials said that there were not any interruptions in power supply across the state due to the surge in power demand. 130239729CHENNAI: In the peak of summer in Tamil Nadu, the power demand and consumption has been scaling dizzying heights every day. On Tuesday, the power consumption in the state breached the 470 million…
A sandstone figure of a dancing Ganesha, which was looted from a temple in Madhya Pradesh in 2000 CHENNAI: The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has returned 657 stolen antiquities, collectively valued at nearly $14 million, to India. The artefacts were recovered through ongoing investigations into international trafficking networks linked to alleged antiquities smuggler Subhash Kapoor…
Ten bundles of ganja hidden among other goods were recovered CHENNAI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an attempt to smuggle 200 kg of ganja worth more than Rs 1 crore from Odisha into Tamil Nadu by arresting six people, including a double-murder accused and gangster’s aide hailing from Tirupur.The vehicle carrying the contraband…
AG Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. (TOI file photo) CHENNAI: Expressing shock over the enrolment of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, in the Bar Council of TN and Puducherry, Congress MP R Sudha has written to President Droupadi Murmu urging cancellation of his…
Chennai: Mounds of construction debris and the parking of several seized vehicles near the Rajiv Gandhi statue enclosure at Saidapet has turned the area into an eyesore for locals. Residents and commuters say police began using the space to dump vehicles involved in offences in Highways department land. “Freeing up the area would have several…
Chennai: A man hacked his wife to death after a quarrel at their home in Adambakkam, and then died by suicide on Tuesday, police said. The deceased were identified as Nagalakshmi, 42, and her husband Subramanian, 52, residents of Thillaiganga Nagar in Nanganallur. Police said Nagalakshmi ran silk saree outlets and was the sole breadwinner….
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin, finance minister Thangam Thennarasu and industries minister T R B Rajaa on Tuesday lauded Tamil Nadu’s 10.8% economic growth rate for 2025-26. According to the report released by Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation recently, this is the second consecutive year that the state is registering a double-digit…
Chennai: A 25-year-old security guard was beaten to death with a stone following a drunken quarrel with his friends near Manimangalam in Kancheepuram district on Monday night. Vijayakumar was drinking with his friend Gokul, and the latter’s brother Madhavan, when a heated argument broke out between them. When Vijayakumar spoke ill about Gokul’s wife, the…
Chennai: While the Election Commission of India (ECI) released Bihar’s Assembly poll percentages within 24 hours last year, Tamil Nadu’s political parties are still waiting for final turnout figures, five days after voting. The election was held on April 23 for 234 assembly segments in the state. It witnessed brisk polling from 7am in a…
Projects need to follow voters, to the added areas in Chennai CHENNAI: Electoral data after SIR underscores that the added areas are growing fast while the core city stays stagnant, underscoring the need for a policy shift in infrastructure investment and timely completion of civic projects. Even after nearly 30% deletions, the electorate in Sholinganallur,…
