Chennai: A five-month pregnant woman was strangled to death by her husband, a Home Guard personnel, following a quarrel over the paternity of the unborn child at Palayasivaram near Uthiramerur in Kancheepuram district on Tuesday.The deceased Sonia (28) married Somasundaram (28), a home guard from the same locality, about six months ago. Police said the…
Chennai: Central Crime Branch sleuths have busted an inter-state cyber fraud network by arresting a 35-year-old man from Manipur for using a fake mobile app to defraud people across India. Thounaojam Inaobi Singh was arrested in Bengaluru and remanded in Chennai on Monday.Singh played a key role in siphoning ₹20 lakh from the bank account…
Chennai: A 70-year-old man was rescued by fire and rescue services after he accidentally fell into a 30-foot-deep public well near his house in Pallavaram on Tuesday.Joseph, of Pallavaram’s Purushothaman Street, lost his balance and fell into an unused well due to age-related instability. As the well was dry, his fall caused multiple injuries. Residents…
Chennai: Madras high court reserved its order on a plea moved by DMK MLA G V Markandayan challenging his remand in connection with the case registered for his alleged derogatory and threatening speech against chief minister C Joseph Vijay.On Tuesday, concluding the final hearing, Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan reserved his orders. According to the prosecution,…
Chennai: Residents living around the city’s Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dumpyards have long complained of foul odour, smoke, flies, eye irritation and respiratory ailments. While environmental monitoring has detected high levels of pollutants around such landfill sites, scientific evidence directly linking exposure to health impacts has remained scarce. A new four-year project, Climate, Health and Environmental…
Chennai: Thousands of patients visiting Government Stanley Medical College Hospital every day can expect shorter walks, easier navigation and better waiting facilities soon as the hospital undertakes a revamp of its outpatient (OP) block.The ground and first floors of the block are being renovated with a host of upgrades, including clear directional signage, waiting areas…
Chennai: Doctors at MGM Healthcare performed a complex open-heart operation on a 14-year-old girl with two rare conditions that made surgery especially difficult.The valve between two chambers on the teen’s heart’s left side did not close properly leading to a condition called severe mitral regurgitation. “A valve works like a one-way door, keeping blood moving…
Chennai: Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday instructed his party MLAs to be armed with a list of issues faced by the people that need to be raised at the upcoming assembly session, set to commence from Aug 5.Udhayanidhi Stalin hosted a virtual meeting for party MLAs to discuss preparations for the assembly session…
Part I of the Justice Kurian Joseph report was submitted to chief minister M K stalin in February R S RaveendhrenCan reports submitted by govt committees duly constituted on public funds and tabled in the legislative assembly be commercially exploited by private parties? Can any such report be denied free access to the public? These…
R Vijay Anandh, MD & CEO, City Union Bank Chennai: Private lender City Union Bank (CUB) on Tuesday posted a 25% increase in profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 383 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, from Rs 306 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, aided by strong growth in net interest…
