More heart attacks treated, but deaths and costs climb too Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s state-run network for treating STEMI — the most severe form of heart attack, caused by a complete blockage of a coronary artery — handled 19,623 cases in 2025, up from 11,379 in 2019, as the number of hospitals equipped to perform emergency…
Chennai: A breezy five-minute drive has become a daily test of patience on Nelson Manickam Road, where motorists often spend 25 to 30 minutes crawling along the 2.1-km stretch between Ampa Skyone Mall and Loyola College. They blame the congestion on poor traffic management, encroachments and roadside activities.The busy corridor branches off Poonamallee High Road…
Chennai: In the present-day scenario, with India as a nation, unified in heart and soul, if anyone speaks about dividing Tamil Nadu into a separate nation, they will certainly be considered as having mental health issues, Madras high court has said.Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy made the observation while quashing a criminal registered under Section 124…
Chennai: TNCC president B Manickam Tagore on Saturdaycondemned the Union govt for its mandatory three-language policy for CBSEschools, calling it a “cruel attack” on students and parents.In a statement, Tagore alleged that the three-languagepolicy amounted to indirect imposition of Hindi in non-Hindi-speaking states.“The mandatory three-language policy is a cruel attack on students and parents.It threatens…
Dr S M Balaji with Prime minister Narendra Modi and others CHENNAI: Dr S M Balaji, director and craniofacial surgeon at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital in Chennai, attended the 50th Independence Day celebrations of Seychelles as an official invitee of the Seychelles govt.Prime minister Narendra Modi, who was the chief guest at the event,…
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…
