Phanikumar’s vinyl collection is on display at Alliance Francaise (AF) till July 5 Chennai: Composer Krishna Kumar, popularly known as K, had procured a rare vinyl record of A R Rahman’s 1990s hit ‘Gentleman’ 15 years ago for ₹100 from Moore Market. “Those days, vinyl records could be bought for ₹50 apiece,” he says. Today,…
Chennai: Madras high court on Thursday refused to quash a criminal defamation complaint filed against senior DMK leader and former minister K Ponmudi for his alleged derogatory remarks against Saivism, Vaishnavism, and women.. “The speech was intentionally made on account of his inability to propagate atheist ideology,” the court said.“The speech of the accused reveals…
Former AIADMK Ministers C Vijayabaskar and M R Vijayabhaskar along with senior leaders join TVK at Mahabalipuram in Chennai. Chennai: Senior AIADMK leaders C Vijayabaskar and M R Vijayabhaskar, along with their former cabinet colleagues M S M Anandhan and S Valarmathi, joined TVK on Thursday in a major blow to AIADMK.State water resources minister…
Man snatches chain to buy gift for girlfriend; arrested Chennai: A thief who snatched a gold chain from a teenage girl was arrested by the city police. Inquiries revealed that he stole the gold to buy a mobile phone for his girlfriend on her birthday.Police said the culprit, Saravanan, 24, of Pulianthope, worked at a…
Chennai: This year’s edition of Climate Action Month (CAM) will focus on short-life electronic accessories and their environmental impact, alongside ocean science, green employment opportunities, solid waste management and climate action.Conducted by Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), the fifth edition will feature a month-long programme of public events and technical sessions that bring…
Three men stole a 1.4kg gold bar from a gold melting and testing centre in Sowcarpet. Chennai: Three men, who stole a 1.4kg gold bar from a gold-melting and testing centre in Sowcarpet and assaulted the unit’s manager, were arrested on Thursday. Police, who recovered the gold within hours of the burglary, are on the…
Police said the incident happened on Kilpauk Garden Road, where special sub-inspector Muthukrishnan was conducting a vehicle inspection with head constable Kumar and home guard Gokul Chennai: A man was arrested after his 15-year-old son knocked down a sub-inspector near TP Chathiram police booth on Wednesday.Police said the incident happened on Kilpauk Garden Road, where…
COIMBATORE: Businesses will face severe setbacks if a new airport is not built in Tamil Nadu in the next five years, CII southern region president P Ravichandran has said. If a new airport is not possible, the govt can also think about expanding the airport at Meenambakkam in Chennai to cater to the increasing traffic,…
Suresh, 21, of Nesapakkam and Deepak Kumar, 20, of West Jafferkhanpet had uploaded videos of their stunts on social media Chennai: Police on Thursday arrested two young men for racing and performing dangerous bike stunts on Cathedral Road and Radhakrishnan Salai flyover.Suresh, 21, of Nesapakkam and Deepak Kumar, 20, of West Jafferkhanpet had uploaded on…
CHENNAI: As many as 61,386 candidates are set to take the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper 1 at 222 examination centres on Saturday, and 1.67 lakh will take paper 2 at 613 centres on Sunday.Hall tickets for this TET exam, being held for in-service teachers, have been uploaded on the Teachers Recruitment Board…
