Udhayanidhi Stalin (Left: Photo credit: X/@Udhayanidhi Stalin), Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay (Right: Photo credit: X/@ANI) CHENNAI: Former deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin slammed the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government saying that chief minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK govt cheated farmers by diluting its poll promise on complete crop loan waiver.“Now, they are carrying out…
Udhayanidhi Stalin (File photo) CHENNAI: Leader of Opposition and DMK youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday flayed TVK govt for the recent crimes reported across the state.In a post on X, Udhayanidhi said 25 murders, four double murders, and 19 sexual offences were reported in Tamil Nadu…
Gender and social justice are discussed at Katradi youth camps It was the boys who followed me, I did nothing wrong, 16-year-old Bhuvana (name changed) plucked the courage to tell her parents while attending a ‘Bridging the Gaps’ youth camp with Chennai-based Katradi (Wind Dancer’s Trust). Bhuvana’s father had beaten her a few days before…
Chennai: A day after the Union govt sought help from IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur to sort out the technical issues faced by the CBSE’s online portal, IIT Madras director V Kamakoti said the site might have faced a cyberattack, which could have denied access and payment for scanned copies of Class XII answer scripts.Due…
Chennai: A 24-year-old man from Kanyakumari, declared brain dead after a road accident near Cheyyar, gave a new lease of life to multiple patients after his family consented to donate his organs at Saveetha Hospital.“In our community, it is customary to cremate the youngest child. We did not want our son’s life, efforts and organs…
Chennai: A major fire broke out at a warehouse storing oil lubricants at Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Vichoor near Manali New Town on Monday morning, triggering repeated explosions inside the facility. Fire and rescue services personnel battled the blaze for several hours, with thick smoke engulfing the locality till evening. Two firefighters collapsed during the…
Chennai: More than 4,000 residents from several neighbourhoods in Chromepet blocked the busy GST Road on Monday morning, complaining that they did not get proper drinking water supply for the past 10 days. They demanded immediate restoration of supply, disrupted apparently after a pipeline burst near Mannivakkam last week.Tambaram Corporation stopped the water supply after…
The AirAsia flight, carrying 186 passengers and 10 crew members, was preparing for departure around 11.45pm when the two passengers began arguing loudly inside the cabin Chennai: An AirAsia flight from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur was delayed by nearly one-and-a-half hours after two drunk passengers quarrelled inside the aircraft late on Sunday night.The passengers were…
Chennai: Two women, were killed in separate road accidents reported in Kancheepuram district on Sunday.In the first incident, Akhila , 68, of Salabogam area in Kancheepuram taluk died after falling from a moving tourist van near Kundukulam village. Police said she was travelling from Salabogam to Kundukulam and was seated near the vehicle’s steps. When…
Chennai: A 40-year-old woman died after suffering head injuries when the motorcycle on which she was travelling after seeking a lift from an unidentified man skidded and fell near Chengalpet on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Shakila, wife of Sampath, from Sappudiyamman Koil Street in Anjoor village near Chengalpet.Police said Shakila was walking near her…
