Chennai: Amid continuing political sparring over women’s safety in Tamil Nadu, the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures for 2024 point to a spike in grave crimes such as rape, stalking of women and domestic abuse and cyber harassment.According to the NCRB’s Crime in India 2024 report released on Thursday, Tamil Nadu registered 11,363…
Chennai: Madras high court on Thursday reserved its order on the bail application moved by YouTuber Savukku Shankar in connection with an attempt-to-murder case registered against him while he was imprisoned in Puzhal central prison.Concluding the hearing, vacation judge Justice L Victoria Gowri reserved her order. According to Shankar, an FIR was registered against him…
Chennai: The RBI has accorded approval to Kotak Mahindra Bank to acquire an aggregate holding of up to 9.9% of the paid-up share capital or voting rights in the century-old City Union Bank (CUB).CUB informed the stock exchanges on Thursday that it received the communication from the RBI on Wednesday.The approval is subject to compliance…
CHENNAI: The unthinkable in Tamil Nadu politics turned probable on Thursday when DMK president M K Stalin reportedly told his party MLAs that AIADMK had been seeking his support to form the govt and checkmate TVK president C Joseph Vijay from becoming chief minister.The legislators left the decision to Stalin, multiple sources told TOI. AIADMK…
Vijay who met the governor on Thursday was told that he had not ‘established’ that he had the required number of MLAs to form govt. The meeting comes a day after Vijay staked claim to form the govt. CHENNAI: Uncertainty over formation of a govt led by TVK continued on Thursday after Governor R V…
CHENNAI: The results of the higher secondary public examinations for the academic year 2025-2026, conducted in March 2026, will be released at 9.30 am on Friday.Students can access their results online through the official websites — tnresults.nic.in, dge.tn.gov.in and Digilocker Results Portal. Candidates will have to enter their registration number and date of birth to…
PUDUCHERRY: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Thursday rushed to Puducherry to hold an emergency consultative meeting with his party’s newly elected MLAs. The shift to the neighbouring Union territory marks the return of “resort politics,” reminiscent of the infamous 2017 Koovathur incident.Tamil Nadu is grappling with a hung assembly after the election….
Chennai: A sharp rise and continued volatility in airfares across both domestic and international routes have forced travellers to rethink summer vacation plans. Many are altering destinations, trimming itineraries, or switching to budget carriers to keep their expenses in check while still making the most of the holidays.With the election having come to an end,…
Chennai mother, Sivaranjani, has been arrested after her six-year-old son, Krishnan, died of strangulation (Representative image) CHENNAI: A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her six-year-old son after an investigation found he died of strangulation.Sivaranjani lived in Vyasarpadi with her husband, Veerachelvan, 35,and two children, Krishnan, 6, and Mithran who is…
Chennai: A lawyer has moved Madras high court for a direction to the Bar Council of India (BCI) to restrain former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A G Perarivalan from practising as an advocate. He claimed that Perarivalan has not been acquitted in the case by the Supreme Court and, therefore, there is…
