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CHENNAI: Amid the craze for computer-related courses, six core engineering courses — electrical and electronics engineering (EEE), mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, production engineering, printing technology and ceramics technology — at Anna University’s four campuses have recorded 100% placement for the 2025-26 batch. Five of these core engineering programmes are offered at College of Engineering, Guindy…

The existing half-acre bus terminus accommodates only 10 buses, and its narrow entry and exit points cause daily congestion Chennai: All bus services from Tiruvallur town’s five-decade-old terminus will shift to a new and larger facility at Vedanginallur, 2km away, from Aug 10.The existing half-acre bus terminus accommodates only 10 buses, and its narrow entry…

Chennai: Police arrested a 46-year-old man for sexually assaulting a woman after luring her with offers to act in films. The accused also extorted ₹2 lakh and 91g of gold jewellery from her.According to a complaint from the 36-year-old small-time actor, she got acquainted with the accused, Sheikh Muthaleef, in 2025. He claimed to run…

Chennai: A group of 30 farmers from Tamil Nadu who were on their way to New Delhi to protest against Mekedatu dam were detained by Maharashtra police in Nagpur on Sunday and were sent back to Chennai. Leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin and PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss criticised the action and demanded that the…

TN to withdraw cases against students booked during NEET protests Chennai: TVK govt said on Sunday that it will withdraw all cases registered against students who took part in protests demanding a ban on NEET.School education minister A Rajmohan said on X that the decision was taken based on directions from chief minister C Joseph…

Chennai: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran lashed out at Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday stating that those maintain silence about Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project even during their visit to Tamil Nadu were “betrayers” of Tamil people.In an apparent response to Rahul Gandhi’s statement in Chennai on Saturday that those who do not…

Chennai: The TNPDCL’s move to automate closure of long-term bill defaulters’ electricity connections has raised questions over its implementation. The utility, however, claims that the new system is aimed at speeding up the process and addressing staff shortages.Consumers who default on electricity bills for more than six months will no longer receive a physical termination…

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu minister C T R Nirmal Kumar on Sunday rejected the demand for an all-party meeting on the Cauvery water dispute with Karnataka, saying the issue had already been discussed in detail and the Assembly had adopted a resolution with the support of all political parties.His remarks came after the DMK, AIADMK, PMK…

Heavy rainfall in catchment areas caused Kabini reservoir inflow to rise significantly (File photo) SALEM: Heavy rainfall across the catchment areas of Kerala and Karnataka led to a sharp rise in inflow into the Kabini reservoir near Mysuru, prompting authorities to increase discharge to Tamil Nadu to 25,000 cusecs by 10pm on Saturday.\Meanwhile, water resources…

The Madras High Court has suspended a three-year sentence for a man. He was convicted under the Pocso Act for his actions (Representative image) CHENNAI: Whistling at a minor girl and pulling her hand when she did not respond is not sexual harassment, Madras high court has said. “Such act cannot be straightaway termed as…