Chennai: A 35-year-old Andhra Pradesh-based man, was arrested by Koyambedu police for posing himself as a prospective groom on matrimonial websites, and cheating women and stealing their jewellery. Investigators said the accused was wanted in a similar case registered at the CMBT police station and had a criminal record in Andhra Pradesh.The accused was identified…
The arrests followed a tip-off about the illegal storage and sale of narcotic substances in Tondiarpet. Chennai: Three men found carrying about 1,200 narcotic tablets and 1.5 kg of ganja were arrested by the RK Nagar police during a series of raids in North Chennai. The arrests followed a tip-off about the illegal storage and…
A speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island. SALEM/TRICHY/MADURAI: At least 15 Indian tourists were killed and 17 injured after a speedboat carrying 32 Indian passengers and four crew capsized less than 500m off Vietnam’s Hon May Rut Ngoai island, close to Phu Quoc, around 1pm on Saturday.Ten of them were from…
File photo of the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir site across the River Cauvery near Sangama in Kanakapura taluk, about 100 km from Bengaluru. Mekedatu-Location of Cauvery river at Kanakpura taluq, Sangama, 100 km from Bengaluru Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has told the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee, a technical panel, that Karnataka’s claim of poor reservoir…
Villupuram: The AIADMK executive cadres’ meet held at Villupuram district turned into a battleground on Saturday after a clash broke out between rival factions, one led by Mailam MLA C Ve Shanmugam and the other by district secretary Pasupathi.The meeting, held at a marriage hall, was organised under the leadership of Pasupathi. Tensions flared as…
Chennai: Nearly a year after the previous DMK govt introduced exclusive MTC buses to 25 govt and aided schools to ferry their students from different areas and drop them back tduring peak hour rush, the TVK govt is set to expand the service to another 44 schools located in the city and outskirts by launching…
CHENNAI: Few playback singers have shaped Tamil cinema the way S Janaki did. For nearly six decades, she wasn’t merely a singer lending her voice to heroines, she was the emotional fulcrum of Tamil films. Whether it was romance, sorrow, devotional, folk music or a light comedy, Janaki could alter the texture of her voice…
anna university College of Engineering, Anna University at Guindy in Chennai. Photo. C Suresh Kumar Chennai: In a move to ensure quality in engineering education, Anna University did not give affiliation to any courses in 10 engineering colleges this year as they did not have required faculty members, facilities such as labs and classrooms. These…
Salem/Trichy/Madurai: Ten of the 15 Indian tourists who were killed in a speed boat capsize off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island on Saturday hailed from Tamil Nadu. Some of them were businessmen while others were agents of a cellphone company on a sponsored tour.The deceased were Balaji Natesan, Alagurajan Sivasamy and Shaik Abdullah from Trichy, Santhosh…
Indian flag at Kilimanjaro Chennai: A 16-member team of Indian mountaineers carried a massive Indian tricolour to the summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, in Tanzania. The expedition was led by Chennai-based mountaineer N Muthamizhselvi, the first person from Tamil Nadu to scale the highest peaks on all seven continents.The expedition took place from July…
