Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar on Thursday presented awards and certificates of appreciation to 500 doctors from government and private hospitals in - 15 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 12:57am -
A man and woman who posed as husband and wife and robbed people and two transgenders who diverted attention and stole from shops were arrested in Madu - 15 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 12:55am -
A four-member gang chased a youngster and hacked him to death in Singaperumal Koil in Kancheepuram district on Thursday.On Thursday night, four person - 15 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 12:32am -
From chic cafés offering zoodles to home-style comfort meals, this three-month-old Chennai firm has its fingers in many pies - 1 day ago, 22 Aug 19, 2:03pm -
Every day, for the next six days, The Hindu will take you on a journey to the past, and weave the way down to the present, to a particular pin code in Chennai - 1 day ago, 22 Aug 19, 8:25am -
Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) will operate 200 special buses to Velankanni for the annual festival. - 6 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 9:39am -
The state government is planning to restructure the way its schools are run in a bid to check the dip in admissions. - 11 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 4:58am -
The people of Sivaganga are more concerned for P Chidambaram as an individual rather than as their seven-time MP, and most of them consider his arrest a result of political vendetta. - 11 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 4:36am -
Green fireworks without barium nitrate will be available this festival season, while the apex court’s decision is awaited on the improved fireworks in which barium is used in lesser quantity with additives prescribed by the National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI), said chief scientist and head of environmental materials division, CSIR-NEERI, Dr Sadhana Rayalu - 11 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 4:35am -
A newborn baby abandoned on the roadside in Melur was rescued by police on Thursday morning. Its condition was stated to be stable after being treated at Melur government hospital. The baby boy, which doctors said was preterm by four weeks, was later shifted to Government Rajaji hospital for observation. - 11 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 4:34am -
The Madras high court has ordered that a 27-year-old dentist who wanted to convert from Hinduism to Islam be set free and allowed to follow any faith of her choice. The woman is now in a rescue home for women, where the police had put her under pressure from her parents, who had earlier detained her at home when she said she wanted to convert. - 11 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 4:32am -
A 38-year-old history-sheeter was hacked to death by a five-member gang in full public view in Sriperumbudur on Wednesday. - 12 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 4:21am -
The falling Indian rupee, which on Thursday plunged to its lowest value in eight months, has made overseas tours costlier, forcing many from the city to put off international trips. While on paper the appreciating US dollar has made tour packages for foreigners attractive, on the ground the number of inbound tourist bookings to Tamil Nadu for September dropped by more than 50%. - 12 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 4:19am -
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman Y V Subba Reddy on Thursday said the board was contemplating a bigger and spacious temple in Chennai to cater to devotees from Tamil Nadu. He said a majority of the people coming to Tirumala were from Tamil Nadu. - 12 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 4:14am -
The century-old Ooty Race Course, launched by the Madras Race Club, may soon find a new home at a new location near Kotagiri. If the proposal awaiting club officials’ nod goes through, Nedugula village in Kotagiri will be the new stable for the club’s horses. - 12 hours ago, 23 Aug 19, 4:05am -
Rough weather resulted in seawater entering fishing hamlets near Colachel in Kanyakumari district on Thursday, and women staged a protest condemning the Tamil Nadu government’s failure to construct a seawall in the area. - 19 hours ago, 22 Aug 19, 8:42pm -
The Teachers Recruitment Board on Thursday announced that only 551 out of 1.62 lakh candidates cleared the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET). - 20 hours ago, 22 Aug 19, 8:21pm -
The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission on Thursday uploaded hall tickets of 16.3 lakh candidates who have applied for the Group IV exams. - 20 hours ago, 22 Aug 19, 8:11pm -
Bharathidasan University has set up a ‘garden library’ facility on the campus to make knowledge acquiring more joyous for students. - 21 hours ago, 22 Aug 19, 7:10pm -
Tamil Nadu Common Admissions Committee (TANCA) on Thursday released the rank list for admissions to ME, MTech and M Arch programmes on Thursday. - 21 hours ago, 22 Aug 19, 6:51pm -
The Trichy Corporation has launched a competition for school students to promote the importance of rainwater harvesting (RWH). - 22 hours ago, 22 Aug 19, 5:49pm -
Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday presented the Tamil Nadu government’s Dr A P J Abdul Kalam award to Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Sivan. - 23 hours ago, 22 Aug 19, 5:16pm -
