- newSNEHA launches support group for people who have lost someone to suicide
With stigma still being an issue, survivors find it difficult to talk to anyone and feel judged and guilty, says SNEHA founder
- 17 hours ago 25 Apr 24, 7:02pm -
- newCongress is levelling baseless allegations against PM Modi, says G.K. Vasan
- 18 hours ago 25 Apr 24, 6:37pm -
- newNainar Nagenthran to appear before Tambaram police on May 2 in connection with seizure of ₹3.99 crore unaccounted cash
- 18 hours ago 25 Apr 24, 6:10pm -
- newAn all-girls parai team from Chennai are drumming up sensational beats
Meet the members of an all-girls parai group in Tamil Nadu. These students from a school in Chennai’s Besant Nagar drums up a beat that is impossible to resist
- 22 hours ago 25 Apr 24, 2:00pm -
- Take your pick from an array of meats, with a salad on the side at Chennai’s Meating Room
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 12:07pm -
- FIDE Candidates chess tournament winner Gukesh all set for World Championship
Gukesh said he has no special preference for the venue of the World championship scheduled in November-December. With hardly six months to prepare for the big event, Gukesh has no time to rest on his laurels. The youngster seems to have already planned his next set of moves.
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 11:58am -
- Ice cream in Chennai gets creative this summer with torched popsicles and retro flavours
From bun-butter-jam ice cream scoops to lemon and cheese popsicles, Chennai’s frozen dessert makers are at their most creative in the sweltering summer. We explore the latest launches
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 11:54am -
- Token strike by a section of staff paralyses work at RTOs across State
The proposal to remove promotions for non-technical staff, who have been allotted 20% quota to become Regional Transport Officers has triggered the strike, say officials
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 12:58am -
- SPCSS – T.N. urges State to provide education under RTE through government schools
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 12:48am -
- Advisory issued against consumption of liquid nitrogen
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 12:33am -
- Retired IAS officer T. Lakshminarayanan no more
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 12:32am -
- Kauvery Hospital launches clinic for Parkinson’s disease care
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 12:32am -
- Govt. medical colleges in the process of submitting details of stipends paid
The government had also directed that an automatic annual increase of three per cent to the previous year’s stipend should be allowed.
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 12:29am -
- 3 puppies added to City’s Sniffer Dog Squad
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 12:26am -
- Disappearing gender gap trend continues in voting in general elections in T.N.
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 12:20am -
- Man held for cheating people on the pretext of getting dealerships for e-bike showrooms
- 1 day ago 25 Apr 24, 12:11am -
- Woman held for possession of ganja
- 2 days ago 25 Apr 24, 12:05am -
- Three held for murder of youth
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 11:57pm -
- Panchayat president arrested for threatening private firm staff near Oragadam
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 11:44pm -
- Several decades on, Tambaram’s Eastern Bypass awaits land for construction
Of the 9.3-km-long four-lane wide road, an 850-metre-long stretch is affected by the encroachments. A stretch of 650 m of land, belonging to the Forest Department, has to be taken over near Perungalathur. “That is under process,” says official
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 10:49pm -
- With temperatures soaring, fire prevention measures in Chennai’s dump yards begin
The activity, which includes sprinkling of water on garbage at the two dump yards, will go on until June, since both Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dump yards have experienced major fires, especially in 2018 and 2022. Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan, recently inspected the measures at the 225.16-acre garbage dump at Perungudi
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 10:00pm -
- Sessions on inflammatory bowel disease held
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 9:28pm -
- Heatwave conditions likely to sweep parts of north interior T.N. on Thursday, warns IMD
Relentless heat broiled many places on Wednesday and mercury level inched past the 40-degree mark as well. Nine weather stations in interior Tamil Nadu recorded sizzling temperature up to 42 degree elsius with Erode being the hottest place as temperature peaked to 42 degree Celsius
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 9:24pm -
- Preliminary work to construct remaining part of integrated terminal begins at Chennai airport
As the demolition of T3 building has been completed a few weeks ago, the contractor has taken up preparatory work to construct the remaining portion of the new building
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 8:47pm -
- Fatty liver clinic inaugurated at GEM Hospital
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 8:19pm -
- Chinese sailor found dead in a ship
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 7:46pm -
- Empowering medical students with information to combat antimicrobial resistance
Students can effectively prevent spread of AMR by promoting handwashing in their families, ensuring responsible antibiotic use and prescribing antibiotics wisely and ensuring that they are not used for viral infections
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 7:41pm -
- Polls leave peeling paint, broken items and towering garbage at schools used as booths
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 7:27pm -
- Water supply to be disrupted for two days in seven zones in Chennai
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 7:14pm -
- Chennai’s metal scene evolves with steady head banging and roars
In popular pubs across Chennai, an underground metal scene swaddled in black, makes a comeback
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 6:31pm -
- History-sheeter in Chennai sentenced to seven years of imprisonment for robbery
Police said, B. Balaji of Triplicane, along with an associate, had robbed a petty shop in the locality, after holding the owner at knife-point
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 5:03pm -
- Dalit art and aesthetics by Indian artists on display at Chennai’s Lalit Kala Akademi
As part of the Vaanam Art Festival by Pa Ranjith’s Neelam Cultural Centre, a display of Dalit art and aesthetics by 30 artists from the country takes over Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 4:31pm -
- Chennai police arrest 12 persons for illegal sale of IPL tickets
Police said the arrested persons were found selling tickets on the black market near Chepauk stadium, ahead of the CSK vs LSG match; tickets worthy ₹1.4 lakh were seized from them
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 4:21pm -
- Dharani interview on ‘Ghilli’ re-release: ‘Vijay was a boy then, he is a brand now’
Why a 20-year-old film starring Vijay is being celebrated by Tamil cinema fans today
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 3:41pm -
- Man held for assaulting Tasmac customer with beer bottle in Chennai
Police said the 26-year-old took the customer’s mobile phone and looked at it, and when the customer protested, assaulted him with a bottle
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 12:23pm -
- Annamalai, Vasan slam DMK govt. for failing to curb drug menace
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 1:06am -
- Chennai’s Kalakshetra Foundation ex-teacher arrested on sexual assault charges
A probe was conducted into a complaint from two women alleging that he had assaulted them when they studied at the foundation from 1995-2007. A case was registered in February
- 2 days ago 24 Apr 24, 1:01am -
- Doctors committee writes to NMC on salary issue
The salary paid to experienced specialty doctors in the Tamil Nadu government service is much lower than the stipend provided to PG medical students of other States, says committee
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 11:31pm -
- Man held for murder of six-year-old girl in Puzhal
He had beaten her to death
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 11:08pm -
- Murder suspect hacked to death near Gummidipoondi
The police have launched a search for the suspects
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 10:52pm -
- 100 years of Gopalapuram, which traces its origins to co-operative movement
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 10:48pm -
- Brahmotsavam gets under way in Sri Parthasarathi Perumal temple
During the festival, the Utsava idols would be brought out in procession in various alankarams and on different vahanams
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 10:46pm -
- Study sheds light on fatalities at pedestrian crossings across Tamil Nadu
A study done by IIT-Madras researchers suggests installation of rumble strips, crash barriers, and speed breakers at pedestrian crossings. It also says that engineers should ensure speeds of 15-20 kmph before a motor vehicle reaches a crossing area on a multi-lane road
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 10:46pm -
- Unrelenting heat likely to impact health of children and elderly, caution doctors
With temperatures only set to increase from first week of May, experts stress on precautionary measures to prevent heat-related illness, including heat exhaustion and strokes
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 10:32pm -
- Woman ends life, months after her husband was murdered in Pallikaranai
Sharmila’s brother Dinesh and four of his friends, waylaid Praveen near a Tasmac outlet in Pallikaranai on February 23 and hacked him to death with knives
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 10:25pm -
- CMFRI Vizag unit breeds ‘pulli paarai’ in captivity
These fish were raised in cages for 3-4 years until they reached maturity
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 10:08pm -
- Concerns loom over damage to Pulicat wetland as claim settlement of villages in the sanctuary begin
The concern arises from the fact that the State government plans to denotify a sizable area of the sanctuary
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 9:20pm -
- Apollo Hospitals launches facility that integrates Ayurveda and allopathy
AyurVAID, an integrative Ayurveda centre of excellence, has been set up at Apollo Hospitals’ Vanagaram campus
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 8:52pm -
- IIT Madras to hold global hyperloop contest next year
Institute holds global conference Parivahan as a precursor to international competition
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 8:01pm -
- In 28 days, Chennai police book 87 cases, arrest 134 suspects, seize nearly 140 kg of ganja
In addition to the seizure of ganja, police also seized heroin and LSD stamps, along with cash and vehicles
- 3 days ago 23 Apr 24, 5:17pm -