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December 31 is new deadline for adding names to birth certificates

FOR births registered with the Greater Chennai Corporation that have crossed the 15-year deadline without name entries, individuals can apply for a birth certificate with the name included at GCC zonal offices with the relevant documents.

Crackers light up city, but air quality cracks under pressure

As the bursting of firecrackers picks up pace across the city, Chennai on Wednesday slipped into the 'moderately polluted' category as the Air Quality Index (AQI) came down to 115.

Making Voices heard: TN women voters outnumber men in 207 Assembly seats

WOMEN voters are steadily inching towards outnumbering men in all Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Govt buses' delay costs Tiruppur workers arm & a leg

PRIVATE vans made a killing charging three times the ticket fare in government buses as thousands of workers headed home, especially in delta districts, from Tiruppur on Tuesday night.

Water release from Mettur dam increased to 12K cusecs

In view of the dry spell prevailing since heavy rain lashed the Cauvery delta districts about a week ago, the water resources department (WRD) from Wednesday morning stepped up water release from Mettur dam to 12,000 cusecs from 2,500 cusecs.

Thenpennai basin ryots crowdfund ₹14L to pump water to lakes

FARMERS from Thenpennai river basin have dug out wells close to the river through crowdfunding and pumped water from it into other lakes to replenish water in the lakes near Maampatti village.

Facing backlash, Chennai corpn bins plan to privatise nine football turfs

FOLLOWING strong pushback from the public, the Greater Chennai Corporation withdrew its decision to privatise and levy user charges at football turfs owned by it on Wednesday.

Leaders of political parties extend Deepavali wishes

LEADERS of various political parties have extended their Deepavali wishes to the people of Tamil Nadu.

Will continue to push for fishers' release: CM

Union Minister L Murugan, also taking part in 117th Thevar Jayanthi, says centre will initiate talks with Lankan govt

Interstate 'TRAI scam' busted; two arrested in Chandigarh after raid, kingpin remains at large

THE Tamil Nadu police's cyber crime wing recently busted a network based in Punjab allegedly operating the 'TRAI customer executive' impersonation scam.

Court annuls 20-yr-old's marriage with teacher

THE Madras High Court has come to the rescue of a 20-year-old woman who was forced into marriage by her teacher.

Lawyer barred from practice for stalking female judicial officer

Chennai: The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) has prohibited a lawyer from continuing his practice after receiving complaints from the Assistant Registrar (Rules) of Madras High Court accusing the lawyer of stalking a woman judicial officer.

HC asks DCE to take a call on ₹50K pay for guest lecturers

THE Madras High Court has directed the Director of Collegiate Education (DCE) to make a determination on the University Grants Commission (UGC)'s revised guidelines concerning enhanced honorariums for guest faculties by November 30.

Smoke & fire: Chennai airport sees surge in fake cigarette smuggling

Indian firms, burdened by sin tax, worried as counterfeit cigarettes sold for lower price

Spousal privacy a fundamental right: HC in divorce case

\"PRIVACY as a fundamental right includes spousal privacy and evidence obtained by invading this right is inadmissible,\" said the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently while ruling on the admissibility of phone call records as evidence in a divorce case.

Downpour batters Chennai; rain alert for 15 dists today

PARTS of Chennai received a heavy spell of rain on Wednesday afternoon, dampening Deepavali festivities briefly in the city.

New rules in place to analyse, grade bomb threat to flights

THE Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued new rules to deal with the recent avalanche of bomb threats to flights across the country.

Canada minister named Amit Shah in Nijjar case

A Canadian minister admitted before a parliamentary panel that he outed Union home minister Amit Shah's name to a US newspaper as having allegedly ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation, and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada.

Disengagement complete, troops to swap sweets

India, China wrap up troop pullback from Demchok & Depsang; joint verification is on

TV 5 owner B R Naidu is the new TTD chairman

THE Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday announced the new governing board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), with TV5 owner Bollineni Rajagopal Naidu, popularly known as B R Naidu, as the chairman.

Striking Balance In The Time Of War

A year of the Israel-Palestine conflict and persisting tensions have vitiated the semblance of regional peace for the near future. Relentless military engagements threaten to draw other nations into the vortex. Despite mounting pressure from the US to restrain Israeli assaults on nuclear installations and oil fields in Iran, Israel has often hinted at such strikes in a bid to cripple the energy sector.

Speedster Rana Asked To Join Team

PACER Harshit Rana has been asked to join the Indian team ahead of the third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai. Rana, who was part of the Delhi team in its Ranji Trophy clash against Assam, will join the national side on Wednesday.

DANA SCARE BLOWN UP BY IMD'S IMPRECISION

CYCLONE Dana certainly gave Odisha a scare, leaving about 36 lakh people affected and battering kharif crops over 2.71 lakh acres in five districts along its trail.

INFRA, PLANNING NEEDED FOR INDIAN AVIATION TO SOAR

INDIGO Airlines' big net loss of ₹987 crore in the June- September quarter has taken India Inc by surprise. India's largest airline, which has been profitable in the last seven quarters, was expected to turn in a modest profit in view of its near-monopoly, stable aviation fuel prices and rising passenger numbers.

Apollo docs observe World Stroke Day

ON the occasion of World Stroke Day on Tuesday, the doctors at Apollo Hospitals said that timely intervention within the first 4.5 hours, known as the 'golden hour', is critical in minimising stroke-related disability and improving patient outcomes.

India to slap penalties on GE over fighter jet engines delay

Delivery schedule running late by two years; first batch expected by March 2025

102 HURT IN BLAST DURING KERALA TEMPLE FIREWORKS

REVELRY gave way to horror on Tuesday after an explosion during a fireworks display at a temple in Kerala's Kasaragod district left 102 people injured, seven of them critically. The injured have been admitted in Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode and Mangaluru hospitals.

'I would have rejected Amaran if it was just about a mission'

Sivakarthikeyan speaks about his experience filming for Amaran, how he related to Major Mukund Varadarajan, what he iearnegfrom Kottukkaaii, and more

The many shades of grief

Grief is often thought of as a rather simple, uncomplicated emotion.

Jumanji 3 to release in December 2026

On Tuesday, Sony Pictures announced that Jumanji 3 is all set to hit theatres on December 11, 2026.