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India joins UN expert panel on Big Data monitoring SDGs

INDIA has joined the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics, a key body focused on leveraging big data to monitor and report on the Sustainable Development Goals.

A serious mind behind an exuberant persona

BIM BISSELL, who died last Thursday, was an institution in Delhi. It seemed as if the whole town knew this warm and exuberant person who, despite poor health towards the end, was all over the place.

508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad railway corridor to have 100% green buildings

ALL railway stations along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor, which spans 508 kilometres and includes 12 railway stations, will have 100% green building attributes, according to Railway Ministry officials.

Former CM's son, ex-AAP minister on BJP second list of 29 for Delhi polls

THE BJP on Saturday released its second list of 29 candidates for the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls.

Why Is Delhi Important For Modi?

LEGEND says the modern city of Delhi is built on seven older ones.

PLANNING OUR LIVES BEYOND WORK

Stepping into the new calendar year means surfing through a barrage of forwarded new year greetings.

BJP Undecided About Fighting Erode Bypoll

The opposition party is afraid that it may not even retain its deposit if it contested in the bypoll, Bharathi said.

TN: Never told centre to drop Madurai-Thoothukudi rly line

Min Sivasankar refutes union rly min's claims, says state wanted the project

SpaDex sats 230 metres apart, health normal: Isro

THE Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday corrected the drift anomaly between the two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites by closing the distance between them to 230 metres.

Sexual abuse of Kerala girl: 14 held under Pocso

A total of 14 people have been arrested, in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of a Dalit minor girl by over 60 people in Chenneerkara, Pathanamthitta.

Security in Place for Kaanum Pongal

GREATER Chennai Police on Saturday announced elaborate security arrangements for Kaanum Pongal on January 16 when thousands of people come to the beaches.

Street-wise waste collection to be part of 'Smoke-free Bhogi'

APART from setting up waste collection centres this Bhogi, the Directorate of Town Panchayats is set to take up street-wise waste collection drive to ensure that household items like plastic and tyres are not burnt.

Long-term housing plan for fishers across TN delayed due to red tape

Housing facilities deliberately put on hold by govt to push mega projects, says RTI activist

Crackdown on institutes facilitating fake NRI certs

An investigation by the Greater Chennai police's special wing into a scam where fraudulent NRI certificates are used for hoodwinking medical admission process has led cops to a big network of counselling centres, a release said.

MoU to promote design thinking

School of Design Thinking (SoDT), an organisation for promoting design thinking as a mindset for problem-solving and innovation, signed a MoU with ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu (ICTACT) to embed design thinking into the academic institutions' ecosystem.

Police Recover ₹12.31 Crore in Cyber Crime Cases in 2024

GREATER Chennai Police (GCP) booked 325 cases of cyber crime especially relating to new modus operandi of digital arrest, fake trading app and others where crores of rupees were scammed from citizens in 2024, an official release on Saturday said.

9 Olive Ridley carcasses wash ashore, probe sought

NINE Olive Ridley turtles washed ashore on a single evening on Saturday at Injambakkam.

Edu Institutes Told to Leverage Technology to Improve Security

IN the aftermath of the Anna University sexual assault, the higher education department has directed universities and colleges to use technology solutions like panic buttons, real-time tracking, and a management system to monitor and screen visitors on the campus, to ensure the safety of students and faculty, as part of the 'Safe Campus' initiative.

Committee to be formed to study Unified Pension Scheme, says minister

FINANCE Minister Thangam Thennarasu said the government would constitute a committee to study the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) announced by the Government of India (GoI).

CM right over delay in filing FIR in Pollachi case: Speaker

GUV NOT ABLE TO DIGEST TN'S GROWTH: STALIN

CM Right Over Delay In Filing FIR In Pollachi Case: Speaker

A day after the Assembly witnessed a heated debate between CM MK Stalin and Edappadi K Palaniswami on the Pollachi sexual assault case that happened in 2019 when EPS was CM, Speaker M Appavu informed the House that Stalin's accusations that there was a delay in filing of FIR was found to be accurate.

Udhayanidhi Opens World Tamil Diaspora Day Expo

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated the World Tamil Diaspora Day 2025 exhibition, celebrating Tamil heritage and culture, at the Chennai Trade Centre on Saturday.

Special officers appointed to quicken local body poll work

DENYING the allegation of the opposition parties that the DMK government has appointed special officers (SOs) to rural local bodies in 28 districts to delay the election, Rural Development Minister I Periyasamy on Saturday told the Assembly that the ruling party is always ready to face election and that the special officers have been appointed to complete the delimitation and re-organisation of the local bodies, in accordance with the directions issued by the Madras High Court.

Giving up seat leaves Cong men vexed

THE Congress giving up Erode East Assembly seat to the DMK has not gone down well with the local functionaries and cadre of the grand old party, as they consider the seat as a sentimental one. The development has also shattered their hopes of retaining the constituency in the 2026 Assembly election.

Crime on Women: CPM Seeks Rethink on Death Penalty

The Assembly on Saturday adopted two bills which award stringent punishments, including death sentence, for offences committed against women and children.

Bridge to help village

HAVING LIVED IN ETHIOPIA AND WORKED AS A PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROFESSOR AT WOLLEGA UNIVERSITY SINCE 2009, KANNAN BECAME A SAVIOUR FOR RURAL ETHIOPIA

Lone Samaritan who heeds calls of crisis

Jessila Angelina dreams of building orphanages and old-age homes for the poor | EXPRESS

OFERR Gives Refuge to Lankans in TN Shores

Like the tides that brought them to Tamil shores, the lives of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have been a relentless battle against currents of despair and hardship.

AIADMK skips Erode bypoll, says no scope for fair election

THE AIADMK has decided to boycott the by-election to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency scheduled for February 5, alleging that the bypoll will not be held in a \"free and fair\" manner.

NTA Exams May Go UPSC Way For Better Security

Would involve DM, SP to make the process of conducting entrance tests fully secure