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Rain continues in Ramnad, low-lying areas inundated

FOR the second consecutive day, rain lashed parts of Ramanathapuram, especially the coastal areas, on Thursday.

Over 500 villagers in Melur protest against pvt flrmis tungsten mining licence

OVER 500 residents from 10 villages in Melur taluk gathered at Nayakkarpatti, raising slogans against the centre and demanding the cancellation of licence granted to a private company to mine tungsten on an area of 5,000 acres.

CJ takes part in farewell event of Krishnakumar

THE Madras High Court on Thursday gave an emotional farewell to its senior-most judge Justice D Krishnakumar who has been appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.

Need HR & CE, Waqf-like law to govern Christian institutions: HC

OBSERVING that several irregularities are taking place in the administration of Christian institutions across India, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently suggested the centre to pass legislation, similar to Waqf Act and HR and CE Act, to monitor and govern the Christian institutions.

Work with home secy & DGP to stop attack on lawyers, bar council told

THE Madras High Court has instructed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) to work out measures, in consultation With the home secretary and the DGP, for preventing recurring attacks on lawyers.

Panel needed to coordinate animal birth control work

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras HC recently expressed a need for the state government to form a state-level animal birth control implementation and monitoring committee to coordinate activities across the state in a scientific and phased manner as stipulated in Rule 9(3) of Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023.

VCK chief recalls statement, says he too wanted to be CM

RECALLING a statement he had made 20 years ago, VCK founder and Chidambaram Lok Sabha MP Thol Thirumavalavan said he too had Wished to become the chief minister.

Tangedco has no commercial tie-up with Adani Group in last 3 yrs: Balaji

THE Adani Group has no commercial relationship with the Tangedco in the past three years, Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V Senthil Balaji said in Karur on Thursday.

Stan Swamy memorial: HC says can't stop statues coming up on pvt land

Govt says he was linked with 'Naxais and Maoists', memorial will cause law & order issues

Chennai to issue chip embedded ID to vendors

THE Chennai Corporation will organise special camps at all zonal offices from November 22 to 30 to issue chip-embedded identity cards for all the 35,588 street vendors in the city.

MTC mechanic rams bus into police station

A 38-year-old man employed as a mechanic with the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) allegedly drove an empty bus from the Adyar bus depot into the compound wall of the Adyar Police Station nearby after losing control of the vehicle.

IIT-M unveils Salesforce B2C programme for professionals

IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation has partnered with Codenatives, a US-based IT company, to offer the Salesforce B2C commerce developer training programme for professionals.

DESILT WATERBODIES TO BYPASS FLOOD WORRIES

THE deluge in Chennai city caused by either seasonal rain or cyclones such as Michaung of December, 2023, has created a serious impact on the life of common people.

3 yrs after G.O, advisory panel in schools to curb sexual harassment non-functional

THOUGH the state's school education department issued a government order (G.O.) in June 2021 outlining safety guidelines to protect students from sexual harassment, the measures laid out in the order have largely remained on paper.

300 acres to be acquired for satellite town road

IN a bid to develop a loop road in Thirumazhisai New Town, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has proposed that a total of 330 acres be acquired under the Land Pooling Area Development Scheme (LPADS).

CM to inaugurate new Tidel IT park in Pattabiram today, third one in TN

IN a bid to usher in social and economic growth in northern Chennai, Chief Minister M K Stalin Will inaugurate the Tidel IT Park at Pattabiram on Friday This will be the third full fledged Tidel Park in the state after Taramani and Coimbatore.

Health officials face trouble as no law to stop, penalise home births

Home birth is not natural birth; high-level meet is being planned to handle issue: DPH director

Murder on school campus: Teachers stage stir, want spl law for protection

TEACHERS' associations, on Thursday, staged protests in front of chief education offices in various districts, condemning the murder of Ramani, a 26-year-old temporary teacher at Mallipattinam Government Higher Secondary School in Thanjavur on Wednesday.

ICC ISSUES ARREST WARRANT AGAINST BIBI

THE International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas' military chief Mohammed Deif, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with their war.

US court cloud over Adani

$250 million kickbacks to sign power pacts | Bribery charges against Adani Group head

Will Respond To The Deployment Of Longer-Range Missiles, Warns Russia

Russia warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war.

Taking 20 Wickets Biggest Challenge For Bumrah & Co

Gill decision on Friday

COMMEMORATING CONNECTIONS

The National Day of the Kingdom of Thailand was celebrated in Chennai with an aim to nourish a shared culture and bolster the building partnership with India

Sugarcoated masterpieces

VERY Indian household, without an exception, would have at least that one cursed member whose medical reports have eternally transformed the hitherto ‘taken-for-granted’ humble laddoos and exotic chocolate cakes into forbidden temptations.

Art of twisting the truth

\"HAT'S patriarchy ya?\" You might expect that question, complete with the sucked-on-a-lemon-slice expression upon hearing the word and the dismissive tone used when responding to it (both evident on video footage of the relevant incident) from your average dudebro, WhatsApp group uncle, YouTube commentator, or a very sheltered woman with an internalised misogyny issue.

Star Wars: Visions season 3 in the works

Disney and Lucasfilm recently confirmed that the animated anthology series, Star Wars: Visions, is set to return for a third season.

Emma Mackey joins JJ Abrams' next

Earlier, we had reported about Glen Powell signing on to star in director JJ Abrams' yet-to-be-titled film for Warner Bros. The latest development from the project is that Sex Education and Barbie star Emma Mackey has landed a lead role in it.

THE ART OF A CRAFTING CORE

Banglan, the acclaimed production designer behind the recently released Lucky Baskhar, shares insights into his craft, world-building techniques, future projects, and more

Go beyond news stories to understand the Ukraine crisis

Director Lesia Diak speaks about her documentary on the life of an Ukrainian soldier, titled Dad's Lullaby, the psychological impacts of war, and her message to India and the rest of the world

Of Delhi, dreams and debut

T was a quiet day at Delhi's airport in March 1995, the kind where every sound - a crying toddler, the silence of a bored official, the tap of the rain - seems amplified.