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3 minors held for killing man

THREE minors were arrested for murdering a daily wager in Thadikombu of Dindigul on Tuesday night.

Special trains, extra coaches to handle festive season rush

The Southern Railway has announced the augmentation of coaches on a few trains to manage the rush during January and February.

Int'l trade fraud bust in Chennai accounts for 14% of ED convictions

Bank accounts, import documents created through forgery; ₹120 crore worth USD sent to Hong Kong under the guise of fake imports; eight accounts operated by Mani Anbazhagan, son of former DMK minister Ko Si Mani

DMK govt gave jobs only to 40K people in three yrs: PMK

TAKING a dig at the state government led by DMK, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has said it has provided jobs only to 40,000 people in the last three years.

80-yr-old woman picked up on bike, sexually assaulted near K'giri forest

AN elderly woman, believed to be 80-year-old, was allegedly sexually assaulted near Berandapalli forest on Tuesday evening.

Jumbo relief as AI cams curb deaths on rly track

THERE has been no elephant death on the railway tracks in Madukkarai forest range ever since AI-enabled camera surveillance system was commissioned in February 2024.

Anna univ rape accused was held for bizman kidnap in '18

GNANASEKARAN, the prime accused in the rape of a student of Anna University on the institute premises, was in 2018 arrested for kidnapping a businessman from Madurantakam, police sources said.

57-Year-Old Man Arrested for Misbehaving with Girl on Train

A 57-year-old man from Thanjavur was on Tuesday arrested under the POCSO Act for allegedly misbehaving with a girl in a running train near Sirkazhi.

Mettur dam full for third time, Thanjavur farmers want more water released

WITH the Mettur dam reaching its full reservoir level (FRL) of 120 feet (93.47 tmc ft) on Tuesday night—a third for the current irrigation year—farmers in Thanjavur district want the quantum of River Cauvery release for irrigation of standing samba paddy to be stepped up immediately.

Residents fume as councillors seek cattle fine cut

THE recent session of the city corporation became a topic on various social media platforms as some councillors made the plea for reducing fines on owners letting their cattle stray.

People welcome 2025 with prayers

THOUSANDS thronged places of worship across the district on Wednesday to usher in the new year, 2025, with prayers.

Pvt buses race on city roads, leaves biker dead on Jan 1

A road accident during the early hours of New Year's Day claimed the life of a 54-year-old catering contractor on the Melapudur underpass in Tiruchy.

It's a bull run for bell & chain makers as jallikattu rings in the moolah in south TN

WITH jallikattu around the corner, traders and manufacturers are eyeing a profitable season as there is an increasing demand for bells, chains, anklets and ropes among bull owners and tamers.

Monsoons Turn Annual Testing Time For Chennai's Students

Every year, Chennai turns into the Venice nobody asked for. Streets become rivers, autos become boats, and the city collectively dives into its annual watery chaos.

State-wide student assessment to be held for classes 3, 5, and 8

The school education department will conduct a State Level Achievement Survey (SLAS) in the last week of January to identify learning gaps and plan academic interventions.

Kerala to spend ₹750-cr to rehabilitate Wayanad victims

KERALA Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday unveiled the project plan to build two townships in Wayanad to rehabilitate the victims of the July 30, 2024 landslides.

4 Arrested for Sexual Assault of TN Woman

FOUR persons have been arrested by Ramanathapuram Town police for allegedly sexually assaulting a 38-year-old woman in an isolated location near Puthendhal village on Sunday night.

Govt outreach to put fertiliser rates on leash

Cabinet's first decision of the new year on farmers; crop insurance schemes extended

40 yrs on, toxic Union Carbide waste exits Bhopal

FOUR decades after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy killed thousands of people, some 337 tonnes of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide factory were on Wednesday night moved to another site in Dhar district.

Infiltrators Coming to India to Work in Textile Mills: Sarma

ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday dropped a bombshell claim that a section of India's textile industry is illegally \"importing\" cheap labourers from Bangladesh where the industry has taken a hard hit in the aftermath of the unrest that brought down the government of Sheikh Hasina.

Transition phase, finding balance challenge for India

As the third umpire's decision - OUT - was displayed on the giant screen at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday evening for one last time, the stadium erupted, bringing to a close what had been a rollercoaster year for Indian cricket.

Hoping for fulfilling 2025 after controversial 2024

Despite not-so-very savoury 2024, Indian sports hope for a better 2025

GM Vaishali qualifies for World Blitz quarterfinals

INDIAN Grandmaster R Vaishali surprised herself with a stellar performance to enter the quarterfinals of the World Blitz Championship here, even as recently-crowned rapid champion Koneru Humpy made an early exit.

BSNL Employees Union opposes 2nd phase of VRS

THE BSNL Employees Union (BSNLEU) has opposed the proposed second phase of the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) introduced by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) management.

Fiscal deficit at 52.5% of target by Nov-end

THE Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of the eighth month of financial year 2024-25 was at 52.5% of the full-year target, according to the government data released on Tuesday.

Proclamation of July Uprising' soon in Bangladesh

BANGLADESH's interim government has announced plans to prepare the 'Proclamation of the July Uprising', a day after it distanced itself from a proposed declaration with an identical title that was put forward by a student movement instrumental in toppling Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

China Hackers Access Secret Treasury Dept Papers: US

CHINESE hackers remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said on Monday.

US attacks Houthi targets in Yemen

THE US military said on Tuesday its forces had hit Houthi targets in Yemen's capital that the Iran-backed rebels used to attack American warships and commercial vessels.

Share full data on Covid origin, WHO asks China

THE World Health Organization urged China to share data on the origins of the Covid pandemic, five years on from its start in the city of Wuhan, BBC News reported.

9/11 Plea Deals Back on Table

Military court says defense secy Austin had no right to reject a decision already okayed by the Guantanamo court's top authority