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2 tourists cook inside room, die after inhaling charcoal smoke
TWO youth died of suspected suffocation caused due to burning of charcoal inside a closed room in a hotel in Kodaikanal on Saturday morning.
SI names judge in FIR, faces heat
MADRAS High Court has ordered the DGP to take action against an SI for mentioning the name of a judge in an FIR registered regarding dispute over increase of rental of a shop.
TN 2nd in renewable energy generation in south, again
State leads in wind power; Karnataka & Kerala better in hydel power.
CBI files new case, questions ex-idol wing chief
CBI has registered a fresh case against retired IG and former head of Idol wing CID, AG Pon Manickavel, for allegedly falsely implicating former DSP Kader Batcha in a criminal case leading to his arrest.
Athikadavu project: BJP threatens indefinite fast
BJP state president K Annamalai said the national party's goal is to form a coalition government in Tamil Nadu in the 2026 legislative assembly election.
Probe irregularities in recruitment of professors: HC to Madras university
THE Madras High Court has directed the University of Madras to probe the alleged irregularities in appointing professors.
Heavy to very heavy rain likely in 5 dists today; sky to be cloudy in Chennai
THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued heavy to very heavy rainfall alert in isolated places over ghat areas of Coimbatore district, Nilgiris, Namakkal, Tiruchy and Perambalur districts on Sunday.
JC sexually harassing us, allege 21 HR&CE women staff in Madurai
CLAIMING that the joint commissioner (JC) of HR&CE department (Madurai) has been sexually harassing them for the last few months, a group of 21 female employees of the department filed a complaint with the commissioner of the department against the official on Saturday.
TNSDC to set up gamified platform to conduct Olympiad for govt schools
THE Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) is set to introduce a gamified platform that will be integrated into 13,500 government schools across the state for conducting \"Naan Mudhalvan Olympiad\" - a competition for government school students of Classes 6, 7 and 8, to identify, nurture their cognitive skills at an early stage.
India's 1st abrasive waterjet unveiled by IIT-M director
AN IIT Madras backed start-up has designed India's first abrasive waterjet machine which can be used for cutting combustible materials without generating heat, and can play a major role in the semiconductor, aviation, defence and diamond industries.
Man held for cheating couple of ₹8L
A 57-year-old man and his wife were arrested by Avadi police for allegedly cheating a couple of ₹8 lakh by promising them high returns.
Action sought against illegal 'no parking' boards in city
THE Madras High Court has asked the police and Chennai Corporation to file a report on the action taken to remove unauthorised installation of 'no Parking' boards and restricting the use of public spaces by placing flower pots or barricades by residential associations and individual bungalow owners.
200 gig workers take part in traffic awareness seminar
THE city traffic police organised a seminar at Vadapalani on Saturday as part of its Zero Accident Day (ZAD) campaign for about 100-200 delivery personnel working for e-commerce platforms.
'VIDIYAL' OF A GREENER CITY
Apart from building a sanctuary around his home, M Sreedhar of Chromepet initiated a movement to spread green canopy in his neighbourhood
IN TUNE WITH EASY LEARNING
THE students of the Panchayat Union Primary School in Kurunchankkulam of Tenkasi district were repeating after instructor M Muthu Durai's words; astoundingly, the chorus they made had a tune to it.
A service, jumbo-sized
TREADING through the dense forests of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve with the midday sun shining in full glow, Dr Sivaganesan Natarajan and his companion found themselves caught in a chance encounter.
FULL SUPPORT TO REHAB: MODI
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi visited the landslide-ravaged areas of Wayanad on Saturday and promised all support in the relief and rehabilitation efforts.
Eco-sensitive area tag: States propose to omit private lands
50 of 135 TN villages suggested by Kasturirangan allegedly left out
Govt green light for desi nuclear-powered sub likely
A government green light to enhance the attack capability of the Indian Navy is due this year through the manufacture nuclear-powered submarines.
2 soldiers killed in encounter in poll-bound J&K
TWO soldiers were killed while three other jawans and two civilians were injured in an encounter with militants in the forest area of Kokernag in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday.
SYDNEY EXTENDS DOMINANCE
Queen of the 400m hurdles wins final in a time of 50.37 seconds, rival Bol finishes in third
Buchi Babu Memorial Tournament to get underway on August 15
THE Buchi Babu Memorial tournament, one of the oldest tournaments in the country, will run from August 15 to September 11, at Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Salem and Natham.
Aman continues wrestling streak with bronze
\"I AM dedicating this medal to my parents who don't even know that I am a wrestler,\" said Aman Sehrawat after winning India's fifth bronze and sixth overall.
Three-hour hearing in CAS on wrestler Vinesh's challenge
THE Court of Arbitration (CAS) heard the case of Vinesh Phogat's disqualification case on Friday evening at the ad hoc division set up for the Olympics.
From budding bowler to javelin gold-Arshad story
COORDINATOR for World Athletics was looking for someone to translate Arshad Nadeem's bit at the press conference.
Childhood coach relishes success of new Olympic champion
AROUND 13 years ago when Rashid Ahmad Saqi saw Arshad Nadeem, he was convinced the tall teenager could become a world beater if groomed properly.
SILVER LINING DESPITE INJURY
Star javelin thrower Neeraj is expected to undergo surgery for the groin injury that has been troubling him since 2017 N EERAJ Chopra's consistency is usually up there with death and taxes as one of those few constants in life.
Ola Electric shares surge 20% on day 1 after muted listing
OLA Electric made a silent debut on the exchanges with its shares getting listed at par against its issue price of ₹76 on the BSE.
Mahindra denies $3 billion investment with China's Shaanxi Automobile Group
HOME-grown auto-major Mahindra & Mahindra denied a report that suggested the Mumbai-based group was seeking the government approval to invest $3 billion with China's Shaanxi Automobile Group.
SIPs, debt and fixed income funds drive mutual fund AUM to ₹64.7 L cr
DESPITE around 9% fall in equity fund inflows, a still roaring SIP book, which hit a fresh record high of 23,332 crore along with inflows into other categories boosted total assets under management (AUM) of mutual funds by 6% to 64.69 lakh crore in July as against ₹60.89 lakh crore in June.