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Corpn staff made to work at houses of IAS officers: Ramadoss seeks action

PMK founder S Ramadoss on Thursday urged TN government to act against IAS officers for making Chennai Corporation employees work at their homes to carry out personal chores.

DIG arrested for facilitating land fraud with forged docus

A CB-CID team from Chennai arrested Ravindranath, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Registration Department, Salem region, on Wednesday night for allegedly facilitating the illegal transfer of a property using forged documents.

Police whisk away rowdy from court to 'save his life'

IN violation of Supreme Court guidelines which state that people should not be arrested from court premises, Salem City police arrested a history-sheeter on Salem court campus on Thursday.

Centre doubles wheat given to TN, more PDS cardholders to benefit

COME November, a higher number of poor and lower-middle-class population possessing Priority Household (PHH) ration cards will be able to receive wheat for free from ration shops.

School teacher verbally abuses girls, told by kangaroo court to go on leave

A male teacher, who has been accused of verbally abusing girl students at a government high school located in a village near Alangulam, has been asked to go on medical leave by a kangaroo court that deliberated the issue.

Senthil Balaji may get back minister berth, portfolios in cabinet reshuffle

Announcement is expected after CM Stalin returns from New Delhi

TN signs MoU with British Council for partnerships in creative industries

IN a bid to lay a roadmap for future research partnerships between Tamil Nadu and the United Kingdom (UK) in creative industries and laying the groundwork for long-term policy frameworks, the British Council, the UK's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural ex change, and Guidance Tamil Nadu, the investment promo tion agency of the state government, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the creative economy and cultural industries of the state.

Three occupy Islamic trust's building, held

THREE men have been arrested by Otteri police on charges of illegally occupying a building belonging to an Islamic trust at Otteri.

₹100cr worth of chemical used for making meth seized, two held

THE Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Wednesday busted a major pseudoephedrine trafficking racket and seized 112 kg of the precursor chemical, which is used to make the globally popular drug methamphetamine, from a container at Chennai Port.

Five nabbed after raids at overseas job agencies

FOLLOWING a request from the Protector of Emigrants (PoE) in Chennai, a joint raid was conducted by the Job Racket Investigation Wing of the Central Crime Branch and PoE officers on Wednesday, targeting unauthorised overseas employment agencies in the city.

Monsoon trailer: Just few hrs of rain and parts of city inundated

PARTS of the city were water logged on Thursday after an intense spell of rain the previous night.

Palani prasadam remark: BJP functionary gets bail

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to the vice-chairman of the BJP's Tamil Nadu State Industrial Wing, PS Selvakumar, in a case booked against him for his remarks on panchamirtham of Palani temple in Dindigul district.

Anna varsity to set up drone pilot training centre in Ladakh

After opening a branch of its Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RPTO) in Bengaluru, the Anna University is all set to spread its tentacles to Ladakh.

Victim's U-turn frees murder-bid accused 16 yrs on

The man was set ablaze in July 2008 after his son's football hit a two-wheeler

Kallakurichi riot: Schoolgirl's uncle arrested

THE Special Investigation Team has arrested the maternal uncle of the Class 12 girl who allegedly died by suicide on her school premises, triggering a riot in Kallakurichi.

TN women to power German service centre

WITH her long locks tucked in inside the helmet and sporting a gown and industry-grade safety shoes, 22-year-old G Sowmya from Cuddalore is busy at the place she now calls her second home her work place, arguably the first all-women construction equipment service centre opened by Schwing Stetter India in Poonamallee on Thursday.

37 kids among 46 drowned after holy dip across Bihar

Jivitputrika is celebrated by moms for well-being of children

Sena, TMC spat at Waqf bill JPC's meeting

A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, in Mumbai on Thursday witnessed tumultuous scenes after a verbal spat between TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee and Shiv Sena (Shinde)'s Naresh Maske.

SC JUNKS GUJ GOVT'S PLEA TO EXPUNGE CRITICAL REMARKS IN BILKIS VERDICT

THE Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a review plea filed by the Gujarat government seeking to expunge certain adverse remarks against it while quashing the premature release of the 11 men convicted of gangraping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven of her family members in the 2002 riots.

Focus on Sindhu's positioning & movement on court: Sridhar

SINCE the beginning of the month, Anup Sridhar has helped put the basics in place for PV Sindhu's comeback to the circuit after a below-par Paris Games.

Fanai stars in Mohammeden win against Chennaiyin FC

RIDING on Lalremsanga Fanai's goal in the 39th minute Mohammedan Sporting Club defeated hosts Chennaiyin FC 1-0 and secured their first win in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.

Kanpur game may be Shakib's last Test match

ONE look at his cricketing profile and it can be known clearly how valuable he has been as a cricketer.

Cloud over Green Park & combination

With two strips prepared, conditions could determine whether Kuldeep will play at his home ground or not

Inside story of how all-rounder revealed plans on India arrival

FORMER Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday announced that the Mirpur Test against visiting South Africa will be his last in the format if he is assured of his safety in the country and also a safe exit after the match.

Arjun's journey of self discovery post Paris heartbreak

ARJUN Babuta is on a journey of self discovery at the moment.

AICF announces ₹ 3.2 cr for Olympiad winners

THE All India Chess Federation announced a whopping 3.2 crore in rewards for the historic 45th Olympiad-winning Indian teams during a felicitation ceremony here on Wednesday.

NADA serves whereabouts failure notice to wrestler Vinesh

THE National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Wednesday served a notice to wrestler Vinesh Phogat for whereabouts failure and sought an explanation within 14 days.

Mbappe scoring streak continue in La Liga

KYLIAN Mbappe extended his scoring streak with his sixth goal in five matches as Real Madrid defeated Alaves 3-2 to move closer to leader Barcelona in the Spanish league.

INDIA'S PROBLEM OF LEFT

Bangladesh tweaker Islam may pose trouble if he gets in the playing XI for the Kanpur Test starting Friday

IOA infighting puts its own election under the scanner

THE Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) emergency meeting, called by the president, PT Usha, on Thursday is expected to be volatile.