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Edappadi, OPS, Sasikala pay tributes to Jaya

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, expelled leader O Panneerselvam, VK Sasikala and AMMK founder TTV Dhinakaran paid homage to former chief minister J Jayalalithaa on the occasion of her eighth death anniversary on Thursday.

Oppn slams govt over 'contamination' deaths

LEADERS of various political parties on Thursday strongly condemned the deaths of two persons and the hospitalization of many more allegedly due to contamination of drinking water in Pallavaram.

DMK sends 2.5L kg of rice to affected dists

THE ruling DMK has dispatched 2.5 lakh kg of rice to the districts severely affected by Cyclone Fengal.

Flood damage: Central team to visit TN, Pondy

Visit likely between Dec 7 & 9; team may meet Stalin before exercise; UT collector tells officials to prepare reports

Forest staff hurt as tusker overturns vehicle

A field staff of Anti Depredation Squad (ADS) was injured after an elephant overturned a vehicle at Thondiyalam in Gudalur on Thursday.

HM who failed to report sexual abuse gets no Pocso relief

HOLDING a school headmaster responsible for failing to report an offence of sexual assault of a student, the Madras High Court refused to quash the case pending against him in a special court for trial of cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.

Interim stay on dispossession of land for Madurai airport

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday ordered an interim stay against the dispossession of parcels of land from 130 residents of Chinna Udaippu village for the Madurai Airport expansion.

Set up special court in all dists as per SC/ST rules

THE National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes asked the chief secretary to the state government to set up special courts in all districts as per the SC/STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 2016.

Unused biometric system at Chennai airport helps smugglers 'strike' gold

The system meant for monitoring the entry and exit of airport employees was installed five years ago; AAI says it's not being used due to back-end server issues

Uproar in LS as BJP links Oppn with Soros

LOK SABHA proceedings were on Thursday disrupted after the Opposition and Treasury Benches clashed over the latter's allegation linking Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other oppositon leaders with US-based multi-billionaire George Soros.

TN flood fiasco: Villagers flag lack of sufficient alerts

THE unanticipated and sudden release of water to the tune 1.8 lakh cusecs from Sathanur dam in Tiruvannamalai district on Sunday night may have triggered the flooding in many areas along the Thenpennai river in Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, and Cuddalore districts, but lack of specific details about the level of flooding or pointed instruction to move to designated relief shelters, during the initial hours of the calamity, may have put the residents to avoidable trouble.

2 DEAD, 33 ILL DUE TO ‘WATER CONTAMINATION’ IN CHENNAI

TWO persons died and 33 others were admitted to hospitals for vomiting and diarrhoea due to suspected water contamination at Pallavaram Cantonment and nearby areas in Chennai's suburbs on Wednesday.

Rohit makes bold call, to bat in middle at Adelaide

AND there it was. About 24 hours after KL Rahul told the media in Adelaide jokingly that he had been informed about his batting position but asked not to reveal it, captain Rohit Sharma cleared the air by announcing that he will be moving down the order in the second Test against Australia beginning Friday.

Fadnavis back as Maharashtra CM with two deputies

Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar takes oath as deputy CMs; portfolio distribution talks on

Girls Will Be Girls gets Prime Video premiere date

SHUCHI Talati's coming-of-age drama Girls Will Be Girls will drop on Prime Video on December 18, the streamer announced on Wednesday.

Netflix announces docu-series on Roshan film family

Netflix has announced a docu-series titled The Roshans, which will give a deep dive into the legacy of Hrithik Roshan's film family.

Martin Starr onboard The Hand That Rocks the Cradle remake

Earlier, we reported about Maika Monroe starring in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle remake from 20th Century Studios.

Inside the mind of the Fanboy Killer

RYAN Eggold plays the antagonist in the Prime Video series Cross, opposite Aldis Hodge's titular detective.

'I felt I was not the right person to tell Dr Ambedkar's story'

THE INDEPENDENT AMERICAN WRITER-FILMMAKER-ACTIVIST AVA DUVERNAY ON THE CHALLENGES OF DEALING WITH THE COMPLEX REALITY OF THE CASTE SYSTEM IN INDIA AND ITS INTRINSIC PREJUDICES AND BRUTALITIES IN HER RECENT FILM ORIGIN

'HAD I NOT BEEN A POET.I'D HAVE BEEN A MESS

Jeet Thayil’s latest collection of poems is about loss, ageing, and the recovery of the self in the world. ll Have It Here is his first book of poetry after 15 years and the death of his wife

Forbidden art

A Bengali artist's Chittapro's sketches of the Bengal were banned and all copies of the booklet in which it was published were destroyed.

UNEARTHING AMUSEMENTS

Imagine an ideal world, where if one wanted to do research in traditional games, one would be able to go through some old texts and find the list of games that people used to play – with detailed descriptions of the board, the game pieces, the throw pieces, the rules and a little about why the game was created, its history, its cultural underpinnings.

Bounjour meets Vanakkam

DOWNSTAIRS at Higginbothams, the scent of aged paper filled the air, surrounded by shelves stacked high with books. But upstairs, the iconic bookstore on Anna Salai transformed into a cosy haven for lovers of literature.

Therapy disguised as comedy

ET's rewind to 2019. Chennai was buzzing with Bigil fever, TikTok trends, and, of course, the Chapathi Song - Aravind SA's hilarious parody of Lungi Dance that became an instant hit.

CULTURAL HISTORY OF MADRAS MARGAZHI

Deepa Chakravarthy ushers us through the city's chronicles and roots of sabhas, highlighting the roles of prominent artistes, and commemorating the musical heritage

JOURNEYING THROUGH JAMMU!

On the banks of River Tawi, this city is reviving its cultural identity by embracing its local traditions

Eye on ODI WC, India women face Australia

THE last time India and Australia faced each other in ODIs, at the start of the year in Mumbai, the format was not on either side's radar. The shortest format took over as a high priority given the T20 World Cup was approaching fast.

Five-star Barca return to winning ways at Mallorca

RAPHINHA and Lamine Yamal inspired Barcelona to a first win in four La Liga outings as they beat Mallorca 5-1 on Tuesday.

Jitesh triumphs in swimming meet

JITESH of Sir Mutha school won the U-11 event of the inter-school swimming competition organised as part of the ARET Golden Jubilee celebration held at the SDAT swimming pool, Velachery.

FC Goa two good for Hyderabad

HYDERABAD FC suffered a 0-2 defeat against FC Goa in the Indian Super League here on Wednesday.