Lanka vote to elect prez among 38 contenders

In the first election to be held after the unprecedented economic collapse in 2022 and the people's protest movement, Aragalaya, Sri Lankans will on Saturday exercise their franchise to elect the island's ninth president.

CBI rapped for allegations against judges in Bengal post-poll violence case

THE Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the CBI for \"casting aspersions\" on the Bengal judiciary, after hearing the probe agency's petition seeking a direction to transfer cases related to the 2021 post-poll violence in Bengal to another state.

At Vaishno Devi, BJP battles multiple candidates, feud to avoid Ayodhya redux

AFTER a shock defeat from Ayodhya, the heart of Hindutva politics, in the parliamentary polls a few months back, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) Assembly seat in J&K's Reasi district has assumed additional significance for the BJP.

Thaw in offing? India, China not competitors but cooperators: Envoy

IN line with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's recent statements in Geneva that nearly 75% issues between India and China have been resolved barring the border dispute, China's envoy to India said the two Asian giants are not competitors but coordinators.

Shah asks Maoists to lay down arms

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday appealed to the Left-Wing-Extremists (LWE) to abjure violence by laying down arms, surrender before law and join the mainstream like the insurgents in the northeastern region of the country.

THE WEALTH OF DATA ON WHAT INDIANS CONSUME

THERE is a celebrated sherlock Holmes quote: “it is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data.

NAME CHANGERS MAY NOT BE GAME CHANGERS

COLONIALISM is something we need to live with at least in memory.

HC seeks report on student strength in law colleges

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday, directed the director of legal studies to file a report on the number of available faculty members and the student strength in government law colleges across the state.

'Naidu playing with people's emotions'

Ex-CM Jagan to send letter to PM seeking action against Naidu; TTD Executive Officer to file report

Natural to add animal fat in sweets, says VCK president

IT is natural to add animal fat in most food and sweet items across the globe, said Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) general secretary Thol Thirumavalavan and questioned why the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam laddu row was being politicised, during a press meet in the city on Friday.

Dindigul dairy firm denies allegations on quality of ghee supplied to TTD

AMID controversy over the alleged use of adulterated ghee by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in the preparation of laddu and other items, AR Dairy Food Private Limited in Dindigul, one of the ghee suppliers to the temple, denied the allegation and said ghee supplied to TTD was of high quality and it was sent along with duly accredited lab reports.

Odisha Literary Fest to start today, 14 women achievers to get Devi Awards

THE incredible mosaic of language, literature, art and culture, music and cinema is all set to be laid in Bhubaneswar as the Odisha Literary Festival (OLF) 2024 goes underway here on Saturday.

Pondy man duped of ₹1 lakh in child adoption scam

A Puducherry resident who was trying to adopt a child was cheated of ₹1.07 lakh by an online group posing as an adoption agency.

Container with ₹35 cr worth PCs stolen at Chennai Port, 6 held

SIX people were arrested by the Harbour police on charges of stealing a container from the Chennai Port using forged documents.

Fishermen plan rail roko on new Pamban bridge inauguration day

FISHERMEN associations from six districts announced a rail roko on the inauguration day of the new Pamban railway sea bridge condemning the union government's inaction in addressing the demands of the fishermen, after a meeting in Rameswaram on Friday.

5.7L youth got jobs in past 3 yrs: TN

THE state government on Friday said as many as 5.74 lakh youth have got jobs in government and private sectors during the past three years and steps are on to appoint 75,000 more youth in the next two years in various departments as promised by Chief Minister MK Stalin.

Sexually harassed by cops, woman tells rights panel

A woman who was allegedly sexually harassed by three police personnel in Kanniyakumari district appeared before SHRC member V Kannadasan and submitted her statement on Friday.

Counsellor held under Pocso Act

A psychological counsellor was arrested under the Pocso Act on Friday on the charge of sexually harassing girl students at a government children's home in Nagapattinam.

'Cambridge has trained 6L students under Naan Mudhalvan scheme'

IN a bid to equip learners with English skills that meet the demands of job market, Cambridge University has trained six lakh students, covering 1,500 institutions and certified 10,000 teachers in Tamil Nadu under the Naan Mudhalvan Scheme, according to Peter Phillips, Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press and Assessment.

CSE WANTS REPOWERING POLICY TWEAKED TO CAPITALISE ON STATE'S WIND CAPACITY

CENTER for Science and Environment (CSE) released a fresh report titled 'Accelerating Wind Repowering in Tamil Nadu at a meeting on Thursday, saying, \"Tamil Nadu's wind repowering policy needs to be improved for maximising the state's wind energy capacity.

Transfer fake NCC camp case to CB-CID, says CPM panel

A CPM fact-finding team that investigated the fake NCC camp sexual assault case in Krishnagiri district urged the government on Friday to transfer the case to the CB-CID.

Two boys in Ambur strangled to death by dad's friend over loan

TWO young boys were allegedly strangled to death by their father's friend in Ambur, Tirupattur on Thursday.

TVK first state conference on Oct 27

Vijay seeks blessings as 'son of soil', says his party policies will meet expectations of people

Manual scavenging: Firm fined ₹2L, contractor and supervisor booked

THE Koyambedu police have booked a case against a contractor and a supervisor of a firm that engaged a man to manually clean a sewage chamber at the Koyambedu market on Tuesday.

Boring on metro tunnel below Adyar river complete

THE work on the first of the twin tunnels from Greenways station to Adyar junction covering 1.2 km was completed after a gruelling 178 days.

73% of stray dogs surveyed not sterilised: Corpn report

Estimate shows canine population went up from 57K in 2018 to 1.8L now

114 families evicted from Villivakkam

A total of 114 families were evicted on Friday from Annai Sathya Nagar near Villivakkam lake, and shifted to the TNUHDB high-rise phase 1 apartments at Moolakothalam, 12 km away.

Convict torture: HC bats for reforms tells CB-CID to hold impartial probe

Bench to closely watch probe to ensure prisoners treated with dignity

HC quashes GO reserving Nayakaneri panchayat chief post for SC woman

THE Madras High Court on Friday quashed a GO that had reserved the post of Nayakaneri panchayat president to a woman belonging to the Scheduled Caste.

With no V-C, Madras univ seeks legal opinion on who can sign degree certs

THE syndicate body of the University of Madras (UoM) on Friday decided to seek legal opinion on who could sign the degree certificates of students for the upcoming convocation in the absence of a vice-chancellor (V-C).