Bharathiraja cause of death: Veteran Tamil actor-filmmaker dies at 84, one year after son Manoj passed awayVeteran filmmaker and actor Bharathiraja, a pivotal figure in Tamil cinema, has passed away at 84 in Chennai. Revered for bringing rural li...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
Kerala’s healthcare gold rush: How private equity is reshaping hospitals and raising fears over costsPrivate equity funds are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Kerala’s healthcare sector, reshaping a system long dominated by inde...
24 May, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
Dubare elephant attack: Video filmed moments before tragedy surfaces; Karnataka bans tourist interaction with elephantsA tourist died after two captive elephants clashed at Karnataka's Dubare Elephant Camp. Following the fatal incident, authorities have impo...
19 May, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
Woman passenger found dead on flight from Kuala Lumpur to ChennaiThe woman, hailing from Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu, was returning from Kuala Lumpur. Her body has been sent to a government hospit...
19 Nov, 2024, 06.19 PM IST
Teen footballer in Chennai dies following botched knee surgeryA 17-year-old footballer in Chennai, whose right leg had to be amputated following a knee surgery seven days ago, died on Tuesday morning. ...
15 Nov, 2022, 04.36 PM IST
Tamil lyricist Pulamaipithan passes away at 86 due to age-related ailmentsThe poet had penned songs for leading luminaries such as Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan.
09 Sep, 2021, 10.10 AM IST
Vasan Eye Care founder dead, police await autopsy reportThe 51-year-old is said to have had chest pain on Monday morning and was taken to hospital, where he was declared brought dead.
17 Nov, 2020, 08.53 PM IST
Tamil Nadu governor Purohit tests positive for coronavirus; Advised home isolationA bulletin issued by the Kauvery Hospital where the Governor underwent further tests on Sunday said he has been advised home isolation and ...
02 Aug, 2020, 07.54 PM IST
Tamil Nadu constitutes committee to probe any discrepancies in Covid-19 death reporting in the stateThe TN Health Secretary said that the Tamil Nadu government was the first to constitute a death audit expert committee that studied all the...
11 Jun, 2020, 08.03 PM IST
Tamil Nadu hasn’t recorded 236 Covid deaths in ChennaiAtleast 460 people have died of Covid-19 in Chennai till June 8, which is more than double the 224 announced by the directorate of public h...
11 Jun, 2020, 01.34 PM IST
Allegations of unavailability of beds in Chennai is false: TN Health MinisterThis comes after television personality and actor T.V. Varadarajan had alleged that there are shortage of beds in Chennai for Covid-19 trea...
08 Jun, 2020, 08.04 PM IST
Tamil Nadu reports 1515 new cases of Covid-19The hospitals have been classified under two categories - Grade A1/ A2 and Grade A3 / A4. In the general ward, Grade A1 and A2 hospitals ma...
07 Jun, 2020, 08.55 PM IST
Tamil Nadu sets package rates for treatment under the CM's health insurance scheme as cases soar in the stateThis came as a response from the State government after it was brought to light that a number of private hospitals were allegedly charging ...
04 Jun, 2020, 11.36 PM IST
Tamil Nadu reports 580 Covid-19 cases and two more deaths; large number of cases linked to Koyambedu marketThe total tally of cases in the State has touched 5409 cases and with two more deaths being reported, the death toll has risen to 37, a gov...
07 May, 2020, 07.11 PM IST
Chennai building collapse: Death toll rises to nineOf the nine killed, three are women, they said, adding, a total of 18 persons have been rescued and are being treated in two government hos...
29 Jun, 2014, 11.33 AM IST
Pune woman dies of swine flu, toll rises to 28With five deaths Bangalore so far accounts for the second largest number of flu deaths after Pune, where the toll is 13.
17 Aug, 2009, 12.28 PM IST
- Swine flu takes two more lives, countrywide toll mounts to six
Swine flu today claimed the lives of a boy and an ayurvedic doctor.
10 Aug, 2009, 03.45 PM IST