Chennai weather: City experiences moderate rainfall, few parts could see waterloggingChennai is experiencing rainfall, prompting an alert for potential waterlogging and traffic. The city has recorded below-normal rainfall si...
17 Aug, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
Customs authorities impose Rs 2.76 cr penalties on IndiGo; airline to appeal against ordersIndiGo faces penalties totaling over Rs 2.76 crore from customs authorities in Ahmedabad and Chennai for alleged customs duty discrepancies...
27 May, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
Tamil Nadu's Poondi reservoir nears full capacity due to heavy rainfall; first flood alert issuedThe Water Resources Department issued a flood alert as the Poondi reservoir nears full capacity due to heavy rainfall. 1,000 cusecs of wate...
12 Dec, 2024, 05.02 PM IST
Chennai rains: IMD issues orange alert; Stalin govt sets up an integrated command centreThe India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Chennai and nearby districts, predicting heavy rain from October 15. Pre...
14 Oct, 2024, 07.25 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Assembly proceedings go live for the first timeThe move signifies the fulfilment of a poll promise of the DMK which stormed to power in May last year, after being in the opposition for a...
06 Jan, 2022, 02.47 PM IST
Navy to get fifth Dornier Aircraft squadron on MondayThe new air squadron is scheduled to be commissioned by Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Naval Staff at Naval Air Enclave, Meenambakkam.
21 Jul, 2019, 08.11 PM IST
Chennai Corporation begins cleaning of city on war-footingThe civic body, headquartered at the iconic Ripon Building, has been working day in and day out since the torrential rains pounded the capi...
06 Dec, 2015, 08.02 PM IST
Chennai rains: IAF to transport stranded students, passengers at airportThe IAF has put in 13 helicopters, C17s and C130s for relief and rescue operations in Chennai following the flooding.
05 Dec, 2015, 05.46 PM IST
UPA government weakened country's defence, says JayalalithaaJayalalithaa today accused it of failing to modernise the Indian armed forces and turning the Defence sector a 'defenceless' one.
04 Mar, 2014, 08.22 PM IST
Jayalalithaa to launch Lok Sabha poll campaign from KanchipuramAIADMK announced that party general secretary and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa would begin the election campaign for Lok Sabha polls on Marc...
24 Feb, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
- BJP workers court arrest
BJP's leaders & scores of workers courted arrest as part of nation-wide 'Jail Bharao' protest to highlight "failures" of UPA.
22 Jun, 2012, 12.44 PM IST
Chennai may become first city with two international airportsChennai may become the first in the country to have two international airports as work on the second airports in Goa and Mumbai may be dela...
15 Feb, 2012, 02.42 PM IST
- Indian flight from Singapore makes emergency landing
A Chennai-bound Indian flight from Singapore with 132 passengers onboard today landed under emergency conditions at the airport here after ...
22 Aug, 2009, 01.58 PM IST
- Airports on alert to prevent attack by hijacked plane
Airports across the country were on Thursday put on high alert in the wake of intelligence reports that terrorists from Pakistan or Afghani...
05 Dec, 2008, 01.26 AM IST
- TN okays Chennai Metro
Chennai is expected to join the elite club of Indian cities like Kolkata and Delhi, which have a thriving metro rail system.
08 Nov, 2007, 01.11 AM IST
- Karunanidhi halts Jaya's metro move
In a classic case of how divisive politics mars infrastructure growth, the Karunanidhi government has halted the Chennai metro project prop...
03 Jul, 2006, 02.27 AM IST
- Shourie defends HPCL, BPCL sell-off
Union Minister for Communications, Information Technology and Disinvestment Arun Shourie on Thursday defended the Centre's recent decision ...
30 Jan, 2003, 10.55 PM IST