Eminent farm scientist M S Swaminathan cremated with State honoursSwaminathan passed away on Thursday. He was 98. The final rites were performed by the family members and the body was cremated at the Besan...
30 Sep, 2023, 04.51 PM IST
Colossus of cancer care, Dr Shanta dies of heart attack; TN govt announces police honours for funeralPrime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in condoling her death and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said the government would ac...
19 Jan, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
When Kamala Harris asked aunt in India to break coconuts for her good luck at Hindu templeThe New York Times, in an article titled 'How Kamala Harris's Family in India Helped Shape Her Values', said when Harris was fighting the e...
17 Aug, 2020, 01.39 PM IST
"No to CAA, NRC" rangoli at DMK chief Stalin's residenceExpressing solidarity with 'rangoli protesters' against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the entrance of DMK president M K Stalin's house her...
30 Dec, 2019, 01.42 PM IST
CAA-NRC protests in Chennai: Eight detained for drawing kolams on roadThe Chennai police on Sunday detained eight people, including five women, for drawing kolams on a road and a street in Besant Nagar to prot...
29 Dec, 2019, 12.59 PM IST
Dhinakaran asked to appear before Delhi Police on SaturdayThe Delhi Police had also issued a lookout notice against Dhinakaran yesterday. The lookout notice was issued in the wake of inputs that Dh...
20 Apr, 2017, 11.46 AM IST
Delhi Police serves summons to T T V DhinakaranIt is, however, not known when Dhinakaran has been asked to appear before them. Assistant Commissioner & another official served the summon...
20 Apr, 2017, 01.54 AM IST
When Magsaysay winner TM Krishna brought classical music to slumsKrishna was born in Chennai in year 1976. Hailing from a family of music connoisseurs was exposed to the south Indian classical music early.
29 Jul, 2016, 12.54 PM IST
Have you played spikeball? The latest beach sport in Chennai gathers momentumThough spikeball is a fairly new sport in India, it is a much-played sport in the US and many parts of Europe.
07 Aug, 2015, 10.07 AM IST
Film fraternity, fans bid tearful adieu to M S ViswanathanThe body of the acclaimed music legend was taken in a procession from his Santhome residence to the Besant Nagar electric crematorium in a ...
15 Jul, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand's mother passes awayChess wizard Viswanathan Anand's mother Sushila Viswanathan passed away in her sleep in Chennai. She was 79.
28 May, 2015, 08.06 AM IST
Electronic power bill payment in Tamil Nadu to be expandedTamil Nadu government plans to expand the Any Time Payment Machine (ATPMs) scheme for payment of electricity bill to more centres.
24 Oct, 2013, 11.44 AM IST
Cyclone Nilam intensifies, lifeboat with 14 people capsizes of Tamil Nadu coastCyclone Nilam has shown its strength even before it crossed the coast, sending an oil tanker in the Bay of Bengal drifting towards the Besa...
31 Oct, 2012, 06.00 PM IST
- Major quake hits off Andamans, tremors felt in many cities
A major quake of 7.6 magnitude struck off Andaman. However the tsunami alert for India & Myanmar, was cancelled. In pics: Earthquake in Jap...
11 Aug, 2009, 11.20 AM IST
- Chennai realtors push for resale
With falling buyer interest in new properties on offer, realtors in Chennai are trying hard to drive the resale market to keep business goi...
14 Mar, 2009, 06.57 PM IST
- Chennai's Kalakshetra Colony to get 92-apartment project
If Boat Club attracted corporate high-fliers and celebrities, Kalakshetra Colony (K-Colony) in Besant Nagar, Chennai is emerging as an elit...
09 Feb, 2009, 10.07 PM IST
- Tremors reported in parts of Chennai
Slight tremors were felt in parts of Chennai on Sunday after two successive moderate intensity earthquakes rocked the Andaman and Nicobar I...
10 Aug, 2008, 08.57 PM IST