10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (230+ words) CHENNAI: Heavy traffic congestion was reported along the GST Road on Saturday (September 12) as thousands of people from the city headed to their hometowns for the long weekend leading up to Ganesh Chaturthi. Vehicle movement along the GST Road increased…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (209+ words) PATNA: Over 48 lakh people remained affected in flood-hit Bihar on Sunday, even as waters started to recede in most rivers, which were flowing above the danger mark, officials said. Around 48.35 lakh people in 575 gram panchayats across 87 blocks of 15 districts were…...

9+ hour, 58+ min ago   (394+ words) DT Next bureau comprises a team of reporters, including rookies with a couple of years of experience to veterans with nearly 30 years under their belt, stationed in Chennai and other key districts of Tamil Nadu. The team includes dedicated reporters…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (511+ words) CHENNAI: Left parties have decided to contest the upcoming bypolls to the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies separately, with the CPM contesting Madurantakam and the CPI Dharapuram. The decision comes despite the two Left parties continuing to extend outside support…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (196+ words) TIRUCHY: A forest department official who went into a coma following an accident was disbursed the insurance claim of a sum of Rs 2 crore during the Lok Adalat held here on Saturday (September 12). The Lok Adalat organised by the District…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago   (382+ words) BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government constituted a five-member technical committee to oversee the care of five baby orangutans rescued from Balasore district, officials said on Sunday. The baby orangutans are at present kept at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, they…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago   (417+ words) CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) has taken steps to procure an additional 2,000 MW of electricity from various generating companies and the open market to meet increased demand amid prolonged summer heat and reduced wind power generation,…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago   (449+ words) CHENNAI: The city’s informal workers are losing both working days and income due to heat-related illness, with 28.4% of workers surveyed in Vyasarpadi reporting that they had lost at least one working day because of heat-related illness, a community-led study has…...

10+ hour, 29+ min ago   (269+ words) CHENNAI: Three ventures working in healthcare and agriculture won the Innovation category at the 15th ChinniKrishnan Innovation Awards 2026, organised by CavinKare in association with the Madras Management Association (MMA) here on Saturday. The awards ceremony was held at the IIT Madras…...

9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (280+ words) CHENNAI: The CPM and CPI, which had announced on Friday that they would declare their stand on the upcoming Assembly bypolls to Madurantakam and Dharapuram on Saturday, deferred the decision to Sunday, with both parties convening state-level meetings to finalise…...