10+ hour, 15+ min ago   (380+ 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…...

10+ hour, 21+ 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…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago   (296+ words) CHENNAI: Around 20 lakh old-age pension beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu have not received their monthly payout for August under schemes assisted by the Union government, including the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme. However, 15.56 lakh beneficiaries covered entirely under State…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (213+ words) BENGALURU: The City Police has rescued 529 child labourers during a special operation in which surprise inspections were conducted at 6,076 locations across the city. Police said they registered 105 cases against employers for allegedly engaging children in labour. The operation was conducted…...

9+ hour, 57+ 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…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (541+ words) CHENNAI: A field study on public sanitation and toilet infrastructure in Tamil Nadu has flagged serious shortcomings in maintenance, cleanliness, safety, and accessibility across urban and rural areas. The study, conducted by the Forum for Indian Women Intellect in August,…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (267+ words) CHENNAI: A 29-year-old man was hacked to death in public by a gang in Tiruvottiyur on Wednesday (September 9) night allegedly over a loan dispute. A day before his brutal murder, the victim had accused the Tiruvottiyur inspector of threatening him,…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (175+ words) TENKASI: A head constable attached to the Kadayamallur police station was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman cop and was subsequently suspended by Tenkasi district Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar. The accused, Ponraj (40), was arrested after the woman police personnel…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (328+ words) COIMBATORE: A 75-year-old industrialist from Coimbatore was duped of Rs 5.5 crore by cyber fraudsters who placed him under a fictitious digital arrest and threatened to arrest him over terror funding. The victim, a resident of RS Puram, received a phone…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (186+ words) BENGALURU: Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and family, along with Zerodha founders Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath are among prominent names figuring in the notice list generated during the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in Karnataka, official sources said. Chief Minister…...