14+ hour, 12+ min ago   (258+ words) CHENNAI: Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu virtually inaugurated the new pick-up point plaza outside Terminal 1 at the city airport on Sunday (September 13). The minister said that flyers to the city airport will soon be able to access…...

15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (200+ words) COIMBATORE: A 28-year-old man, arrested for abduction and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, was shot and apprehended after he attempted to flee by attacking a woman police inspector while recovering a weapon in Coimbatore on Sunday. The two accused,…...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago   (341+ words) CHENNAI: The State government has put in place a system for appointing and monitoring support persons for children who are victims of sexual offences. Every district is required to maintain a panel of 20 trained persons to assist children and their…...

15+ hour, 46+ min ago   (378+ words) CHENNAI: The State government’s high-level committee on Centre-State relations seems to be on its way to a slow death as an acute shortage of essential staff, including office assistants and an accountant, is hitting its functioning at a time when…...

15+ hour, 31+ min ago   (817+ words) COIMBATORE: For more than a month, the fear of a prowling tiger has brought life to a standstill at Lauriston Number 4 in O Valley in Gudalur, leaving around 82 families confined to their homes and depriving predominantly daily-wage workers of their…...

15+ hour, 43+ min ago   (236+ 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…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (196+ words) CHENNAI: DMK MP A Raja on Sunday withdrew his controversial remarks against Minister R Nirmal Kumar amid criticism from political leaders, including a sharp reaction from DMK deputy general secretary K Kanimozhi, quoting Tiruvalluvar to indirectly ask him to hold…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (191+ words) CHENNAI: Law Minister R Nirmalkumar challenged DMK president MK Stalin to replay the "filthy" and "obscene" language used by party functionaries during protests in front of women and children. "Is it your last weapon to speak in filthy language on…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (436+ words) IMPHAL: At least four people including two women were killed when suspected militants attacked their villages in Manipur's Tamenglong and Noney districts on Sunday, police said. The Tamenglong incident occurred at about 4 am leaving two persons dead, while the second…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (387+ words) MADURAI: A bag containing 26 sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs 50,000 in cash was traced and recovered within about two hours after Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and Tamil Nadu Railway Police followed a CCTV trail across railway stations and tracked…...