CHENNAI: A 48-year-old woman was found dead in a washroom on the ground floor of an apartment complex in T Nagar on Tuesday evening. Police said G Vijaya, a domestic help, was found partially clothed and frothing at the mouth. Postmortem findings, however, have ruled out foul play, including strangulation or sexual assault, police said. Earlier that morning, Vijaya had accompanied her daughter-in-law Kanmani, also a domestic help, to the apartment since it was Kanmanis first day at work there. A

CHENNAI: A 23-year-old college student who was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) following complications that arose from an abortion at a private clinic near Thalambur, died without responding to treatment on Thursday. Rajesh Kumar, an assistant professor of Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, who allegedly impregnated her, was arrested earlier this week for forcing the girl to undergo the abortion. The case will now be altered based on relevant charge

CHENNAI: A 67-year-old jeweller from Chennai and his son were among seven people arrested by the Chennai Customs for trying to sell two pieces of ivory weighing 25kg, worth several crores, on Wednesday evening. The accused were identified as T Prabhakaran, his son P Diwakar (42), a Chennai-based realtor, and five accomplices, sources said. After the arrest, they were handed over to the forest department. Prabhakaran was identified as the proprietor of a jewellery shop on NSC Bose road in North C

CHENNAI: A joint fact-finding report released by activists and civic groups in Hyderabad states that the waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Jawahar Nagar is the cause for multiple health issues for residents in the locality. The report finds significance as a team of corporation officials and councillors visited the WTE plant on Thursday to study its successful operation. GCC had claimed it to be a success and has been pushing to open a similar facility at Kodungaiyur. The report states that residen

CHENNAI: In a case of murder for gain, a 71-year-old woman was strangled to death allegedly by a 20-year-old man who escaped with three-sovereigns of gold jewellery that she was wearing. The womans body was staged to make it appear like a suicide, the police said. SRMC police suspect her tenant who lived next door and have launched a hunt for him. According to the police, the deceased woman, V Gandhimathi, had been living alone in a portion of her house since her husbands death a few years ago.

CHENNAI: Three years after 44 Irular tribal families in Sriperumbudur taluk were given land titles in Mannur village, the Kancheepuram district administration has finally initiated construction of houses by conducting a Bhumi pooja last week. These families are currently living in hutments near waterbodies without access to electricity, basic sanitation, and in constant fear of attacks by snakes or bugs. Since November 2021, 88 families who were awarded land titles have been waiting for the dist

CHENNAI: Sanitary workers of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) staged a protest on Tuesday opposing the alleged usage of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) for waste collection, instead of battery operated vehicles that are currently in use. LCVs were originally deployed for collecting waste from high-volume dumping sites but its use is being gradually expanded to other areas, including waste collection, workers said. Protesters said using LCVs increase their workload, as they are forced to ma

CHENNAI: Stating that the allegations and complaint against the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) are grave in nature and warrants deeper investigation, the Madras High Court on Wednesday cleared the decks for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to proceed with the probe by dismissing the petitions filed by Tasmac and the state government against the raids conducted on the retail liquor business entity. A bench of Justices S M Subramaniam and K Rajasekar negated the contentions raised

When Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova spent three days in space, way back in 1963, all alone up there on a solo mission, she was the first woman in space. Since then, over a hundred women have been on such voyages, but the first all-woman space flight since Tereshkovas took place only this month. On April 14, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos rocket company Blue Origin launched six women beyond theKrmn line, in a New Shepard rocket. They flew for eleven minutes in a historical event that was mo

Pablo Picasso once famously quoted, Good artists copy, great artists steal. What he probably meant was that artists imitate and get inspired by existing works. All of us have possibly resorted to some form of copying in our childhood years. Most teenage boys from the age before the Internet would admit to secretly borrowing verses of love from dusty old library books, to pass them off as their own in declarations to their sweethearts. With copying taking on a very sophisticated sheen in todays t

Our greatest glory isnot in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius This ancient line, spoken over 2,500 years ago, took root in the mind of musician Ganesh B Kumar on an ordinary day in Chennai. He wasnt searching for inspiration. I just chanced upon it, he says. Suddenly, it struck me. I dont know how, but it felt like it was meant for Beethoven, as if Confucius had written it for him thousands of years before he was born. This moment of resonance between a Chinese philosop

A thick creamy concoction of rice, milk, and sugar or jaggery, was once only part of religious offerings in temples. But today, those recipes have trickled through the walls of every kitchen, called by different names in different parts of the country: kheer in the north and fondly called payasam in the south. But, who would have thought that coffee, chocolate, or avocado had the potential to be the main character in payasam ? With cultures travelling across and beyond the country, people have b

CHENNAI: Train services on the Chennai Beach-Royapuram section were disrupted for two hours on Tuesday after an EMU train heading to Tiruvallur from Chennai Beach derailed at the Chennai Beach station. The derailment caused the wheels to run over concrete sleepers, damaging about 150m of the track. Around 150 passengers who were on board returned to the platform by jumping off the train. The incident occurred around 11.05 am, when the train was on platform 7 and heading towards Royapuram. While

CHENNAI: Chennai Mayor R Priya chaired a meeting to address concerns raised by North Chennai councillors on the proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Kodungaiyur, at the Ripon Buildings on Tuesday. The meeting comes in the wake of a public gathering held on April 13 by the Federation of North Chennai Residents Welfare Association, which announced a human chain protest on May 25. During the meeting, councillors S Jeevan, R Jayaraman, J Dilli Babu, and M Renuka voiced objections, stating that th

CHENNAI: Almost seven years after Chennai Police registered a case of rioting and assault against four residents of Chitlapakkam near Tambaram for questioning a storm water drain project, the Madras High Court on April 4 quashed the case against them. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan said that the allegations raised against the four residents were trivial, even if taken at face value. On October 21, 2018, the Chitlapakkam police arrested R Balachander and Kumara Subramanian in a case where Sunil Jayaram

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin unveiled the statue and museum dedicated to late Dr V Shanta, renowned oncologist and chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute, on Monday. Dr Shanta dedicated more than six decades of her life to cancer treatment. Her room at the institute has now been transformed into a museum, according to a release. Taking to X, Stalin said, What began as a humble journey under the guidance of Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy, the pioneering founder of the Adyar Cancer Institute, blossome

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Tuesday set aside the provisional selection list released by the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) for the appointment of 621 sub-inspectors to the police department. The revised list published on October 10, 2024, is set aside, Justice CV Karthikeyan said in the order, asking TNUSRB to rework the selection process by following the Supreme Court judgment (Tamil Nadu and others Vs K Shobana and others), with the help of a retired chief just

CHENNAI: The Korukkupet police arrested four history sheeters who allegedly barged into a house and robbed a man and his son at knifepoint on Sunday evening. The gang had attacked the mans wife when she tried to protect her son from them. The gang stole Rs 70,000 in cash, a watch and wallet. According to the police, the arrested men have been identified as V Santhosh alias Biscuit Santhosh (24), R Manikandan alias Bottle Mani (29), D Murugan alias Chiyaan Murugan (26), and R Ranjith alias Anil R

There was this one night in 2019 Barcelona vs Liverpool, the second leg of that Champions League semi-final. Id watched the first leg at home, on my bed, wearing an old Bara tee and holding a stuffed penguin. Wed won 30. Life was good. So obviously, I recreated everything for the second leg same shirt, same seat, same penguin. And then we lost. 40. Messi cried. I cried. My penguin was launched across the room. Since then, Ive had a rule: Never repeat a ritual. If it worked once, its cursed the

If Velammal school is synonymous to school chess, MOP Vaishnav college for Women is for chess in higher institutions. At the recently held All-India inter-university chess tournament, Madras University won the womens segment. Five girls from MOP Vaishnav were part of the winning team. Winning this tournament is an incredible feeling. The gold medal was truly rewarding as its a testament to our perseverance. Its the culmination of months of hard work, and dedication from the entire team, said L A

Weve all heard the saying, Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. Coined by nutritionist Adelle Davis in the 1960s, this advice holds more truth today than ever before. Breakfast is often described as the most important meal of the day, and for good reason. Skipping breakfast doesnt just leave you feeling sluggish; it can have a surprisingly serious impact on both your physical health and mental sharpness. What we consume first thing in the morning plays a cruc

CHENNAI: A passenger was arrested by Malaysian authorities at Kuala Lumpur international airport on Sunday night for attempting to smuggle a baby gibbon and six red-eared slider turtles to Tiruchy. According to a statement from Malaysias wildlife and national parks department (Perhilitan), officials acted on intelligence inputs and seized the animals from the passengers check-in baggage. The individual has been detained, but his identity has not been disclosed. Exporting protected wildlife speci

CHENNAI: As Samuthira, an 8-year-old girl, plays alone in the debris-covered street of Ramdoss Nagar in Moolakothalam, her laughter echoes on the empty street. She lives with her mother and sister in one of the few remaining houses in the area, as the others were demolished as part of resettlement. With electricity to the left-out houses disconnected, Samuthira could barely sleep at night. The girls mother S Nagalakshmi (40) is among the at least 13 families who were left behind when over 300 fa

CHENNAI: The Thalambur police, on Sunday, arrested an assistant professor at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University at Melakottaiyur near Tambaram for allegedly impregnating a student and forcing her to abort the foetus. The suspect, Rajesh Kumar of Namakkal, has been working in the university since 2017. Police said Rajesh was in a relationship with a 23-year-old student at the university. When the girl told Rajesh that she was two months pregnant, he took her to a private hosp

CHENNAI: A traffic diversion has been put in place by Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP) on Anna Salai from Teynampet to Saidapet on a trial basis for three days (Sunday to Tuesday). A senior traffic police official said if the new arrangements are found to be smooth and hassle-free for the public, it may be extended, and will be in place until the flyover work between Nandanam signal and SIET signal is completed. From Monday, we have started placing more signages and boards to assist the pub

Welcome to Mt Holly Estate. Here is a huge mansion with large open grounds and at least 45 rooms. The mansion is yours now, your late, great-uncle left it to you. Oh, whats that? Do you need a place to stay tonight? Well, you cant stay at the house right now; you have to camp in a tiny tent on the grounds. Your great-uncle wants you to solve a little puzzle for him first, to prove that you are truly worthy of the mansion. Dont worry, youve got this were all rooting for you! Old man Herbert Sinc

In Tamil literature today, questions of caste, gender, and power have fought against the resistance and rightfully taken the spotlight. P Sivakami, former IAS officer, writer and activist, has spent her life charting this transformation. Hailed as the first Dalit woman novelist, she has written novels, short stories, poetry collections and myriad essays that unsettle complacency and demand justice. As a part of Vaanam Art Festival, the Neelam Cultural Centre presented her with the Verchol Dalit

Among the leading lights of Kovai Tamil theatre, B Anantha Subramanian holds an exalted place. An actor and director, Mani, as he is known, was trained by two of the illustrious peers of the stage Kovai Anuradha and Kaniyuran. The septuagenarian beams that for the last five decades, he has been encouraging artistes in stage, music, and Namasankeerthanam , which has reached global heights, of late. Showcasing a plethora of awards in his well-stacked cupboard, Mani says his first salvo was in the

Elanagar, home to the Srinivasa Perumal (Vishnu) and Udayapurishwarar (Siva) temples, is among the many ancient villages between Kanchipuram, Uttiramerur, and Vandavasi. Close by are the villages of Perunagar and Manampathy, which also have historic temples. The Udayapurishwarar temple has a few inscriptions, but they are barely visible due to weathering. Although the two temples in Elanagar do not have ancient epigraphs that can be read, giving information either about the temples or this villa

For bridge, environment is the key word. Not the architectural kind that gets you across rivers, but a card game that is played across tables. Picture a hall of 30 to 40 people, a space where beginners can fumble through spades and diamonds without fear. A group of beginner bridge players will gather soon for a civil competition. Bridge is an intellectual game. Its the worlds most popular mind game, incidentally, Kalyanasundaram, engineer, retired businessman, and bridge evangelist shares. The o

My son had a weak immune system and would frequently fall sick. On consulting an Ayurvedic physician, we were advised to give him raw honey to help boost his immunity, begins Sridevi R. This personal quest led her to start Ecomom Natural & Herbal Traders in November 2017 through which she provides pure honey across India by ensuring the farmers use safe practices during procurement. Eight years later, she bagged the Award for Eminent Woman Achiever2025 in the eco-friendly business sector for her

Photography is a contemporary art discipline but it lifts and carries the profuse cultural heritage of India quite effortlessly. The commonality that it shares with art and architecture is how the echoes of the past, the lived history of people are punctuated and accentuated with dots and commas. They aid in telling the stories of those who lived an emotionally richer life, who have left an imprint in time that speaks volumes of their intellect and skill. Working in stillness, alongside silence,

CHENNAI: A 19-year-old girl, who was 12-years-old when she went missing, was reunited with her mother on Thursday, six-and-half-years after the incident. She was traced to an orphanage in Cuddalore. The single mother had filed a complaint with the Arumbakkam police station on November 1, 2018. The Greater Chennai Police said, she was a Class 8 student and did not return home after school, according to the complaint. A case was registered and a special team was formed to trace her. The family tol

CHENNAI: Southern Railway on Saturday launched the air-conditioned EMU services on the Chennai suburban network. The 12-car AC EMUs will operate six services daily three in each direction between Chennai Beach and Chengalpattu (four services) and Chennai Beach and Tambaram (two services), excluding Sundays. The minimum fare is Rs 35 for a distance up to 10km, and gradually increases Rs 40 for 11-15 km, Rs 60 for 16-25 km, Rs 85 for 26-40 km, Rs 90 for 41-45 km, Rs 95 for 46-50 km, Rs 100 for

CHENNAI: A total of 165 water bodies including 31 lakes and 134 tanks have disappeared so far from the Pallikaranai catchment area, according to a report by Uvakai Research Foundation, an NGO, on Saturday. Using historical revenue records from 1905 to the 1980s, satellite data, and Google Earth images, the study found that only 452 water bodies remain while 165 water bodies, including Velachery tank and Taramani lake, listed in the revenue records have been lost, resulting in a loss of 7.35 sq.k

CHENNAI: After a video of a man dragging a nine-year-old boy, who collapsed from electric shock, to safety was shared on news outlets and social media, 30-year-old Kannan has been receiving praise from all around. Rayan, the boy, on his way to school, was seen trying to make his way through a waterlogged Muthalamman street in Arumbakkam when the incident happened on April 16. Kannan, who was in the area for work, spotted the boy collapsing in the waterlogged street. He is seen dropping his motor

Beyond letter-writing, painting canvases, stitching, no-fire cooking, swimming, and nature walks, the summer of 2025 has a new playground to offer a camp filled with circuit boards, sensors, programming languages, all taught in a fun and accessible way. Besides the humdrum of textbook knowledge, extending our sights to other worlds lets our perspectives widen. With a focus on making robotics accessible and engaging for learners of all ages, The Boxing Bots Academy has announced a gamified robot

Living in a tropical country like India, our bodies and lifestyle must be adaptable to endure the scorching sun. Sweat-related skin conditions, infections and rashes due to sun sensitivity are common in this season. Bathing twice and switching over to loose cotton wear is one of the important changes that must be done to avoid sweat-related complications. Sweat retention is common in areas covered by clothes, like the inframammary, groin, and underarms. Sweat serves as a medium for some organism

Caste is a conversation many would rather avoid, even today. It is just absent in dinner tables, dodged in classrooms, and rarely a subject to be addressed in corporate corridors. I think thats because of privilege, says Joy, organiser with the Ambedkar Reading Circle (ARC) in Chennai. People who have all the privileges may not speak about caste because it feels like questioning their own position in the society. Our collective memory has been carefully constructed to leave caste out. We still

CHENNAI: Both the ruling DMK and actor Vijays TVK are claiming credit for the Supreme Courts interim stay against the Waqf Amendment Act on Thursday. Both parties had filed separate cases against the Act. In a post on X, Chief Minister MK Stalin said, I thank the Supreme Court for hearing the DMKs petition challenging the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, along with other petitions, and for passing an interim order that safeguards Waqf properties and restrains the appointment of non-Muslims to Waqf Boar

CHENNAI: Two men, involved in an online investment scam running over Rs 90 lakh, have been arrested by the cyber crime police of the Central Crime Branch (CCB). They were allegedly converting the stolen funds into cryptocurrency (USDT) via P2P transactions on the mobile application Binance, and earning a commission of 25%. They were remanded in judicial custody. The arrested were identified as TP Arun Kumar (33) of Salem and K Kannan (41) of East Tambaram. The duo were traced by following the mo

CHENNAI: Chennais historically conservative luxury housing market may be showing indications of a shift, with the sale of luxury homes (valued at Rs 4 crore and more) gaining momentum this year. The citys neighbourhoods that have been deemed traditionally affluent -- Adyar, Anna Nagar, Nungambakkam, and Kilpauk -- are leading this transition. Once dominated by legacy properties, these areas are witnessing a wave of redevelopment, with sleek, amenity-rich residences catering to a younger, post-pa

CHENNAI: A drunk man driving a car fatally knocked down his friend for repeatedly asking him to repay the loan he had taken. Police arrested the accused, Sivaraj (38), who is employed as a mortuary van driver at the Chengalpattu Government Hospital. According to sources, the deceased, Sarath Babu (35), was a resident of Mangalam village near Madurantakam. He was employed as a contractor with Tangedco. Two years ago, Sivaraja allegedly borrowed Rs 4 lakh from Babu. Frequent arguments broke out be

CHENNAI: Demolition notices for several unauthorised buildings under construction on Old Karikattukuppam beach in Muttukadu panchayat, citing violations of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 were served on Wednesday. Notices pasted on the buildings gives building owners a 15 days deadline. One such notice issued to Zakir Hussain, a copy of which is available with TNIE, addresses an unauthorized building at Survey No. 137/24, 25, 26, and Old Survey No. 107/1 (part) in Muttukadu vi

CHENNAI: With the GCCs new Construction & Demolition Waste Management Guidelines set to be effective from April 21, the civic body is transforming C&D waste into construction materials from fine sand and gravel to paver blocks through the Greater Chennai Corporations (GCC) C&D waste processing plants at Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dumping grounds. Waste materials are being recycled into 6mm to 20mm aggregates, M sand (4.75mm to 2.5mm), and P sand (2.52mm to 0.75mm ). Even sludge from the treatmen

A gathering of people always dons the garb of predictability. An official meeting struts around in unsurprising formal wear while a friendly congregation chooses light-hearted attire to accompany their carefree chatter. An all-night party flaunts its wardrobes of blingy flamboyance, and a sombre occasion calls for a restrained, austere appearance. Life and its visual representations are really not complicated at all. Follow the broad prescribed rules, with a bend or a twist allowed now and then,

Earlier this month, a vegetarian named Chhaya Sharma in Noida chose to order a plain biryani from an eatery called Lucknowi Kebab Parantha through the Swiggy food delivery app. She received a parcel, opened it, ate a bit and then realised that it was a chicken biryani. In a tearful video shared on social media, she alleged that the wrong delivery was intentional and hurt her sentiments, that too during Chaitra Navaratri. Her meltdown should have become a meme that the less entitled among us, no

Sometimes, listening to an interview or podcast gives you a direction rather than just inspiration. Hearing about someone elses journey to achievement inspires many to want to do the same. The tips, tricks and recommendations suggested in the content are followed by some. One such mention was Morgan Housels International Bestseller, The Psychology of Money , by actor Arvind Swamy in a September 2024 interview with anchor Gopinath. He recommended the book as a must-read for youngsters, as it expl

Arasanipalai, a village situated very close to River Cheyyar and about fifteen km from River Palar in Thiruvannamalai District, has a tiny temple for Lakshmi Narayana. This east-facing shrine has only a small, modern archway in front, entering which devotees see a monolithic deepa-stambham (light-post), atop which a lamp used to be lit in times bygone to illuminate the surroundings. A Garuda shrine faces the main sanctum with an image of Lakshmi Narayana Perumal. The deity is seated holding the

CHENNAI: Chennai experienced moderate to intense spells of rain on Wednesday morning, caused by an unseasonal thunderstorm. The rain brought much-needed relief from the scorching heat but caught office-goers off guard in many parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for moderate to severe thunderstorms and lightning, accompanied by moderate to intense spells of rain, in a few places across Thiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu districts.