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Sons kill father to claim insurance by orchestrating snake bite; six held

An insurance company filed a complaint quoting suspicion on the bonafide of the claims made by family members of the deceased

19 Dec 2025 10:28 pm
Tamil Nadu SIR draft electoral roll: How to check your name in voter list

The draft electoral roll for Tamil Nadu after the Special Intensive Revision was released on December 19, 2025

19 Dec 2025 8:42 pm
Dont turn Marina beach into Marina bazaar, Madras High Court tells Chennai Corporation

Justices R. Suresh Kumar and A.D. Jagadish Chandira decide to inspect the beach on December 22 to take stock of GCCs proposal to regulate vendors and obtain blue flag certification

19 Dec 2025 4:52 pm
Sivakarthikeyans Parasakthi opens its 1960s sets to Chennais film buffs

From a radio station and a vintage car to a makeshift police station and a steam locomotive, the installations promise to allow visitors a chance to relive life in a bygone era

19 Dec 2025 3:14 pm
Chennai Corporation to strictly enforce construction waste guidelines from Dec. 22

According to a press release, the guidelines, which were first implemented across all GCC zones on May 21, mandate that all construction materials, excavated soil, building debris, and waste must be stored within the construction site premises

19 Dec 2025 12:43 pm
49 bank staff held this year for unauthorised withdrawal of money

They targeted the fixed deposits of NRIs and liquidated them using forged signatures. Of the 67 accused identified so far, 12 are absconding, according to a senior Central Crime Branch officer.

19 Dec 2025 12:49 am
Curiosity leads to discovery, helps in solving problems

Nobel Laureate inaugurates the International Conference on Quantum Horizons 2025: Materials, Intelligent Technologies and Sustainable Futures

19 Dec 2025 12:48 am
More land being acquired to construct flyovers on CTH Road

Around 60% of the land acquisition for the facility at Avadi has been completed. At Ambattur, the process is nearly complete, with the Highways Department awaiting the State governments administrative sanction for the cost of acquisition

19 Dec 2025 12:31 am
Dry weather to bring cooler nights to many parts of T.N. till December 23

The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast that the minimum temperature is likely to drop by two to four degrees Celsius in some parts of the State and Puducherry during this period

19 Dec 2025 12:25 am
Pothole-ridden Nungambakkam subway turns daily commute into ordeal

The subway is a vital point of connectivity in the heart of Chennai city for commuters travelling from E.V.R. Periyar Salai through Nelson Manickam Road to Nungambakkam and T. Nagar

18 Dec 2025 6:00 pm
Fledgling birding group in Chennai spreads wings to study habitats and conduct bird censuses

Close on the heels of its first wetland bird count, Birders Tribe has scheduled a survey of five lakes across Chennai Metropolitan Area, including Nanmangalam, Chitlapakkam and Vandalur lakes, for the fag end of this month

18 Dec 2025 10:03 am
Smart water meters to be installedin 1 lakh buildings early next year

Chennai Metrowater plans to install the meters in structures identified as intensive users, including commercial, partly commercial, industries and multi-storeyed buildings; individual houses measuring above 2,500 sq. ft. would also be covered

18 Dec 2025 5:13 am
Despite conflicts, we used the bureaucracys experience to implement policies: Shailaja

At the launch of the Tamil translation of her book, the former Kerala Health Ministerspoke of her association with then Health Secretary and their work to implement the e-Health Project in Kerala

18 Dec 2025 12:46 am
Green Christmas: decking the halls without wrecking the planet

School student Anu Elizabeth Alexander makes origami-based Yuletide decorative items with a process shaped by sustainable practices. And Infanta Leon began to crochet safe Christmas theme-based toys for children, initially for her own; and the pursuit has now evolved into Christmas ornaments

17 Dec 2025 6:28 pm
Beachville Caf hosts Carnatic concert series this Margazhi

As Margazhi fills Chennais sabhas, a parallel Carnatic concert series unfolds inside a caf in Alwarpet, where proximity, timing, and format reshape how the music is experienced

17 Dec 2025 4:35 pm
Margazhi music season 2025: Catch TM Krishna, RK Shriramkumar and others at Soulfest 2025s mic-less concerts

As a part of the Margazhi music season, the first edition of Soulfest 2025 at the MS Subbulakshmi Arangam celebrates pure sound through a series of mic-less concerts featuring TM Krishna, RK Shriramkumar, Amritha Murali, Nisha Rajagopalan, Sikkil Gurucharan and more

17 Dec 2025 3:02 pm
Senior citizen hit by speeding truck in Tiruvottiyur, dies

Sukumaran, a resident of Village Street, was returning home after a walk on Wednesday when the truck hit him

17 Dec 2025 2:44 pm
Carrom World Cup gold medallist L Keerthana on her historic win and the game that changed her life

The 22-year-old from Old Washermanpet in Chennai has created history by winning three golds at the 7th Carrom World Cup in the Maldives

17 Dec 2025 2:07 pm
Chennai-based brand Indru turns jamakkalams into chic bags

The jamakkalams bright purple, green, yellow and orange stripes can now be worn as large totes, postman slings and more through Indrus range of bags inspired by the traditional woven carpet

17 Dec 2025 1:29 pm
The two faces of Chennais Moore Market

Years of maladministration of Moore Market had brought it to a point where only a catastrophe could bring about change. And that is how it came to be.

17 Dec 2025 6:00 am
Five transpersons arrested for robbery

When Prasantha Mandal attempted to take money from his purse, they snatched the purse containing 700

17 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Disability rights organisations, activists demand withdrawal of Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill

According to a press release, they stated that any dilution of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) will translate into further loss of livelihood for disabled rural workers

17 Dec 2025 5:30 am
125th year celebration of Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabhas December Music Festival inaugurated

The lifetime contribution Acharya Sarathy Award went to academician, musicologist and guruRama Ravi and academician, musicologist and guru R.K. Padmanabha

17 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Number of fuel retail outlets in T.N. on the rise, even as existing ones in urban and peri-urban areas closedown

During the period April 2024-October 2025 alone, 611 new outlets have been commissioned by both PSUs and the private sector, with many coming upalong these roads that connect to growing towns and new industrial areas

17 Dec 2025 12:37 am