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Caste Hindu candidate claims reservation through bogus community certificate, Madras High Court refuses to order release of terminal benefits

Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy refuses to direct Chennai Port Trust to pay full pension and disburse other terminal benefits to the employee who had attained the age of superannuation after 32 years of service

20 Sep 2026 1:05 am
TVK regimes experiment of having two advisers to Vijay alongside Chief Secretary, giving mixed vibes to T.N.s bureaucratic circles

Apart from the two advisers, the Chief Minister is aided by a team of four IAS officers, one of whom has 30-odd years experience

20 Sep 2026 1:04 am
Judiciary at a crossroads, introspection necessary to restore neutrality: Justice Anand Venkatesh

Legal profession is not commercial but a service-oriented one; advocates are expected to be fearless in protecting rights of citizens and upholding rule of law, says the Madras High Court Judge

20 Sep 2026 12:36 am
Death of Anna University student was not due to Dengue, clarifies Public Health Department

The department posts on X that the student in question died of scrub typhus, and it was the only reported case. News of a dengue outbreak triggered alarm on campus, causing students to rush to a primary health centre for tests

20 Sep 2026 12:26 am
16,500 police personnel deployed for Vinayaka idol immersion

Police Commissioner A. Amalraj directed officials to ensure that the processions were conducted peacefully and without any untoward incidents

20 Sep 2026 12:24 am
TMC(M) authorises Vasan to take a call on byelections

The party was part of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance in the 2026 Assembly elections

20 Sep 2026 12:15 am
Bypolls are being conducted in T.N. because democracy has died, says Stalin

Accusing the ruling TVK of running a reels government, the DMK president says the party has denigrated the dignity of the Assembly

20 Sep 2026 12:12 am
Watch: Hyderabads many faces of Ganesha: A pandal-hopping journey

Hyderabads Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations go beyond the iconic Khairatabad Ganesh. In this pandal-hopping journey, we explore unique idols across the city, including the Yali Ganesh, Krishna-Ram Ganesh and Pahalwan Ganesh, and see how different traditions and cultural influences come together during the festival.

20 Sep 2026 12:07 am
Councillors complain about a rise in dengue cases

Chennai Corporation to check mosquito breeding sources in 3103 educational institutions in the city

20 Sep 2026 12:03 am
DMK functionary, Sub-Registrar among six booked for alleged land fraud in Srirangam

The six accused had allegedly committed the crime fully aware that the land belonged to the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple; four of the accused had claimed that they owned the over 7,000-sq.ft land in Srirangam and used forged documents to transfer it to the name of the DMK functionary

20 Sep 2026 12:02 am
Man arrested for setting woman on fire in Washermanpet

The woman suffered about 50% burns and is undergoing treatment at Kilpauk Medical College Hospital

19 Sep 2026 11:55 pm
Three persons arrested for possession of 600 narcotic tablets in Arakkonam

The police said the gang was on their way to the railway station to go to Chennai, where they planned to sell in retail, when they were intercepted

19 Sep 2026 11:53 pm
Seven persons suffer from diarrhea after consuming food at community event

As part of precautionary measures directed by Collector P.S. Leela Alex and District Health Officer M. Vijay Chandran, health teams conducted door-to-door checkups in the village

19 Sep 2026 11:46 pm
Higher education council holds talks with Indo-German centre official

Explore opportunities for strengthening academic and institutional linkages between higher education institutions in Keralam and those in Germany

19 Sep 2026 11:28 pm
Woman devotee exposes fake Srichakra Archana ticket racket ahead of Dasara

Kanaka Durga temple officials lodge police complaint after an old ticket is altered and passed off as valid; EO cautions devotees that Dasara online ticket sales have not yet begun

19 Sep 2026 11:26 pm
Union I&B Ministry denies censor exemption to 31 films at IDSFFK in Keralam

The films being prevented from screening at the IDSFFK include 18 officially selected films for the festival, nine films in the International Non-Fiction section, three films in the Festival Winners section and one film from the Nepal Package

19 Sep 2026 11:24 pm
Flawed AI-linked intel almost led U.S. to board China ship: report

U.S. intelligence indicated the ship was carrying nuclear weapons-related components, leading American forces to prepare to intercept it, the broadcaster reported, citing four anonymous sources familiar with the incident

19 Sep 2026 10:53 pm
System run by Modi prefers andhbhakts over students who ask questions, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says students pose a danger to the system, the top layer of which he said consisted of six people, as they question why institutions like judiciary, bureaucracy and the Election Commission are not doing their jobs properly

19 Sep 2026 10:51 pm
Chirag Paswan launches Gen Z outreach to counter Rahul Gandhi's campaign

Called Youth Bole To, the Union Ministers campaign will kick off in Patna on September 24 before moving to Uttar Pradesh; party insiders say he wants to project himself as a major youth leader and is looking to make an impact in the 2027 U.P. election

19 Sep 2026 10:48 pm