TN Mullivaaykkaal Remembrance meeting condemns Indian-West com...

Issuing of school admission forms under the (RTE) Act, 2009, began in the city on Friday. However, very few institutions received applications from interested parents. Many schools were closed for the holidays. As per the RTE Act, 25 per cent of ...

At least 700 people were arrested across the State on Wednesday for staging protests to condemn the arrest of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader S. Ramadoss. Four buses were allegedly torched in Krishnagiri, Vellore and Kancheepuram districts in the ...

After extending the deadline for the JNNURM-funded stormwater drain work a number of times in the city, the Chennai Corporation has finally decided to terminate the contract in many stretches. If the Chennai Corporation Council passes a resolution ...

On a day when a large number of protestors attempted to lay siege to Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant seeking its closure, M S Swaminathan, UNESCO Chair in Eco-technology and former MP, on Saturday stressed the need for continuous interaction between ...

Reiterating that Tamil Eelam alone could find a permanent solution to the problems of the Sri Lankan Tamils, Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi (VCK) on Sunday demanded a referendum among them to ascertain the need for the creation of a nation. At a ...

Lack of suitable space for dog shelters has forced the Chennai Corporation to earmark excess space in burial grounds for construction of the facilities. As many as 15 dog shelters are likely to be constructed in the first phase. Each of the zones ...

At first sight, it looks just like your run-of-the-mill ration shop. A crowd standing in an uneven queue sweats it out, stepping out of the line only to peer at the counter at the end of the tunnel. Unlike people who are waiting at ration shops, ...

In one of the largest animal seizures in recent times, Customs officials at the Chennai Airport intercepted 9,000 baby tortoises cramped into three boxes that were smuggled in from China. As many as 1,500 of the young ones died due to overcrowding.

Pictures from the book The Stopover The Stopover (Islands in the sea of life) is a one-of-its-kind photo-fiction book for those who believe that every new place they visit and every culture they experience enriches their lives and that at every ...