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Chennai Weather Forecast: Brief but intense rain on April 6 cooled the city after rising heat. More light to moderate showers and thunderstorms are likely over the next few days Widespread rainfall swept across Chennai on Monday morning, catching residents off guard while offering much-needed relief from the intensifying summer heat. The sudden change in Chennai weather came at a time when several election candidates were engaged in prolonged outdoor campaigning ahead of the state assembly poll ...Read More >
Chennai: To encourage responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI), Stella Maris College has asked its students to declare the use of AI in class assignments and projects. Students are now required to give a handwritten honour code pledge saying they have not received unauthorized or undeclared assistance in the work. This has come into effect from the 2025-26 academic year.The college also introduced an AI framework for learning and assessment, which allows using AI for tasks suc ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai was not included in the list of 27 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections announced by the party on Friday.When asked about the move, state president Nainal Nagendra said, "The decision was taken by the party high command". The differences with the party surfaced days ago when Annamalai was absent from the Coimbatore airport during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.However, just hours after the candidate list was released, Annama ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai was not included in the party's list of 27 candidates released on Friday for the upcoming assembly elections.When asked about the move, state president Nainar Nagendra said the "decision was taken by the party high command."The development comes days after differences between Annamalai and the party surfaced, following his absence at Coimbatore airport during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.However, just hours after the names of the candida ...Read More >
Chennai: Converting govt-aided colleges into private universities will exclude the vast majority of students from economically and socially disadvantaged groups from accessing quality higher education, say educationists.The Tamil Nadu Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025 allowed the govt-aided colleges to be converted as private universities and relaxed the land requirement norms to establish private universities in urban areas. After facing opposition from teacher associations and politi ...Read More >
Chennai: This Diwali, only green crackers using formulations approved by CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) are permitted. These have smaller shells and reduced chemical content, a move expected to have a significant impact on both air quality and noise levels. However, some quantities of regular crackers still find their way into the market, as experts say enforcement remains patchy.As per a Supreme Court order, only eco-friendly green firecrackers are permitted ...Read More >
The SonaSPEED lab's Simplex Permanent Magnet Stepper Motors successfully powered ISRO-NASA's NISAR mission launched via GSLV-F16. Developed in Salem and Bengaluru, these motors played a crucial role in fuel regulation and engine control during India's latest Earth observation satellite mission. Bengaluru: When the GSLV-F16 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on the evening of July 30, scores of researchers at the SonaSPEED laboratories in Salem and Bengaluru rejoiced, ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Officials of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh have revealed that the top 20 property tax defaulters of the city are yet to clear dues of over Rs 190 crore, while property tax arrear cases worth Rs 62 crore are under litigation in the Punjab and Haryana high court. Citing different reasons, occupants of seven properties, out of the top 20, have challenged the MC's arrears amount, following which the authority failed to recover the amount from them. All these properties fall under the ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt and IIT-Madras have joined hands to to scientifically manage and recycle municipal and rural solid waste using advanced technology. Govt signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IIT-M engaging it as the state's academic and knowledge partners. The agreement was inked between the Clean Tamil Nadu Company Limited (CTCL) and IIT-M in the presence of chief minister M K Stalin at the Secretariat. The initiative is part of state's 'Thuimai Iyakkam' (Clean Tamil Nadu Movem ...Read More >
Tiruvallur: In a deeply concerning incident that has quite shocked not only just the state but everyone, a 10-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district on Wednesday. The crime took place when the girl was walking alone while returning back home from school and being stalked by an unidentified man around 4 pm. The whole incident was captured on CCTV footage, which is now being examined. The local authorities have registered the case and a sea ...Read More >
Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), July 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Minister K R Periyakaruppan on Tuesday visited the family of Ajith Kumar, who died while in police custody, and handed over an ex-gratia payment of Rs 7.5 lakhs on behalf of the state government. Accompanied by District Collector K Porkodi, the minister offered condolences to the family. Ajith Kumar, a security guard at the Madapuram Kaliamman temple in Tiruppuvanam in Sivaganga, had been detained for questioning in connection with a theft. He l ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay spearheaded his party's first major protest on Sivananda Salai in the city on Sunday, unleashed a volley of attacks on the DMK government and Chief Minister over the spate of custodial deaths in the state in the last four years. Denouncing the ruling DMK over the spate of custodial deaths -- particularly the Ajith Kumar case in Sivaganga -- in Tamil Nadu, the TVK chief branded Chief Minister M K Stalin's administration as a "Sorr ...Read More >
Chennai: TVK president Vijay charged that chief minister M K Stalin was hiding behind the Union govt by transferring the Sivaganga custodial death case to CBI because TVK had sought a court monitored probe by a special investigation team.Addressing a large gathering of TVK cadre and victims' families at Sivananda Salai in Chennai on Sunday, Vijay demanded that Stalin apologise to all 24 families of custodial death victims in the past four years and extend compensation to them. This is Vijay's fi ...Read More >
Three Indian fertilizer companies -- IPL, KRIBHCO and Coromandel -- have signed agreements with Ma'aden, the Saudi Arabian major, for importing 3.1 million metric tonnes of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) per annum for five years from 2025-26. The agreements were signed during Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister JP Nadda's visit to Dammam and Riyadh between July 11 [...] Three Indian fertilizer companies -- IPL, KRIBHCO and Coromandel -- have signed agreements with Ma'aden, the Saudi Arabian major, f ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 13 (PTI) Founder-chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, actor-politician Vijay on Sunday slammed the DMK regime over "custodial deaths" and alleged the "empty, publicity-model DMK sarkar has now got transformed into a sorry model sarkar." Addressing TVK's protest rally here, seeking justice for the death of alleged custodial torture victim Ajith Kumar of Sivaganga district, Vijay said the victim hailed from an ordinary family and Chief Minister M K Stalin apologised to the Kumar's famil ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 13 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay on Sunday joined a protest held by its by his party demanding justice for Ajith Kumar, who allegedly died in police custody.Ajith Kumar, who allegedly died in police custody. A large number of TVK members gathered to protest and seek action in the custodial death case. Also Read | Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Flags Off Marathon in Kaithal, Urges Youngsters To Stay Away From Drugs (Watch Video) ...Read More >
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): Multiple bomb threat emails targeting court complexes and an elite educational institution in Himachal Pradesh triggered panic early Wednesday morning, prompting large-scale evacuations and deployment of bomb disposal squads. Authorities have linked the pattern of threats to earlier incidents in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Kullu Bar Association President Teja Singh Thakur said that the government should take appropriate action against such threats. Al ...Read More >
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): Multiple bomb threat emails targeting court complexes and an elite educational institution in Himachal Pradesh triggered panic early Wednesday morning, prompting large-scale evacuations and deployment of bomb disposal squads. Authorities have linked the pattern of threats to earlier incidents in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Kullu Bar Association President Teja Singh Thakur said that the government should take appropriate action against such threats. Wh ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Panic gripped parts of Hyderabad on Tuesday morning after bomb threat emails were received by authorities at the City Civil Court, Raj Bhavan and Gymkhana Club. The emails, sent by an unidentified person claiming to be from the students and alumni of Anna University, triggered a massive security response. Searches were carried out but no explosives found, and the threat was declared a hoax. Upon receiving the threat, officials immediately alerted the police. Bomb disposal squads and ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A bomb threat received through an email, warning of RDX-based IEDs planted in several public places, including the City Civil Court and Raj Bhavan, put the entire police wing on the edge in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The security teams along with dog squads and bomb squads conducted thorough searches for more than 3 hours and found the threat was a hoax. The city Civil Court was gripped with panic following the email sent at 3:53 am warning that the RDX-based IEDs had been planted on the ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The legacy of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, who once stopped the Afghan forces at the Khyber Pass, is not merely history but a living inheritance, said Dr A. Tajinder Pal Singh Nalwa, his descendant. "If we could protect India from invasions then, we must now protect our children's minds from disintegration." Dr Nalwa was speaking to Sikh educators, community members, students, and lawyers at a seminar hosted by the Sikh Education Society at Guru Nanak High School Lecture Hall. Presided ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The body of a security guard, Dasari Raju, was found in a pool of blood at an under-construction building near Gachibowli crossroads, Gachibowli inspector Mohd Habeebullah Khan said. Police said a worker had informed Raju's employer, who called the police. Raju had injuries on his forehead. An iron rod, suspected to be the weapon used, was found nearby with blood stains. Hyderabad: G. Gnaneshwar, an autorickshaw driver, died allegedly of electrocution while trying to fix a flexi at B ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The state government has decided to include eight more government-run institutions for its Chief Minister Research Grant (CMRG). The Higher Education Department extended the grant to encourage research in agriculture, fisheries, law, medicine, music, sports, Tamil and veterinary fields. Since 2023-24, the CMRG has been implemented in 13 state government universities under the aegis of the Higher Education Department and 236 government colleges for Arts and Science, Engineering, Polytec ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin praised the Chennai Mahila court's verdict after it awarded the life sentence for a minimum period of 30 years without remission and a fine of Rs 90,000 to the accused Gnanasekaran, who has been convicted of sexually harassing a student on the Anna University campus in December last year.In a post on X, Tamil Nadu CM said the state police responded through action to those who merely pretend to care about women's safety."Tamil Nadu Police has responded ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin introduced two amendment bills in the state assembly on Friday, aimed at imposing harsher punishments for crimes against women. The first bill seeks to amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998, while the second proposes changes to the applicability of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitawithin the state. Government's Commitment to Women's Welfare Presenting the bills, Stalin emphasized his govern ...Read More >
CHENNAI: BJP functionary Khushbu Sundar on Thursday questioned the inaction of the Tamil Nadu Commission for Women in the Anna University rape case. Speaking to reporters at the BJP headquarters in Chennai, Khushbu asked, "What was the state commission for women doing? What were its members doing? Why didn't the commission inquire about the case, and why didn't their members speak about it? Even the members of the National Commission for Women (NCW) were in Chennai to inquire into the incident. ...Read More >
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