Man from Salem, wrongfully imprisoned for nearly two years on rape and impregnation charges, has been acquitted by a Pocso court (AI-generated image for representational purposes) SALEM: A Pocso court on Friday acquitted a 32-year man from Salem district, who spent nearly two years in jail on charges of raping and impregnating a minor, after…
A 35-year-old priest was arrested for stealing gold jewellery and silver articles from a house in JJ Nagar, where he had been performing puja on a regular basis. The JJ Nagar police recovered 32 sovereigns of gold jewellery and 4.374 kg of silver articles from the accused and remanded him in judicial custody. Chennai: A…
Chennai: A woman who posed as a customer stole 40 sovereigns of gold jewellery from a jewellery shop in Vyasarpadi, over a period of four months. Police registered a case and launched a search for the woman and her two sons, who were captured on CCTV fleeing the scene in a car.The complainant, Ankush, 33,…
Chennai: A 41-year-old grocery shopkeeper, accused of sexually harassing a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Poonthandalam, near Kundrathur, consumed pesticide after learning that a police complaint had been filed against him. He was admitted to Tambaram Govt Hospital for treatment.Police said Karthikeyan, 41, was making inappropriate remarks and asking the girl for a kiss when she visited…
Chennai: A 29-year-old man was arrested for murdering his friend following a quarrel over sharing alcohol near a lake in Kancheepuram on Friday night. Police said the accused forced the victim’s head into muddy slush, causing him to suffocate.The deceased was identified as Ayyar alias Manikandan, 28, of Koothirambakkam village near Kancheepuram. The accused, Arulmani,…
Chennai: A 24-year-old construction supervisor from Bihar was robbed of ₹3,000 in cash and his mobile phone after two unidentified men lured him into an auto-rickshaw on the pretext of helping him book a train ticket near Perambur railway station in Chennai on Friday.The suspects took him to a secluded area in Sembium, threatened him…
Chennai: IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation is aiming to train 10 lakh school and college students in the next three years in artificial intelligence from foundational concepts to advanced tools that would prepare learners for new roles through online.At its Centre for Human Centric AI, IIT-M Pravartak is developing AI systems that augment human expertise…
R Sai Kishore with captain Shubman Gill CHENNAI: Through the highs and lows, R Sai Kishore has remained unfailingly humble.After finishing as the Ranji Trophy’s highest wicket-taker in the 2023-24 season and then emerging as one of Gujarat Titans’ standout performers in 2025, the left-arm spinner endured a difficult spell. Injuries, Tamil Nadu’s disappointing domestic…
Chennai: Four passengers, including a woman, suffered injuries after two Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses collided near the War Memorial on Rajaji Road in Chennai on Friday. The injured were admitted to the Govt Omandurar Medical College Hospital.According to police, an MTC bus en route 102-B was travelling from Perumbakkam to Broadway when it collided…
Chennai: In a stern warning to Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation’s (Tasmac) staffers tampering with the indents and favouring certain distillers and brewers, the liquor corporation placed two of its district managers under suspension on the charges of ‘misconduct’ on Friday.C Kesavan, district manager of Pudukottai, and R Sathyan, district manager of Vellore, were placed…
