Chennai: A man who opened actor Varun’s car using a duplicate key and stole diamond and gold jewellery, a laptop and a wristwatch last month, was arrested by Mylapore police on Sunday.Police said Varun visited Mylapore last month to attend a wedding and parked his car on the roadside. After the event, he found his…
Tagore, Chakravarthy meet CM Chennai: A day after Tamil Nadu tourism minister R Rajesh Kumar warned that Congress would pull its two ministers out of the state cabinet if TVK failed to accept Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate for the 2029 Lok Sabha election, the ruling party chose not to respond publicly. Meanwhile,…
Sunbrid nest made of plastic Sadhu Soundararajan says he was “distressed” on Friday morning when he spotted a bird’s nest woven out of plastic strips on a pomegranate tree inside the ashram. “Plastic litter is increasing along the Anaikatti stretch, but I have never seen a bird’s nest made of plastic before,” says the head…
CHENNAI: A change in the seating of Congress legislature party leader Tharahai Cuthbert sparked a brief buzz in the Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday, coming amid strained ties between ruling TVK and its ally Congress over the issue of the prime ministerial candidate.Cuthbert, who had been seated with ruling party MLAs on the treasury benches…
Rain clouds hang over Chennai’s skyline as steady showers dampen the city’s high-rises and streets, bringing cooler weather and reduced visibility. Chennai: The city and neighbouring districts may receive light to moderate rain from Sept 1 to 3. However, rainfall distribution through the rest of the month may vary, with Chennai and parts of Tiruvallur…
Tamil Nadu speaker J C D Prabhakar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu assembly witnessed lighter moments on Monday. It all started with speaker J C D Prabhakar appealing to MLAs to uphold the dignity of the House and refrain from making remarks that invite censure or have to be expunged from Tamil Nadu assembly records.Prabhakar made the…
“The park will help attract investments of up to Rs 2,000 crore in the semiconductor sector and create employment opportunities for around 5,000 people,” the chief minister said. CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced a Rs 175-crore Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing Park at Maduramangalam in Kancheepuram district, aiming to attract up to…
CHENNAI: Prohibition and excise minister K Vignesh on Monday announced in the Tamil Nadu assembly the revised salary structure and other welfare steps for contractual staffers employed at Tasmac liquor shops and warned of dismissal if the workers continue to indulge in MRP violation.While Tasmac already announced a wage hike of up to 25% to…
Former DMK minister Thoppu Venkatachalam quits party, cites “bitter experiences” in last Assembly election ERODE: Former minister and Erode Central district secretary Thoppu ND Venkatachalam has resigned from DMK, relinquishing his basic membership and party responsibilities.Venkatachalam told reporters in Perundurai on Monday that he had sent a letter informing party president and former chief minister…
Over 900 people have died in Nepal flash floods so far CHENNAI: PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna on Monday informed the state Assembly that 84 tourists from Tamil Nadu remain incommunicado following devastating flash floods in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi river on August 26.He said chief minister C Joseph Vijay had directed officials to coordinate round-the-clock rescue…
