Chennai: A five-year-old boy searching for his mother died after falling into a farm well in Chengalpet district on Tuesday morning.Yuvaraj, whose father was at work and mother was grazing goats in the fields nearby, had gone out to play with children as school was closed for summer vacation. After his friends returned home, the…
Chennai: Madras high court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to obtain an undertaking from candidates contesting in two constituencies, requiring them to reimburse election expenses if they resign from one seat.The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan passed the…
KALLAKURICHI: The quiet village of Koovagam in Kallakurichi district transformed into a vibrant epicentre of culture and devotion as the annual Arulmigu Koothandavar temple festival reached its highly anticipated climax on Tuesday. The 18-day festival, symbolising the 18-day Mahabharata war, draws participants not only from across India but also from several countries, including Singapore, Malaysia…
CHENNAI: Madras high court has clarified that it has not directed the DVAC to file an FIR against DMK minister K N Nehru based on the information provided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). “The order only states that an FIR must be registered regarding the alleged offence,” the court said while hearing review applications moved…
Police arrested Yuvaraj and seized his mobile phone and laptop used in the act. CHENNAI: A CCTV operator on election duty recorded and shared footage from a high-security surveillance control room near a strong room housing electronic voting machines (EVMs) at Anna University here on Tuesday. He was arrested moments after the clipping surfaced on…
CHENNAI: Not all who contest elections win, former judge of Madras high court Justice N Kirubakaran said, while cautioning that children and young followers of political parties, particularly actor Vijay’s TVK, must develop the mental maturity to accept defeat if results do not go in their favour.He suggested that before the commencement of vote counting,…
Chennai: District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Saveetha Dental College and Hospital and Saveetha Medical College and Hospital to pay 7.1 lakh to a Chennai resident after a dental instrument slipped into her husband’s digestive tract during a root canal procedure in Aug 2025. Holding the hospitals guilty of medical negligence and deficiency in…
Chennai: City Union Bank (CUB) on Monday reported a 25% rise in net profit at Rs 360 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, against Rs 288 crore in the same quarter last year. For the full year FY26, the net profit stood at Rs 1,326 crore, an increase by 18% when compared with…
CHENNAI: A G Perarivalan, a life convict, who spent three decades in jail for his involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, enrolled as an advocate on Monday. He was released by the Supreme Court on May 18, 2022. After his release, he joined a private law college in Karnataka and completed…
Chennai: Madras high court directed Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and the state health department to conduct a comprehensive survey throughout the state within four weeks to identify hotspots of water stagnation and mosquito breeding.The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan directed GCC to ensure regular cleaning of drains,…
