Chennai
- Chennai
Free bus travel benefits 5.9 cr women, men gain from lower fares
Chennai: The expanded ‘Vettri Payanam’ — free bus travel for women — benefited approximately 5.9 crore passengers in availing individual journeys since its roll-out on October 2, with about 88 lakh women…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad DRI seizes Chinese fireworks worth Rs 12 crore
Hyderabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit, has seized Chinese-origin fireworks worth approximately Rs. 12 crore that were allegedly smuggled into the country through Chennai Port by misdeclaring the…
- Bangalore
Four killed as car hits divider on Chennai-Bengaluru expressway
Kolar: Four persons died after a car overturned following a collision with a divider on the Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway near Maragal in Bangarapet taluk of Kolar district. One other occupant was critically injured…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Chennai cinematographer caught with ganja in Hyderabad hotel
Hyderabad: A 29-year-old cinematographer from Chennai was caught with 3.8 grams of ganja at a hotel here by the Telangana’s anti-narcotics unit–EAGLE Force, police said on Wednesday, September 23. The individual was…
- Sports
Exactly 40 years ago, an India vs Australia Test created history
Few sporting contests can match the drama of a Test cricket match that ends in a perfect tie. A victory, a defeat or a draw are familiar outcomes, but a tie is…
- Bollywood
Sridevi property dispute: SC issues notice to Boney, Janhvi, Khushi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to film producer Boney Kapoor and his daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor on a plea seeking to revive a property dispute involving…
- Telangana
Telangana EAGLE seizes Rs 3 crore land bought from drug peddling
Hyderabad: The Telangana EAGLE Force and Nizamabad Rural Police have forfeited properties with an estimated market value of Rs.3.02 crore, allegedly acquired from proceeds of Alprazolam trafficking, marking a major financial crackdown…
- Bangalore
Seven killed in two separate road accidents in Chikkaballapur, Kolar
Bengaluru: Seven people were killed in two separate road accidents reported in Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts on Monday, September 7, with three women dying after an Omni carrying farm labourers collided with…
- India
TN CM promises tech upgrades, reduced workload for police
Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday, September 6, extended his greetings to the Tamil Nadu police force on police day, pledging that his government will prioritise reducing workload, integrating modern…
- Entertainment
Actor-racer Ajith thanks CM Vijay for Motor Sports City in Chennai
Chennai: Popular actor and racer Ajith Kumar has lauded Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay for announcing Motor Sports City in Chennai, hailing it as “a giant leap for motorsports in…
- Chennai
Nepal flood survivors arrive in Chennai
Chennai: Tearful embraces, hushed prayers, and narrow escapes marked the scene at the airport here as the Nepal flood survivors arrived safely. Twenty-one pilgrims from Tamil Nadu, caught in the jaws of…
- Hate Crime
TN: 25-year-old Dalit man hacked to death in honour killing
Chennai: A 23-year-old Dalit youth was hacked to death in a suspected honour killing in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpattu district. The assailants, identified as Manikandan, Ezhumalai, Nantheesh, and Gautam, allegedly used machetes to…
- India
Amit Shah to visit Bengal for 3 days from Thursday
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in West Bengal’s Siliguri on the evening of Thursday, August 20, for a three-day visit to the state, during which he will attend programmes…
- India
US flags India among 40 nations aiding China’s tariff evasion
Hyderabad: India has been named in a Tier 1 grouping of countries flagged by the White House over the alleged rerouting of Chinese goods into the American market to dodge higher US tariffs,…
- India
L&T bags mega order to build India’s largest AI facility
New Delhi: Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Thursday, August 13, said it has secured an order ranging between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 crore to build the country’s largest single-cluster…