'Low-lying' live wire takes minor's life in Villupuram

A 12-year-old boy was electrocuted after he came in contact with an electric wire that ran over his house's terrace in Villupuram on Sunday.

Ariyalur rape case: Kin of victim say justice elusive

Allege poor probe by police as three out of four accused were acquitted

Case filed against school secy under SC/ST Act

KODUNGAIYUR police on Sunday filed a case under the SC-ST Prevention of Atrocities Act against the secretary of a private school in the area based on a complaint from a teacher.

Not enough parking space for bikes at Meenambakkam metro

INADEQUATE parking space for two-wheelers at the Meenambakkam metro station has left commuters struggling after 9 am on weekdays.

213 families got new homes 5 yrs ago, but no official order yet

AT least 213 families resettled in Perumbakkam under the Integrated Cooum River Eco Restoration Project five years ago are yet to get allotment orders for the houses they occupy.

‘Gap-in-wall’ gold smugglers nabbed at Chennai airport

Gang of five’s modus operandi involves using gap between glass pane and wall inside the airport’s executive lounge to smuggle gold paste

Dung in water tank: CB-CID begins probe

AFTER the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ordered a CB-CID probe on alleged caste discrimination in four taluks of Pudukottai, officials headed by CB-CID SP Thillai Natarajan began an investigation.

Showers to continue till May 26, met dept issues orange alert for 3 dists

THE regional meteorological centre (RMC) on Monday issued an orange alert-heavy to very heavy rainfall-for isolated locations over Theni, Virudhunagar and Tenkasi districts for Tuesday.

Raaja music centre to come up at IIT-M

THE Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) will set up a music learning and research centre in association with music composer Ilaiyaraaja.

Illegal power fence: 2 youths electrocuted

TWO men in their twenties, including a first-year college student, were electrocuted to death on Sunday night after touching an illegal electric fence erected to prevent wild pigs from entering a paddy farm.

Guj police nab 4 IS men from Lanka with plans to attack India

FOUR alleged Islamic State-affiliated terrorists from Sri Lanka, who had come to India to carry out terror attacks, were arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) at the Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Monday, days before the city is to host two key IPL matches.

60% turnout in 5th phase of polls

Baramulla polling at 59%, an all-time record

Three Chautalas vie for Hisar LS seat

HIGH drama is unfolding in Haryana's Hisar Lok Sabha constituency, where three members of the influential Chautala family are locked in a multi-cornered fight.

JAYALALITHAA WAS MY INSPIRATION TO PLAY KOTTRAVAI'

...says Sriya Reddy, who along with Bharath and B discuss their web series Thalaimai Seyalagam, working with director thabalan their script choices, views on politics and more.

IS THIS THE END, BEAUTIFUL FRIEND? Em

After Chennai's elimination on Saturday, the cricketing world might have seen the last of Dhoni, the cricketer

Blue is the warmest colour: Man City secure 4th consecutive PL title

MANCHESTER CITY, nicknamed The Sky Blues, won an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title on Sunday as Phil Foden's double inspired a 3-1 win over West Ham.

To hell & back, shooter Arjun striving for more

SHOOTERS are a rare breed.

Sun rises in Hyd under Pat

Hyderabad SUNRISERS Hyderabad were in dire need of revival after the last edition of the Indian Premier League.

Rajnish, Mohandas Pai to leave Byju's advisory panel

BYJU'S parent company Think & Learn Private Limited (TLPL) and the two advisory board members -Rajnish Kumar and Mohandas Pai-have mutually decided not to renew the contractual agreement scheduled to end on June 30, 2024.

Why gold will continue to shine despite hitting record highs

Prices of the precious metal have soared three times in past 9 years, and bullion experts expect the prices to hit 2 lakh/10 grams in the next 7 to 12 years BENN KOCHUVEEDAN @ Mumbai GOLD has been and still is the ever-shining and the most trusted metal that women love to own and adorn from time immemorial.

HOW RECOVERY IN RURAL INDIA COULD HELP YOU

THE underperformance of the consumer sector in India tells a story.

N Vaghul, the titan of an institution builder

FOR Narayanan Vaghul, the accidental banker and noted philanthropist and institution builder, who redefined private sector banking in this part of the world by building ICICI Bank as the second largest lender in terms of market capitalisation in a short span of time before its newer peer HDFC Bank overtook it a few years back, banking was not his first choice, but civil service.

US, Saudi restart security talks upended by Hamas attack

PRESIDENT Joe Biden's national security adviser on Sunday met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as the \"semi-final\" version of a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries.

11 killed in Ukraine's northeast as Russian offensive presses ahead

KYIV AT least 11 people were reported killed in attacks in Ukraine's war-ravaged northeast on Sunday as Russia pushed ahead with its renewed offensive.

Israeli leader Benny Gantz threatens to leave cabinet

AN Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas raged across the north on Sunday as Israel's leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month.

Chopper carrying Iran's president crashes in mountainous region

No info available about Raisi; rescuers finding it difficult to reach accident site due to fog

SAD promises to seek transfer of Kartarpur Sahib from Pak

THE Shiromani Akali Dal has said it will seek transfer of Kartarpur Sahib from Pakistan to India through mutual land exchange between the two countries.

Can jailed ex-MLA spring surprise in NC bastion Baramulla?

THE entry of jailed ex-MLA Sheikh Abdur Rashid alias Er Rashid, who is lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail, into the poll fray has made the contest in the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, which is going to polls in 5th phase on Monday, very interesting.

Cong doesn’t favour reservations based on religion: Jairam Ramesh

FORMER union minister and Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not be able to open its account in south India while its seat tally would be half in the rest of the country.

Rahul using Maoist language, says Modi

IN an election rally at Ghatshila in Jamshedpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Congress and JMM do not know even the A, B, C of development.