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Anna univ rape: AIADMK, BJP file caveat pleas in SC

THE AIADMK and BJP have filed separate caveat petitions on Wednesday in the Supreme Court in the Anna University rape case, requesting the top court not to pass any order in the case without hearing them.

Centre prohibits veterinary use of Nimesulide drug

IN a big boost for vulture conservation, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has prohibited the veterinary use of Nimesulide drug, considering its risks to wild animals, especially vultures that scavenge on carcasses.

Pushpa stampede: HC asks cops not to arrest producers

Justice K Sujana of the Telangana High Court has barred the police from arresting the Pushpa 2 producers -- Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar and Yerneni Naveen.

Ex-min's Wife Questioned in PDS Rice Case in Andhra

Day after bail, Jayasudha grilled on rice missing from her godown

Intl trade fraud bust in Chennai accounts for 14% of ED convictions

AN investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into a money-laundering scam where at least ₹120 crore worth US dollars were sent to Hong Kong through multiple shady accounts with two Chennai banks has given the agency six of its 42 all-India Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) convictions till date.

80-yr-old woman picked up on bike, sexually assaulted near K'giri forest

AN elderly woman, believed to be 80-year-old, was allegedly sexually assaulted near Berandapalli forest on Tuesday evening.

DMK govt gave jobs only to 40,000 people in 3 years: PMK

TAKING a dig at the state government led by DMK, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has said it has provided jobs only to 40,000 people in the last three years.

Tangedco's contract worker dies after falling off electric pole in Nellai

A 52-year-old Tangedco contract worker died on Tuesday night after falling from an electric pole he was working on.

Jumbo relief as AI cams curb deaths on rly tracks

THERE has been no elephant death on the railway tracks in Madukkarai forest range ever since AI-enabled camera surveillance system was commissioned in February 2024.

Anna univ rape accused was held for bizman kidnap in '18

GNANASEKARAN, the prime accused in the rape of a student of Anna University on the institute premises, was in 2018 arrested for kidnapping a businessman from Madurantakam, police sources said.

FLOWER SHOW AT SEMMOZHI POONGA TO OPEN TODAY

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin will inaugurate the flower show at the Semmozhi Poonga here on Thursday.

Sangita Kalanidhi Award Conferred on TM Krishna

Sangita Kalaacharya title bestowed on Parassala Ravi, Geetha Raja

New Year games for Dalit kids held amid tight security in Kurinjakulam

SCHEDULED Caste (SC) residents of Kurinjakulam organised children's games for New Year on government poramboke land, with police protection, on Wednesday.

7 Die in Accidents in City, Suburbs on New Year Day

SEVEN people died in road accidents on Wednesday morning, including five in the revelry after New Year celebrations, in Chennai and its suburbs, traffic police said.

FOR CITY STUDENTS, MONSOONS TURN ANNUAL TESTING TIME

Every year, Chennai turns into the Venice nobody asked for. Streets become rivers, autos become boats, and the city collectively dives into its annual watery chaos.

It's a bull run for bell & chain makers as jallikattu rings in the moolah in south TN

WITH jallikattu round the corner, traders and manufacturers are eyeing a profitable season as there is an increasing demand for bells, chains, anklets and ropes among bull owners and tamers.

State-wide student assessment to be held for classes 3, 5, and 8

THE school education department will conduct a State Level Achievement Survey (SLAS) in the last week of January to identify learning gaps and plan academic interventions.

INFILTRATORS COMING TO INDIA TO WORK IN TEXTILE MILLS: SARMA

ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday dropped a bombshell claim that a section of India's textile industry is illegally \"importing\" cheap labourers from Bangladesh where the industry has taken a hard hit in the aftermath of the unrest that brought down the government of Sheikh Hasina.

4 Arrested for Sexual Assault of TN Woman

FOUR persons have been arrested by Ramanathapuram Town police for allegedly sexually assaulting a 38-year-old woman in an isolated location near Puthendhal village on Sunday night.

Kerala to spend ₹750-cr to rehabilitate Wayanad victims

KERALA Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday unveiled the plan to build two township projects in Wayanad to rehabilitate the victims of the July 30, 2024 landslides.

Govt outreach to put fertiliser rates on leash

Cabinet's first decision of the new year on farmers; crop insurance schemes extended

Lone vulture flies 4,000km to reach TN from Maha

A one-year-old captive-bred, juvenile white-rumped vulture has taken a 4,000-km-long flight from the Tadoba National Park in Maharashtra to Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu.

40 yrs on, toxic Union Carbide waste exits Bhopal

FOUR decades after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy killed thousands of people, some 337 tonnes of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide factory were on Wednesday night moved to another site in Dhar district.

TN govt notifies proposals for 13 new municipalities

IN a move that will have a significant impact on local governance in 28 districts, Tamil Nadu's municipal administration department has notified proposals for creating 13 new municipalities, extending the boundaries of 16 municipal corporations, merging village panchayats in 12 districts with 25 town panchayats, upgrading 25 village panchayats in 14 districts as town panchayats, and extending the boundaries of 41 municipalities.

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A Matter Of Life And Death

FOR someone who believes that, in the grand scheme of things, time moves in a cyclical loop rather than being defined by linearity, a viewing of John Crowley's We Live in Time marks an ironic end to 2024 at the movies.

Lovely, Dramatic and Deep

AMID the misty hills of Wayanad, a cosy literature festival unlike any other unfolded over the past weekend—a gathering reminiscent of the charm of old-world literary meets.

A divine beginning

As the year comes to an end, people start praying and wishing for betterment—with hopes for a new beginning.

Transition phase, finding balance challenge for India

As the third umpire's decision OUT was displayed on the giant screen at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday evening for one last time, the stadium erupted bringing close to what had been a rollercoaster year for Indian cricket.

Unsold in IPL, Mhatre makes WR

MUMBAI'S Ayush Mhatre, who went unsold in 2025 IPL auction, created a world record by becoming the youngest to score more than 150 runs in a List A game.