NEW DELHI: At least three people died after an explosion took place at a firecracker manufacturing factory in the Sattur area of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, officials said on Saturday.The fire and rescue department has been deployed to the scene.Authorities are still working to confirm the cause of the explosion and assess the extent of…
KRISHNAGIRI: An unidentified man raped an 80-year-old beggar woman near Hosur on Tuesday night Police said the motorcycle-borne man, aged around 25 years, approached the woman when she was standing near the Hosur bus stand. The woman used to stay at the Hosur bus stand seeking alms, according to police. He asked her where she…
Protests outside Anna University The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday took suo moto cognizance of the brutal sexual assault of a 19-year-old student from renowned Anna University, Chennai. Condemning the act, the commission also expressed solidarity in the ‘victim’s fight for justice’.“The NCW has taken suo moto cognizance of the disturbing sexual assault…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will honor World Chess Champion D. Gukesh on Tuesday with a felicitation ceremony and a cheque for ₹5 crore. Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and chess legend Viswanathan Anand will also be present.Gukesh arrived in Chennai on Monday with his parents after securing the World Championship title in Singapore.At…
THANJAVUR: A 26-year-old woman, who taught in a school in Tamil Nadu‘s Thanjavur, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend on the school premises on Wednesday morning after she refused to marry him without her parents’ permission.M Ramani, a temporary Tamil teacher at Mallipattinam Govt Higher Secondary School, was stabbed on the neck with a…
CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has accused six arrested Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) leaders in Tamil Nadu of being in contact with their Pakistani counterparts. They had propagated newsletters and articles regarding the “violent cession of Kashmir with military assistance from Pakistan” to radicalise the gullible youth in the state, said NIA.“They were actively involved in…
Snehal Kauthankar (left) and Kashyap Bakhale after their masterclass on Thursday. (TOI Photo) PANAJI: At lunch break, when Goa’s Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle trooped into the dressing room after putting on 577 runs for the third wicket against Arunachal, the two were told they were just 18 runs short of the highest-ever partnership in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a massive gathering in Akola on Saturday NAGPUR/AKOLA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a massive gathering in Akola on Saturday, launched a fierce attack on the Congress party, especially targeting what he referred to as its “royal family.” In his speech, he accused the Congress governments in Telangana and Karnataka…
Three coaches of the 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Nalpur Station in the South Eastern Railway division near Howrah, said railway officials on Saturday. The 3 coaches that derailed included one parcel van and 2 others. 10 buses were arranged for the affected passengers for their further journey. According to the Chief Public Relations…
THULASENDRAPURAM: Three American women were among those who participated in a special puja at a temple in US presidential candidate Kamala Harris‘s ancestral village, Thulasendrapuram, in Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.The three women, donning pro-Kamala Harris t-shirts, offered prayers at the Sri Dharma Sastha Temple where special prayers were held for the Democratic…
