VILLUPURAM: A coach of a passenger train with about 500 passengers bound for Puducherry derailed at Villupuram on Tuesday morning. Chief Public Relations Officer (Southern Railway) M Senthamil Selvan said one wheel of the MEMU train derailed at Villupuram yard at 5.32 am on Tuesday morning. The MEMU rake was in shunting for another train,…
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and DMDK general secretary Premalatha Vijayakant on Saturday announced that the parties would boycott the Erode East bypoll, scheduled for Feb 5. NTK chief coordinator Seeman said the party would contest. The candidate would be made known on Jan 14, he said.Palaniswami’s…
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…
Despite barricades by police, the DMDK workers held a rally, causing significant traffic delays and congestion in the area, lasting for over an hour. CHENNAI: Traffic was thrown out of gear on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, 100-feet road, near Koyambedu as the DMDK workers and people gathered to pay homage to actor-turned-politician Vijayakanth’s first death anniversary…
Criticizing the lack of CCTV surveillance and misuse of the Nirbhaya fund, Annamalai demanded action against the police involved and announced a 48-day fast to highlight women’s safety issues. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Friday whipped himself several times as a mark of protest accusing the DMK government of failing to protect…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram has hit out at Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy for expressing disappointment over India’s shift to a five-day workweek in 1986.Murthy, a vocal advocate for a 70-hour workweek, believes India’s growth hinges on hard work, not leisure. Refusing to budge from his stance, Murthy recently told CNBC-TV18 at the…
CHENNAI: A private passenger plane that departed from Chennai to Kochi this morning made an emergency return to Chennai airport due to a sudden mechanical failure while flying. Thanks to the pilot’s quick actions, the plane avoided danger, and all 90 people on board, including 84 passengers, were safely rescued.The private passenger plane, carrying 84…
CHENNAI: Actor-turned-Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Friday turned the launch of a book on B R Ambedkar into a political stage, attacking the BJP govt at Centre and the DMK govt in Tamil Nadu, besides making political overtures to VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan, a DMK ally who was invited but stayed away from…
Vijay at the book release function in Chennai on Friday. Photo by R Ramesh Shankar CHENNAI: Actor and TVK president Vijay on Friday regretted that the BJP-led NDA govt, which did not bother to control violence in Manipur, is ruling the country. Speaking after releasing a book on B R Ambedkar published by VCK functionary…
