Heavy rain pounds southern Tamil Nadu; NDRF teams deployed

Heavy rains under the influence of a cyclonic circulation lashed southern Tamil Nadu on Sunday, inundating several areas in districts including Kanyakumari. IMAGE: NDRF personnel head towards......

TN on alert as Cyclone 'Michaung' set to cross coast on Dec 5

The state government on Sunday said all arrangements have been made to handle the situation as cyclonic storm 'Michaung' is likely to intensify and reach north Tamil Nadu coast on December 4 before......

Senior IPS officer's suicide leads to political mudslinging in TN

An IPS officer posted as deputy inspector general of police (DIG) in Coimbatore and suffering from "depression" allegedly died by suicide after he shot himself early on Friday, the police said.......

TN BJP worker booked for quarrelling with hijab-clad doctor

A Bharatiya Janata Party worker was booked on Friday for allegedly picking up a quarrel with a hijab-clad woman doctor over not wearing the white coat at a primary health centre in Nagapattinam......

Tamil Nadu seeks Rs 10 lakh cr investment with new industrial policy

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday launched new industrial and MSME policies aimed at providing further impetus to industrial growth by attracting more investments and also offering......

IOC beats lockdown blues, resumes works on projects

These mega projects, worth about Rs 1 trillion, would boost the economy, ensure smooth supply of petroleum products across the nation and also provide the much-needed relief to people looking......

Chennai witnessing one of the worst droughts in over 70 years

Lush agricultural lands have turned parch as groundwater levels deplete to new lows, and wells and water reservoirs go dry.While the administration points to deficient rainfall as a reason, experts......

Railway Budget has cheated people: Lalu

'It is all over. It has derailed. There is nothing in the Rail budget,' Lalu Prasad said. Two former Railway ministers-- Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad--and a leader of Trinamool Congress,......

Meet the South African debutant with an Indian connect

'Our roots are from Chennai. I have still got family in Nagapattinam.' IMAGE: South Africa's batting all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy says he is like 'any other South Indian family'. Photograph: BCCI......