Fire at substation leads to major power outage in Chennai

Several parts of Chennai reeled under a sudden power outage due to a fire incident which caused sequential faults on both feeders at the Manali substation in Chennai. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Pregnant woman, infant rescued by chopper from TN floods

A pregnant woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stranded due to floods in Tamil Nadu, were among four people rescued by Indian Air Force helicopters and taken to safety in Madurai. Four......

Day after Michuang, parts of Chennai remain deluged

Residents grappled with stagnant water and power disruption in parts of Chennai and its suburbs on Wednesday, two days after Cyclone Michuang wreaked havoc in the metropolis and neighbouring......

Social media lends helping hand in reaching aid to Chennai flood-hit

Submerged in water, with no access to power and transport, it was various social media platforms that came to people's aid in the rain-hit city since Monday. IMAGE: People use a boat to shift to a......

South Mumbai's Tardeo is India's costliest residential location

Worli and Mahalaxmi in Mumbai Metropolitan Region are placed at second and third positions with average housing prices of Rs 41,500 and Rs 40,000 per sq ft, respectively. South Mumbai's Tardeo is......

46 new trains: Take a look!

The Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Saturday proposed to start 46 new trains in the Rail Budget for 2005-06. The new trains proposed are:Muzaffarpur-Howrah Jansadharan Express......

2001 stock scam: Dalmia arrested

In a breakthrough in the probe into the Rs 595-crore (Rs 5.95 billion) scam that shook the capital market, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested the director of DSQ software company Dinesh......

Soon you won't need paper tickets to board Rajdhani, Shatabdi

The reason for choosing Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains first for paperless ticketing system is that all passengers of premier trains are likely to have mobile phones Stepping up efforts to reduce......

Dharmendra, Sunny summoned

A Chennai court has issued a summons to Dharmendra and his son Sunny Deol, directing them to appear before it on October 11 in connection with a cheque bouncing case. The summons were issued by the......

Wish Vijay!

Vijay, the Ilayathalapathy of Tamil cinema celebrates his birthday today, June 22. As a person averse to lavish parties, he plans to spend the day with his wife Sangeeta and two kids at home, have......

ACT: Defending champs Korea, Japan aim to rewrite history

IMAGE: While Korea will look to retain their Japan will hope to lay hands on their maiden title. Photographs: Kind courtesy Hockey India Defending Champions Korea and last edition’s runners......

Asian Champions Trophy: Tamil Nadu gears up with fan parks in every district

IMAGE: To celebrate the tournament, fan parks will be established in every district. Photographs: Kind courtesy Hockey India The Tamil Nadu leg of the 'Pass the Ball' Trophy Tour, a crucial part......