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4 more cops arrested in Tuticorin custodial death case

The Crime Branch of Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) arrested Inspector Sridhar in connection with the alleged custodial deaths of a father-son duo at a Tamil Nadu police station on......

Murder charges slapped against 6 in TN custodial death, cop arrested

The Crime-Branch CID on Wednesday slapped murder charges on six people, including two sub-inspectors, and arrested one of them as it took over the probe into the alleged custodial torture leading......

Tuticorin father-son duo was beaten whole night: Woman cop

Personnel at the Sathankulam police station in Tuticorin thrashed a deceased father-son duo the whole night there, with lathis used for allegedly assaulting them and a table carrying......

'I could hear them beating up Beniks and Jayaraj'

What really happened in Sathankulam where a father and son died in an alleged case of police brutality, which is being compared to the George Floyd killing in the US?A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com......

Tuticorin SP shunted out, put on 'compulsory wait'

The Superintendent of Police of Tuticorin, where a father-son duo died after being allegedly thrashed by the police last week, was on Tuesday shunted out of the district and placed under......

Noted economist BPR Vithal passes away

Noted economist B P R Vithal, who served as a member of the Tenth Finance Commission, died in Hyderabad on Friday. IMAGE: Economist BPR Vithal. Photograph: Courtesy, Vice President of......

E-vote on winding up Templeton MFs suspended

The fund house had offered two options to affected investors -- either monetisation of assets by trustees or hiring a third party to conduct the process. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

TN's EPS woos investments amid Covid, but is the environment friendly?

In the midst of huge job losses as a fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has signed 17 MoUs for an investment of Rs 15,100 crores that aim to......

Justice S J Mukhopadhaya retires as NCLAT chairperson

He supervised and handled several major big ticket insolvency cases that includes Essar Steel, Bhushan Power & Steel, Bhushan Steel, Jaypee Infratech, ElectroSteel Steel, Binani Cement, Reliance......

Tamil Nadu rakes in Rs 19,083 cr investment in 10 months

After Palaniswami took over as chief minister in February 2017, cumulative FDI rose by Rs 46,427 crore from Rs 133 trillion (April 2000 to March 2017) to Rs 180 trillion by June this year.......

'I am glad I got married before the lockdown'

'We have known each other for the last five years.''He patiently waited for me and finally proposed last year.''It was beautiful, just the sort of thing I had always imagined.' Photograph: Kind......

10 times Shoojit Sircar created a DIFFERENT WORLD

From 2005's Yahaan to his latest film Gulabo Sitabo , Director Shoojit Sircar has had an eventful movie journey. He has seen a good mix of critical acclaim and commercial success. With each of the......

'Pagalpanti is a film that cannot be critiqued'

'Pagalpanti has no double meaning, no exposure, no bloodshed...''Even the villain is very cute!' IMAGE: John Abraham and Ileana D'Cruz in Pagalpanti. If you want to have a nice time,......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

The ULTIMATE Lata Mangeshkar playlist

Nightingale of India. Greatest Indian Singer ever. Goddess Saraswati incarnate. Hyperbole becomes Lata Mangeshkar. No amount of praise is lavish enough to describe the supremacy of her voice as it......

Sledging: Hilarious cricket banter

Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades.Take a look! IMAGE: 'Have you ever heard of a temporary captain, Mayank?' Rishabh Pant asked Mayank Agarwal while welcoming Australian Captain......

Chappell gives clue to Laxman's success vs Aus in 2001

Laxman's 281 in Chappell’s list of best knocks against spin IMAGE: VVS Laxman during his memorable knock of 281 vs Australia at Eden Gardens in 2001. Photograph: Hamish Blair/Allsport......

Plea in Madras HC against IPL due to coronavirus outbreak

IMAGE: The IPL cheerleaders in action. Photograph: BCCI A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the central government not to allow the Board of Control for Cricket......

The batsman who is Satya Nadella's hero

'On the ground, Jai would never swipe or slog or do anything ugly with a cricket bat.'A Joseph Antony salutes the memory of M L Jaisimha, one of the most stylish batsmen to play cricket for India.......

RIP Bapu Nadkarni: Gavaskar remembers 'helpful manager', Tendulkar offers condolence

IMAGE: Bapu Nadkarni was best known for his parsimonious left-arm spin bowling and ability to get maiden overs at will. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Legends Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar,......

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Sneezing patient may be infecting others

Norms dictate the zone be disinfected immediately CHENNAI: A cough or sneeze, which sends shock waves anywhere else, doesn’t seem to command as... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sneezing-patient-may-be-infecting-others-at-test-centres/articleshow/76791162.cms

Bomb hoax at actor Vijay's Chennai home, police tracks down caller

An anonymous caller from Marakkanam in Villupuram district had called the police control room to issue a bomb threat to actor Vijay.... ...

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As the Central and state governments allow phase-wise relaxation in curbs to get the life up and running again following over two months of... ...

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Chennai exodus on the rise, takers for Rs 1,000 dole drop | Chennai News - Times of India

Chennai exodus on the rise, takers for Rs 1,000 dole drop | Chennai News - Times of India ...

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After high, Chennai's Covid numbers go below 2,000

A day after its tally crossed one lakh, Tamil Nadu recorded 4,280 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday taking the total active cases to 44,956. The... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/after-high-chennai-covid-19-numbers-go-below-2000/articleshow/76792548.cms