Category: Chennai

Plastics constitute 71% of waste on Indian shorelines, finds NCCR A study on plastics in seven beaches in the country, including two in Tamil Nadu, has found that a large quantity of the waste was being brought in by tourists. The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) here found that fishing activity was the second […]

Superstar Rajinikanth and Ajith will flag off 2019 with Petta and Viswasam, respectively. Here is a list of other films that we are sure will set the box office on fire. A slew of big-ticket Tamil films is waiting to hit the screens in 2019. Here is a list of top films that we are […]

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam’s younger brother O Raja was on Tuesday sacked from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). According to news agency ANI, O Raja was removed “for having acted against the party’s principles and ideologies, and for bringing disrepute to the party”. The decision to sack Raja, a former panchayat […]

After water from the Veeranam tank, Chennai will get another source to augment its drinking water supply in a few days. Krishna water is likely to be released from the Kandaleru reservoir in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. This comes at a time when storage in the city’s major reservoirs has dipped to less than 10% […]

The Madras High Court has taken serious note of the news report carried in The Hindu on September 11 regarding the stray dog menace inside the court buildings. Taking it as a cue, the court has decided to pass comprehensive orders on controlling the menace of strays dogs across the State. Justice N. Kirubakaran referred […]

Tension prevailed on the arterial Anna Salai in the city on Monday, after the statue of Rationalist leader Periyar was desecrated by a miscreant on the occasion of his 140th birth anniversary, even as a similar incident took place in Tiruppur. Tension prevailed on the spot, as leaders of various parties and their supporters, who […]