Supreme Court tosses out an appeal against COI probing Jayalalithaa's demise

The Supreme Court of India tossed out an appeal filed with it against the High Court of Madras’ order quashing a petition against the setting up of a Commission of Inquiry...

Holidays for schools as Chennai rains intensify

Keeping in mind the intensifying rains , schools in four districts including Chennai have been given holidays today by Chennai district collector Anbu selvan.

Sachin asks pillion-riding woman in Kerala to put on helmet for safety

Cricketing legend and ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar stopped his car to request a Kerala woman riding the pillion of a bike to put on a helmet for her safety...

Bedi strikes: Ashwani Kumar replaces Manoj Parida as Pondy chief-secretary

The on-going tug-of-war between Pondicherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi and the State’s chief-secretary Manoj Kumar Parida ended yesterday...

Vishal leads relief measures

Vishal's leadership of important Tamil film bodies has meant that the ongoing relief measures in the rain-lashed Chennai are on a full swing.  The lashing rains had created panic and anxiety among the public.