11+ hour, 13+ min ago   (200+ words) COIMBATORE: A 28-year-old man, arrested for abduction and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, was shot and apprehended after he attempted to flee by attacking a woman police inspector while recovering a weapon in Coimbatore on Sunday. The two accused,…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (817+ words) COIMBATORE: For more than a month, the fear of a prowling tiger has brought life to a standstill at Lauriston Number 4 in O Valley in Gudalur, leaving around 82 families confined to their homes and depriving predominantly daily-wage workers of their…...

11+ hour, 14+ min ago   (236+ words) DT Next bureau comprises a team of reporters, including rookies with a couple of years of experience to veterans with nearly 30 years under their belt, stationed in Chennai and other key districts of Tamil Nadu. The team includes dedicated reporters…...

20+ hour, 45+ min ago   (196+ words) CHENNAI: DMK MP A Raja on Sunday withdrew his controversial remarks against Minister R Nirmal Kumar amid criticism from political leaders, including a sharp reaction from DMK deputy general secretary K Kanimozhi, quoting Tiruvalluvar to indirectly ask him to hold…...

19+ hour, 41+ min ago   (434+ words) BENGALURU: Ian Nepomniachtchi pounced on a positional error from world number one Magnus Carlsen to help Ganges Grandmasters upset defending champions Alpine APL Pipers to clinch their maiden Global Chess League (GCL) crown in Bengaluru on Sunday. The Grandmasters won…...

20+ hour, 35+ min ago   (191+ words) CHENNAI: Law Minister R Nirmalkumar challenged DMK president MK Stalin to replay the "filthy" and "obscene" language used by party functionaries during protests in front of women and children. "Is it your last weapon to speak in filthy language on…...

1+ day, 31+ min ago   (204+ words) TIRUVELVELI: A 65-year-old man and his 17-year-old grandson died after a government bus collided with their moped near Manur in Tirunelveli district on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Muniyandi, 65, of Nadu Pillaiyarkulam, and his grandson, Munees, 17, who was riding…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (361+ words) CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Toddy Movement plans to field a candidate in the Dharapuram assembly constituency in the upcoming by-election to spearhead a campaign for Cauvery water rights and the legalisation of toddy, movement coordinator C Nallasamy said on Sunday....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (511+ words) CHENNAI: Left parties have decided to contest the upcoming bypolls to the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies separately, with the CPM contesting Madurantakam and the CPI Dharapuram. The decision comes despite the two Left parties continuing to extend outside support…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (378+ words) DT Next bureau comprises a team of reporters, including rookies with a couple of years of experience to veterans with nearly 30 years under their belt, stationed in Chennai and other key districts of Tamil Nadu. The team includes dedicated reporters…...