7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (208+ words) CHENNAI: A 14-year-old boy died, and his younger sister was injured after their two-wheeler crashed into a parked earthmover near St Thomas Mount on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Niranjan (14), son of Murali, a resident of Muthumariamman Koil…...

10+ hour, 45+ min ago  (113+ words) DT Next New Iranian authority charged with overseeing Strait of Hormuz asks ships to register DUBAI: A new Iranian authority charged with overseeing the strait issued guidance Friday calling on ships to register with it even as transits are currently…...

7+ hour, 27+ min ago  (215+ words) COIMBATORE: Two students were killed, and another sustained serious injuries in separate accidents involving school vans, with a Class 3 girl dying in Yercaud and an engineering student losing his life near Bhavani in Erode district. In Yercaud, an eight-year-old girl…...

7+ hour, 10+ min ago  (227+ words) CHENNAI: Reacting to former senior CPI leader C Mahendran joining TVK, CPI State Secretary M Veerapandian said the party's disciplinary action against him had been justified. In a statement, Veerapandian said Mahendran, who had held various positions in the party,…...

8+ hour, 7+ min ago  (218+ words) CHENNAI: School Education Minister Rajmohan on Friday asserted that the C Joseph Vijay-led government would continue to safeguard the State's rights and autonomy while maintaining the dignity of the House. Participating in the debate on the motion thanking the Governor…...

11+ hour, 29+ min ago  (426+ words) NEW DELHI: Gold prices extended their slide for the fourth straight session, falling Rs 2, 840 to Rs 1. 5 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, while silver slumped to over two-month low of Rs 2. 4 lakh per kg as a resurgent…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago  (355+ words) CHENNAI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared to make a fresh attempt to reassure the DMK of the party's commitment to the broader Opposition cause, responding warmly to DMK president MK Stalin's birthday greeting on Friday at a time when the…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (159+ words) DT Next The situation escalated further when councillor Shalini Velu, who joined the TVK, read a congratulatory message praising the State government and Chief Minister Vijay The DMK councillors began to argue that many of the welfare schemes being implemented…...

7+ hour, 10+ min ago  (196+ words) CHENNAI: The Assembly Secretariat on Friday discontinued the live telecast of Assembly proceedings during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor's Address, triggering criticism from opposition parties and social media users. The proceedings were initially streamed live…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago  (221+ words) CHENNAI: Customs officials seized 6 kg of hydroponic ganja, worth about Rs 6 crore, from a passenger who arrived from Kuala Lumpur at Thursday midnight. Based on intelligence that narcotics were being smuggled into Chennai through international flights, the Air Intelligence Unit…...