Bomb threat to actor Vikram’s house in Chennai

Police investigated the phone call and checked the actor’s residence in Besant Nagar, and found that the call was a hoax

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Madurai woman, two daughters end their lives

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Two transgender persons held for extortion of money in Chennai

The owner of a new restaurant on Rajiv Gandhi Salai complained that the two had extorted ₹10,000 from him

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This is what Rajini told RMM functionaries

Actor Rajinikanth continued to maintain suspense over his political entry. But Rajinikanth on Monday asked his Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) functionaries to continue their efforts to strengthen the mandram while he would announce his final decision on taking the political plunge soon. RMM functionaries want Rajinikanth to be the CM candidate instead of announcing someone else.

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Centac releases merit list for management, NRIs

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17-year-old boy heldfor molesting 5-year-old

The rural police on Saturday arrested a 17-year-old boy, who molested a five-year-old girl at his house in a village on the city outskirts.

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Man arrested for double murder in Tirupur

Within a fortnight after murdering his friend over a petty quarrel and was on the run from police in Tirupur, a middle-aged man murdered another friend in cold blood.

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Gold worth Rs 1.6 crseized at Chennai airport

Customs officials at Chennai International Airport seized 3.15kg gold worth 1.6 crore and arrested three people on Saturday night.

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Man rents, pledges three cars & goes hiding

A 32-year-old man who took three cars on rent, skipped on the payments and went into hiding was arrested in the city on Saturday. The accused, a former car salesman out on bail in a cheating case, had promised the victims huge amounts as monthly rent.

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Colleges prepare to reopen campus for PG

After months of online classes due to the pandemic, city colleges are preparing to open up campuses to postgraduate science and technology students and research scholars from December 2. Guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) require boarding students to undergo 14 days quarantine before attending in-person classes.

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Could Cornwall see a Lithium-ion battery revolution?

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Zappos ex-boss and Las Vegas entrepreneur Tony Hsieh, 46, dies after house fire

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Utah monolith: Has the mysterious metal object disappeared?

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Final year UG classes from December 7: TN govt

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced reopening of final year undergraduate courses in colleges/universities, including arts, science, technology, engineering, agriculture fisheries and veterinary from December 7. Hostels are allowed to permit students too.

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Gold seized at Chennai airport

About 3.15 kg gold worth ₹1.57 crore was seized at Chennai airport and three persons have been arrested by Chennai Air Customs.Early on Sunday, three

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TN govt extends lockdown till December 31

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Tamil Nadu: Rajinikanth to meet followers today

Actor Rajinikanth has kept alive the suspense over his political entry, convening a meeting of Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) office bearers on Monday.

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Chennai braces for more rain this week

After a lull, the southern suburbs should get ready for heavy rain this week as the low pressure system in the Bay of Bengal has developed and will turn into a depression in 36 hours. It will intensify further and edge closer to the Tamil Nadu coast by Wednesday. It is expected to trigger heavy rain of more than 10cm in the southern suburbs of the city and also in the southern districts of the state.

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TN: I-T raids unearth Rs 450cr unaccounted income

In a multi-city operation, the income tax department has unearthed ₹450 crore of unaccounted income after searches at properties linked to ex-director of an Information Technology Special Economic Zone (IT-SEZ) and a prominent stainless steel supplier in Chennai on Friday.

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Drought-prone Chennai now water-sufficient?

Two years ago, amid one of Chennai’s worst water crises, a Union ministry of water resources warning that the city would become water starved triggered panic among residents.

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Huawei ban from UK 5G network brought forward

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The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home

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Loan assessor steals 2kg gold in Madurai bank

City police have arrested a jewellery assessor at a public sector bank in Madurai on charges of embezzling gold jewellery worth more than Rs 1 crore pledged by the bank’s customers.

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Theatre owners stare at empty halls

Low footfalls seen as audiences stay away from theatres due to COVID-19, lack of star content

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IAS academy to offer UPSC classes on T.V.

The programme will be aired daily from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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Salem: Fire at garage, goods worth lakhs gutted

A major fire broke out in a truck garage near Seelanaickenpatty in Salem city on early Sunday morning. Material and vehicles worth several lakh were gutted in the fire.

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Data | How lesser rainfall, reduced inflows & measured water release from Chembarambakkam blunted Cyclone Nivar's impact

Cyclone Nivar, which made landfall in the early hours of November 26, seemed far less destructive compared to earlier cyclones that swept the coast of

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HC directs man to donate rice to children's home

The court was hearing the bail petition filed by Saravanan, who was arrested by civil supplies CID police in Madurai district on October 15, for offences under Essential Commodities Act.

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Sand mining: HC appoints advocate commissioner

The Madras high court appointed an advocate commissioner to inspect and submit a report, in a plea which sought to prevent illegal sand mining in Thamirabarani river in Tuticorin district.

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Giant Karthigai Deepam lit at Trichy temple

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Air India plans to operate non-stop flights on Chennai-London route from January

Flights between India and the U.K .have been operating under an air bubble pact only post the lockdown

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Robot does yard work and security, plus other tech news

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How green and profitable are e-scooters?

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RGGGH launches “Wall of Kindness” initiative to help patients in need of essential things

The objective is mainly to provide essential things for patients who come in emergencies without bringing anything that they will need, says Dean.

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Reduced cyclone intensity saved Chennai: Kanimozhi

The DMK women's wing leader said the State government had not learnt any lessons from previous floods

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Chennai: Active Covid cases up in 12 zones

Active Covid-19 cases in 12 of 15 zones in the city have increased in the past week. According to official figures released by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), Adyar has seen the steepest rise in infections. However, the overall active cases in the city has dropped since November 20.

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Padikuppam families left high & dry during rain

"We knocked on doors of people to let us in, but they couldn't. In the end, we sat near a store holding each other close as the rain lashed the city," said L Selvi, of Padikuppam.

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Biomed waste found near Chembarambakkam lake

There have been at least three instances of illegal dumping of biomedical waste over the past one week off the highways near Chembarambakkam lake, a social activist has revealed.

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Will add 2,000 clinics by December 15: TN CM

Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday said 1.18 crore people, one eighth of the population, had undergone RT-PCR tests in the state, due to which transmission has been brought under control.

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HC laments lack of funds for mental health care

Though the World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned that about 20% of India's population will suffer from some form of mental illness by 2020, the nation spends a paltry 20 paise per person per month to treat 15 crore people who needed treatment in 2018-19, Madras high court has lamented.

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19-year-old rapes minor girl in TN, arrested

A 19-year-old youth has been arrested in Tirupur for raping a 15-year-old girl.

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Mining scam: Security for IAS officer withdrawn

The state government has withdrawn the personal security provided to senior IAS officer U Sagayam since November 15 without stating any reason or giving prior intimation.

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Chennai: Cyclone Nivar gouges out 'third eye'

Water stagnation is not the only problem brought by Cyclone Nivar as it blew through close to the city. The strong wind generated also hit CCTV cameras in key locations, leaving some fully damaged and others left drooping.

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Racer takes banks for a ride, cheats Rs 3.9 cr

Racing against time comes naturally to B Bala Vijay, a city champ who had won Indian Touring Car Championship in 2012. But what awaited at the end of the circuit this time — after his cheating spree

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TN: Cyclone Nivar ravages 10k hectares of crop

The Union government has constituted an eight-member inter-ministerial team for on the spot assessment of the situation in the wake of Cyclone Nivar in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

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New Andaman Sea weather system to bring heavy rain

Less than a week after very severe cyclonic storm Nivar made landfall near Marakkanam dumping vast amounts of rain, another weather system is on its way to the TN coast.

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Chennai HAMs walk into Nivar

K.M. Devadas (VU2DH) and Aravind Balasubramanian (VU2ABS) played a big role in the establishment of a HAM radio communication system by the Cuddalore district administration to tackle possible challenges arising from the cyclone

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Poet professor Syed Ameeruddin dies in Chennai

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How an apartment complex keeps its basement dry

Through a network of recharge pits, rainwater is directed to an open well

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Stalin questions high fees in 2 medical colleges

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Minister denies rumours about half yearly exams

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Man held for possessing banned tobacco products

Trichy city police on Friday arrested a man and seized 35 kilograms of banned tobacco products from him. The contraband was confiscated during a vehicle check near Bharathi Nagar junction by the sub-inspector of police Sivasubramanian of government hospital police station on Friday afternoon.

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A new campus and a new focus in 2021

The second leg of a school project conceived by Bhoomika Trust following the 2015 Chennai floods to educate and empower children of families rehabilitated at the Perumbakkam tenements is close to completion

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NEET quota: 'TN followed Pondy govt's policy'

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Security given to IAS officer Sagayam withdrawn

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Ramadoss seeks support for vanniyar quota stir

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HC fumes over treatment of mental health patients

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Soon in Chennai: a new lake with island parks and a mountainous Miyawaki forest

Pallikaranai Anai Eri is being developed in an area of about 50 acres, and about 60% of the work has been completed so far

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Bio-medical waste chokes Chennai's shore

Masks are an essential commodity during the pandemic. However, when it comes to discarding them, there's a lot to be learned.

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Covid cases continue to drop in Tamil Nadu

Nearly a fortnight after Diwali, Covid-19 cases and deaths in Tamil Nadu continue to drop, with epidemiologists saying positivity rate, hospital bed occupancy and doubling period were also declining.

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Storm or no storm, it is politics as usual in TN

Even as the state braved a cyclonic storm, it is back to politics for parties, including the ruling AIADMK, considering there is hardly any time for the May 2021 assembly election.

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New weather system may develop by Nov 29 in TN

After Cyclone Nivar brought heavy rain to the city and most parts of north Tamil Nadu, it could be time for south Tamil Nadu to get drenched, with two more systems brewing over the Bay of Bengal.

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Tamil Nadu gets national award for organ donation

On a day when the state health department won the national award for organ donation for the sixth consecutive year, health minister C Vijayabaskar pushed for reserving government jobs in the state and at the Centre for families of organ donors.

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