13+ hour, 21+ min ago   (211+ words) CHENNAI: The Election Commission has announced that COVID-19 suspected or affected persons will be eligible to vote through postal ballot in the upcoming by-elections to the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies. Electors aged above 85 years and persons with benchmark disabilities…...

15+ hour ago   (140+ words) CHENNAI: A 46-year-old daily wage labourer was hacked to death following a drunken argument in Madhavaram on Saturday night. Police have arrested a 27-year-old van driver, Yesupatham alias Vicky, in connection with the murder The deceased was Hari of Ganesh…...

15+ hour, 2+ min ago   (511+ words) CHENNAI: A single mobile number was used to secure a whopping 2,008 fancy vehicle registration numbers in Tamil Nadu, revealed the audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), raising concerns over possible bulk acquisition of premium numbers by…...

1+ day, 19+ 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, 4+ 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, 9+ hour ago   (213+ words) BENGALURU: The City Police has rescued 529 child labourers during a special operation in which surprise inspections were conducted at 6,076 locations across the city. Police said they registered 105 cases against employers for allegedly engaging children in labour. The operation was conducted…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (394+ 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…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (449+ words) CHENNAI: The city’s informal workers are losing both working days and income due to heat-related illness, with 28.4% of workers surveyed in Vyasarpadi reporting that they had lost at least one working day because of heat-related illness, a community-led study has…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (280+ words) CHENNAI: The CPM and CPI, which had announced on Friday that they would declare their stand on the upcoming Assembly bypolls to Madurantakam and Dharapuram on Saturday, deferred the decision to Sunday, with both parties convening state-level meetings to finalise…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (541+ words) CHENNAI: A field study on public sanitation and toilet infrastructure in Tamil Nadu has flagged serious shortcomings in maintenance, cleanliness, safety, and accessibility across urban and rural areas. The study, conducted by the Forum for Indian Women Intellect in August,…...