Chennai

Lovelorn boyfriend murders woman in Tamil Nadu, accused arrested

A college student was murdered by her married boyfriend near Pollachi after her family had rejected his proposal and fixed her marriage with someone else. She was stabbed on the neck by the accused.

Apr 8, 2019

Tamil film director Balakrishnan kills actress wife, chops off body doubting her loyalty

Balakrishnan allegedly killed Sandhya on January 19, chopped her body a day later, packed those in plastic bags, and dumped it in different parts of Chennai.

Feb 8, 2019

Bodies of 3 class IX students washed ashore in Chennai's Marina Beach

The tragic accident occurred on Friday when the three class 9 students from a government school in Tambaram skipped classes and visited the beach with 12 other friends.

Feb 3, 2019

Chennai: Oil spill occurs off Kamarajar port as hose of tanker ship snaps

The hose from the berth side got ruptured due to which there was an oil spill in the Bay of Bengal, a Coast Guard official said, adding two Coast Guard vessels have been dispatched to assess the damage.

Nov 19, 2018

Home Ministry approves Rs 194.44 crore 'Safe City' project for Lucknow to ensure women safety

The approval is a part of the Ministry's plans to implement 'Safe City' projects in eight selected cities -- Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Lucknow

Nov 1, 2018

India's first engine-less train; all you need to know about Train-18

Train 18 is India's first engine-less train, which is said to be the successor of 30-year-old Shatabdi express.

Oct 30, 2018

Indian Railways to set up special team to ensure speedy trials of indigenously built Train-18

Estimated to cost about Rs 100 crore, the first trainset will have a few imported components such as French-made seats, brakes and couplers from Germany, along with a Czech-made door system, all of which are to be indigenised for the next rake.

Oct 28, 2018

VMware to invest $2 billion in India over next 5 years; start new offices in Bengaluru, Pune

This investment will enable the company to expand to new offices in Bengaluru and Pune as well as increased headcount and capital expenditure for R&D.

Oct 17, 2018

Chennai actress accuses journalist of sexual harassment; scribe calls her 'new version of Sri Reddy'

A Chennai-based actress, Gayatri Sai has accused a senior journalist of sexually harassing her, but the latter has a completely different story to tell.

Sep 29, 2018

MK Alagiri rally: Expelled DMK leader pays homage to Karunanidhi amid sea of supporters in Chennai

MK Alagiri's rally to pay homage to his father comes just about a month after the death of the DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi.

Sep 5, 2018

Chennai: Drunk man chops off friend's penis for not pouring drink equally into his glass

A crowd immediately gathered at the spot and thrashed the accused before handing him over to the local police.

Aug 21, 2018

Supermarket employee beaten up for stopping policewoman from shoplifting

The employee of a Chennai supermarket was beaten up by the husband and others related to a policewoman, whom he caught shoplifting.

Jul 26, 2018

Lightning kills Chennai man trying to take photo of it; What happens when lightning strikes?

The man who was struck by lightning has been as HM Ramesh and the incident happened when he was visiting a friend's shrimp farm in Sunnampukkulam.

Jun 7, 2018

Rajinikanth condemns Seeman's supporter beating up a cop over Cauvery water issue

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth has slammed the incident where a supporter of Seeman's Naam Tamilar Katchi beat up a cop in Chennai.

Apr 11, 2018

IPL match controversy: Its Cricket Board's decision, says TN Minister D Jayakumar

With Tamil Nadu's Cauvery river water sharing row there were speculations that a few IPL matches of the present season might be shifted to Kerala

Apr 10, 2018

Singapore is world's most expensive city, 3 Indian cities among the cheapest

New Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai are among the world's cheapest cities to live in, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey

Mar 15, 2018

Chennai: Cop shoots himself dead at Jayalalithaa memorial on Marina Beach

Arunraj last spoke to his father at 7:30 pm on Saturday, police said. He along with three others were posted on duty at Jayalalithaa memorial on Marina Beach.

Mar 4, 2018

Boney Kapoor takes urn with Sridevi's ashes to Chennai for immersion in Rameswaram today

Boney Kapoor will perform the "asthi visarjan" of Bollywood's first female superstar, who died on February 24, in Rameswaram on Saturday.

Mar 3, 2018

India's first Mi Home Experience Store: Check out Xiaomi's uber cool gadgets that you can't buy

Xiaomi is opening India's first Mi Home Experience Store in Chennai on March 1 and it will showcase products that are not even launched in the country.

Feb 28, 2018

BMW India rolls out 6 Series GT petrol from Chennai plant, diesel to be launched later this year

The 6 Series Gran Turismo now comes only in petrol variant with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.

Feb 27, 2018