Chennai

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

Actress Gayatri Sai accuses journalist of sexual harassment

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

Xiaomi, Mi Home, Store, Bengaluru, Phoenix Market City Mall, Whitefield,launch

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

Chennai techie sentenced to death for rape and murder of 7-year-old girl

Dhasvanth had lured the minor girl to his flat and killed her after rape. He later put her body in a bag and burnt it on a highway in Tamil Nadu.

Feb 20, 2018

Chennai streets reek of cat-meat biryani: Animal welfare group rescues 40 felines

Chennai's roadside eateries have been falling prey to the gypsy group Narikoravas who are passing off cat meat as mutton.

Feb 12, 2018

Rajinikanth launches website for political change

Even as established political parties, by and large, appeared to play the wait-and-watch game, Rajinikanth uploaded a one-minute video extending New Year greetings and thanking all those who supported his entry into politics.

Jan 1, 2018

Chennaiyin FC vs NorthEast United ISL 2017 live: Watch football match on TV, online

Both the Indian football sides were unable to bag a win in their respective opening matches of the ISL 2017. Thursday's match kicks-off at 8 pm IST.

Nov 23, 2017

Chennai: Satyabhama University students erupt in violent protests, torch hostel after first-year girl commits suicide

The deceased, identified as 18-year-old Duvvuru Monica Reddy of Andhra Pradesh, is said to have committed suicide after she was caught cheating during an exam and was reprimanded for the same.