Chennai |Β A controversy has erupted in Tamil Nadu after reports of a government school headmistress allegedly refusing to hoist the national flag and salute it on Independence Day. The woman named Tamil Selvi, a government school Headmistress in Dharmapuri district, did not hoist the national flag stating that she was a Christian and that her […]
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Passenger carried monkey and several reptiles in luggage, held at Chennai airport
Chennai |Β In an unprecedented incident, live animals, including a monkey and snakes, were recovered from the baggage of a passenger who landed at Chennai Airport from Bangkok, Customs officials said on Saturday. The official said that the passenger, whose name was not disclosed, was intercepted by Customs officials on Thursday at on the basis of […]
Techie beaten to death by Ola cab driver after argument over OTP
Chennai |Β A software developer from Coimbatore, who was in Chennai for weekend holiday along with his family, was beaten to death by an Ola cab driver following a dispute over delay in entering the one-time password (OTP) on the Old Mahabalipuram Road here on Sunday. Greater Chennai Police Commissioner, Shankar Jiwal, told IANS that the […]
Those speaking Hindi selling ‘pani puri’, doing menial jobs: TN Minister
Chennai |Β In remarks that could spark off a furore, Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister, K. Ponmudy on Friday said that the English language is much more valuable than Hindi, and those speaking Hindi are selling “pani puris” and doing menial jobs. In his address at a convocation ceremony at Bharathiar University, where Governor R.N. Ravi […]
4 boys, all aged 14, sexually abuse classmate in Chennai, booked under POCSO Act
Chennai | Four boys, all 14-year-olds, were booked under the Prevention of Children from Sexual offences (POCSO) Act and sent to a correctional facility in Kellys, Chennai for sexually abusing their classmate at her residence a few days ago. Police said that while there was no penetrative sex, the boys were regularly watching pornographic movies […]
‘Idli Amma’ elated as Anand Mahindra gifts her a house on Mother’s Day
Chennai | Eighty-five-year-old K. Kamalthal of Coimbatore is a sensation on internet, thanks to the Rupee one idli she serves people and is fondly called ‘Idli Patti’ or ‘Idli Grandmother’. No wonder, chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra found it fit to donate a new home to her. Mahindra group has handed over a 300 […]
Tamil Nadu: Jewellery worth Rs 1.45 lakh recovered from man’s stomach
Chennai |Β Chennai police has recovered jewellery worth Rs 1.45 lakh from the stomach of a 32-year-old man who swallowed it with biryani during the Eid celebrations at a friend’s residence on May 3. Police said that doctors gave him enema to recover the jewellery from his stomach. The man along with his girlfriend was invited […]
12-year-old TN boy arrested on rape charges after 17-yr-old girl gives birth
Chennai |Β In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old boy was arrested by the Tanjavur All Women Police after a 17-year-old girl gave birth to a girl after being raped by the boy. He was held under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (Pocso) Act. However, when contacted, the police at Tanjavur All Women Police station […]
Viral video shows school students drinking beer in bus, TN Police probing
Chennai |Β With a video of a group of school students, both boys and girls, drinking beer in a bus going viral, police in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpattu district have launched investigation into the matter. The police said that the students belong to a government school and that they were travelling from Thirukuzhakundram to Thachur. As the […]
Self-styled godman arrested for raping woman with wife’s help
Chennai |Β The Tamil Nadu Police have arrested a self-styled godman Sathiya Narayanan and his wife Pushpalatha after he was charged with sexually abusing a woman devotee. Police said that Pushpalatha had helped Sathiya Narayanan rape the woman when she was 16 years of age. The arrests were made on Saturday. The police said that objectionable […]