Universities, colleges in Tamil Nadu to introduce up to 20% higher-order thinking questions in exams this year Chennai: Students appearing for BE, BTech, and BA, BSc, BCom courses this academic year might have to think, analyse, and apply concepts in their internal and semester exams. State universities and colleges have decided to introduce up to…
Chennai: Less than 24 hours after Greater Chennai Corporation claimed to have cleared encroachments in a late Saturday night eviction drive, the T Nagar Pedestrian Plaza slipped back into its old ways. By Sunday evening, vendors reclaimed the stretch and vehicles were once again parked across the pedestrian zone – indicating that the entire eviction…
Chennai: From screening Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan blockbusters to the latest Bollywood releases, Theyagaraja Theatre in Thiruvanmiyur has been the hub for generations of Chennaiites for watching movies. Now, after decades as a neighbourhood landmark, the theatre is set to make way for a ₹500-crore mixed-use commercial development, bringing the curtain down on one of…
According to police, pilots Vishal Bhaskar and another officer detected the technical glitch around 9.05 am while flying the helicopter (ZA 1420) and safely landed it in a farmland at Keerapakkam, near Vandalur. CHENNAI: An Indian Air Force (IAF) Chetak helicopter made an emergency landing in an agricultural field in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpattu district on…
Chennai: VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Sunday said that if Tamil Nadu Governor R V Arlekar has the authority to inquire into allegations of horse-trading, he should conduct a probe based on the complaints submitted by DMK and AIADMK against the ruling TVK.“If the allegations of horse trading are true, an inquiry should be conducted…
Chennai: Leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday alleged that TVK was levelling false charges on DMK out of frustration that it was unable to break DMK just like the way it was splitting AIADMK.Taking a dig at chief minister C Joseph Vijay for his earlier statement that he would not let any corrupt go…
straight talk: Over the years, RTI activists have staged protests across TN urging govt to address concerns over lack of accountability and access to information G AnanthakrishnanChief minister C Joseph Vijay’s pre-election promise of enacting a Right to Services Act within six months of assuming office puts him on a Nov 10 deadline, although it…
Chennai airport sees decline in rankings as Kolkata closes gap Chennai: The drop in Chennai airport’s aviation rankings in the country has been gradual but steady, thanks to poor passenger amenities, runway saturation and airlines increasingly suspending operations. Once the third-busiest airport after Mumbai and Delhi, it slipped behind Bengaluru and Hyderabad in recent years….
Chennai: Four labourers, including three women, were killed and eight others injured after a mini van carrying woodcutters crashed into a tractor loaded with cashew firewood near Panruti in Cuddalore district in the early hours of Sunday.The victims were identified as R Rani (60), R Ravi (58), K Gandhimathi (55) and S Sathya (32).Police said…
Chennai: TVK’s allies Congress and CPI stepped up their attack on Tamil Nadu governor R V Arlekar, a day after DMK, AIADMK and BJP submitted complaints against the TVK govt to him.TNCC president Manickam Tagore said the attitude of the governor had changed after he met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi last…
