Stormwater drain work at Purasawalkam Chennai: At least 398 roads have been dug up as Greater Chennai Corporation races to finish stormwater drain (SWD) projects before the northeast monsoon.GCC has also identified 230 locations as severely vulnerable to flooding. Many lie in peripheral areas, including Perungudi and Sholinganallur, as well as neighbourhoods such as Tondiarpet,…
CPM state secretary P Shanmugam CHENNAI: CPM on Wednesday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to immediately appeal against the Supreme Court’s order directing the eviction of encroachers in the Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve. CPM state secretary P Shanmugam criticized the Supreme Court order to deploy paramilitary forces for the eviction drive. He called the measure excessively…
Kai Cenat is receiving praise from fans after he stepped in to defend singer Tyla during a livestream at Disney World. The Twitch streamer was spending the day with Tyla while helping promote her new album, A*POP, when a man allegedly began shouting at the singer. Kai quickly confronted the man and told him to…
Pune: Online fraudsters cheated an elderly (79) resident of Hadapsar, of Rs 6 lakhs by posing as his relatives stuck in a foreign country. The cheating took place between Jan 2024 and April this year, the Hadapsar police said.According to the police, the suspects messaged the complainant, a retired central government officer, saying that they…
Unidentified man dies by suicide near SIDCO Chennai: An unidentified man jumped in front of a speeding truck and was killed near the SIDCO Industrial Estate in Thirumudivakkam on Wednesday night. Police said Mahesh, 30, a lorry driver from Kundrathur, was returning to Thirumudivakkam from Oragadam. When he was driving past the Electricity Board office…
New Delhi: Over 80 NGOs have placed a list of demands before the newly revived Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR).Their key demands were about making homes for transgender children, making school admission easier for children facing hurdles in procuring Aadhaar, enrolling children who have been rescued from begging and child labour, and…
Daveigh Chase, the praised actress renowned for her roles in ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘The Ring,’ passed away at the age of 35 from complications of bacterial meningitis and a blood infection. As the fans shared a deep shock following the unfortunate demise, the late actress’ mother, Cathy Chase, also opened up about the last…
Siraj’s message for Ronaldo (Image; X) Portugal’s FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign came to a heartbreaking end after a 1-0 defeat to Spain in the Round of 16, bringing the curtain down on Cristiano Ronaldo‘s illustrious World Cup career. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s dream of lifting football’s biggest trophy ended without a World Cup…
The monsoon season has unleashed its fury across India, resulting in tragic losses and widespread destruction NEW DELHI: Monsoon rains continued to wreak havoc across large parts of the country on Wednesday, claiming lives in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka as landslides, flooding roads, disrupting transport and forcing the suspension of pilgrimages, even as the India…
After an extraordinary opening weekend that rewrote Hollywood box office history in India, Tom Holland‘s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ witnessed its first significant drop in collections on Monday. Despite the expected weekday slowdown, the Marvel blockbuster continues to dominate cinemas and is now closing in on the Rs 350 crore gross milestone at the Indian…
