Four killed in vehicle crash

Four people died in their Tata Sumo  on Tuesday when it swerved, jumped the median and hit a State-run bus near Madurantakam to the south of Chennai.

Councillor on mat for forgery

Police are on the look out for a DMK councillor at Poonamallee for attempting to sell 25.5 cents of land using fake documents at Thandaiyar village recently

Good Samaritan knifed to death

Playing Good Samaritan proved fatal for a 19-year-old youth, who along with his friend tried to prevent a man from misbehaving with a middle-aged woman at Korukkupet here.

WB official meets CM

World Bank (WB) country director for India, Isabel Guerrero today called on Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at the Secretariat.

Jaya flays higher education policy

AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa today flayed the DMK government for its lopsided policy in the admission to professional colleges for the hardship faced by the students in the current academic year.

Parents stage protest

Parents of students of a school at KK Nagar, where an eight-year-old girl was allegedly molested, today staged a protest seeking action against  the offenders.

MLA receives public complaints

Tambaram MLA S R Raja was confounded by numerous complaints from the people when he went to Kottiwakkam area in the suburb to hear their woes today.

Defaming of Hinduism-VI

The Indian diaspora and a few courageous members of the academia, inspired and emboldened by the initial lead given by Rajiv Malhotra, have attempted to start a serious, no-holds barred debate on the merits of the issues involved. V Sundaram writes in the concluding part of the series.

An emerging director not wary of new themes

I want to establish myself as a director who can work with varied themes, says Thirumalai. The young film-maker, who had worked as an associate to director Subash, is waiting for the release of his maiden venture Thee Nagar. M Bharat Kumar has more details.

Breathing life into Tamil literature

N Gopinath has composed music to the lyrics of the Tamil literature including Kutrala Kuravangi and Silapadhikaram for a project undertaken by Pongu Tamil Valarchi Arakattalai. Preetha Kadhir writes.