TAMIL NADU
The Election Commission of India on Monday announced by-elections to two Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies — Madurantakam (SC) and Dharapuram (SC) — with polling scheduled for October 6 and counting on October 9.
CHENNAI
Chennai, Sept 7: Air India Express will temporarily suspend flights from Chennai to Madurai, Port Blair, Guwahati and Hyderabad from the end of October, in a move that will reduce airline competition on several routes from the city. The services…
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NATION
New Delhi, Sept 7: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief over the loss of lives in the collapse of a five-storey building in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area. President Murmu conveyed her condolences to the families…
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SPORTS
Australia have retained under-pressure top-order batter Marnus Labuschagne in their 16-member squad for next month’s three-Test tour of South Africa, despite his prolonged run of poor form.
BUSINESS
Read MoreIndianOil, in partnership with Venture Center and CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, co-hosted the Pune outreach of MC²+ IGNITE, an energy innovation accelerator, at CSIR-NCL.
Ola Electric has opened its first batch of dealer-operated stores across Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Bihar, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, expanding its retail presence beyond its company-owned
India’s 7.8 per cent economic growth in the first quarter of 2026-27 is “remarkable” given the global disruptions and uncertainties, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while highlighting the
PhonePe has launched PhonePe UPI 123Pay, enabling feature phone users across India to make UPI payments without an internet connection.
ENTERTAINMENT
Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja and actor Ramarajan are set to reunite for their 25th film together, marking another milestone in their long-standing association.
COLUMNS
The 2026 protests against systemic exam paper leaks at Jantar Mantar have ended. The batons have been withdrawn, the tear gas has dispersed, the tents have been folded. Yet for a number of young women who stood in those crowds, the real confrontation has only just begun, writes TR Jawahar
Dr AK’s greatness can be best be demonstrated only through ironies. A bachelor sans scandal. A teacher non- pareil who kept learning non-stop to his end of days, writes TR Jawahar
TR Jawahar writes in his Pointblank column: Three weeks after the NEET-UG 2026 fiasco, merit lies shattered as students confront a system where integrity has become a gamble.
TR Jawahar, in his Point-Blank column, says a controversial judicial remark branding unemployed youth as “cockroaches” has spiralled into a sharp digital uprising, with satire morphing into a serious critique of power and privilege.
