TAMIL NADU
An auto driver allegedly murdered his wife by slitting her throat while she was riding their auto near Menambedu in Ambattur on Tuesday night, reportedly over suspicion about her relationship with another man. The Pudhur police arrested the accused, identified as Chinna, 32.
CHENNAI
Chennai, Aug 12: The Greater Chennai Police has launched an Anti-Corruption Special Unit to curb bribery and corruption among police personnel and provide the public with a direct channel to report demands for bribes. The unit, launched by Greater…
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at 13 locations — eight in Tamil Nadu and five in Mizoram — as part of its probe into an international drug trafficking network allegedly linked to Myanmar.
WORLD
SPORTS
Ranjit Bajaj has launched a sharp attack on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) following the controversy over the appointment of the India U-15 coaching staff. Bajaj had been named team manager alongside Bibiano
BUSINESS
Read MoreIndia’s imports of Russian crude oil rose to a record for the second consecutive month in July, underscoring the country’s continued reliance on discounted Russian supplies even as Western sanctions have tightened
The government sought to shut down speculation on plans to impose fees on the country’s ubiquitous digital payments network, saying Saturday that consumers will not have to pay transaction charges for using UPI, while
Electric vehicle retail sales in India reached another monthly record at 3,27,901 units in July, growing at 66 per cent over the same month last year, with nearly one in eight vehicles retailed now being electric, Federation of
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed a directive issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) that prohibited Dabur India from selling food products carrying “100 per cent” claims, including honey,
ENTERTAINMENT
Ajay Devgn is set to take over as the host of Sony Entertainment Television’s long-running true-crime franchise “Crime Patrol” with its latest season, scheduled to premiere on August 31.
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 The batons have been withdrawn, the tear gas has dispersed, the tents have been folded.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.
