About 500 residents of Nagaraja Kandigai in Gummudipoondi, coming under Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency, boycotted the elections as their long pending demand of addressing the pollution concerns from a factory have allegedly not been addressed.
2019 polls: Long queues witnessed at polling booths in Chennai
Gypsies and people from various walks of life, including V G Santhosam, Prince of Arcot Nawab Mohammad Abdul Ali, M S Swaminathan, Chief Election Commissioner Satyabrata Sahoo among others voted.
Liverpool seal semi-final date with Barca after strolling past Porto
Liverpool set up a mouthwatering Champions League semi-final against Barcelona after their superstar front three all scored in a 4-1 win away at FC Porto that saw them cruise into the last four 6-1 on aggregate.
Dhoni ‘might’ play the next game, says Raina
Stand-in-skipper Suresh Raina said captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni ‘might’ play the next game after missing Chennai Super Kings’s six-wicket defeat by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here.
Inmates of Institute of Mental Health Chennai vote, set example for rest of India
At around 9 am today, Muthu, a resident of the Institute of Mental Health at Kilpauk, walked into the polling booth set up at the premises to cast his vote and walked out with a smile. It was for the first time in Indian history, that an inmate of a mental health hospital had cast his vote.
2019 polls: Political leaders in Chennai cast their votes
Politicians including K Anbhazhagan, N Sankariah, GK Vasan, Tamilisai Soundararajan, Kanimozhi, Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Jayavardhan, Vaiko, Sarathkumar and Radhika Sarathkumar seen at polling booths in Chennai.
I was looking to keep it simple and be consistent: Vijay Shankar
Vijay Shankar Wednesday said he was looking to ‘keep it simple and be consistent’, amid surprises from certain quarters and a bit of sarcasm following his World Cup selection.
Chennaiyin FC notch up maiden win in AFC Cup
Chennaiyin FC notched up their maiden win in the AFC Cup with a 2-0 victory over Nepal’s Manang Marshyangdi Club to move to the top of their group here on Wednesday.
EC officials watch Modi biopic, to submit report 19 April
On the directions of the Supreme Court issued on Monday, the Election Commission officials yesterday watched the movie ‘PM Narendra Modi,’ which has been directed by Omung Kumar.
2019 general elections: Sivakarthikeyan narrowly misses voting
While many actors and actresses cast their vote in the 2019 general elections this morning, there were some who missed the photo op. That is because their names were missing in the voters list.
