Chennai

CISF official asked if I am Indian as I don’t know Hindi: DMK MP Kanimozhi

7:32 pm August 9, 2020

Chennai/New Delhi: DMK MP Kanimozhi on Sunday alleged that a CISF official asked her if “she was an Indian” as she could not speak Hindi, prompting the paramilitary force to respond saying appropriate action will be taken. The incident is understood to have taken place when Kanimozhi was at the Chennai international airport to take a flight to Delhi. “Today at the airport […]

“Sri Lankan don poisoned to death by revengeful woman?”

7:18 pm August 9, 2020

Coimbatore: The question whether Amani Thanji, who had been living with the Sri Lankan don Angoda Lokka, poisoned him to death to avenge the killing of her husband in the island nation, is doing the rounds among the police and public. The suspicion arose after a postmortem report revealed that the finger and toe nails of the […]

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till Aug 31 as total cases cross 2L

2:49 pm July 30, 2020

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced the extension of coronavirus-induced lockdown in the state till August 31, but with more relaxations, including scaling up workforce in private establishments and allowing dine-in services in hotels and restaurants. Extending the total shutdown imposed across the state on Sundays in July to August, Chief Minister K […]

HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

All private educational institutions covered under ESI Act: HC

10:40 pm July 29, 2020

Chennai: All private educational institutions will come under the purview of the ESI Act and will be treated as an establishment for all purposes under it, the Madras High Court has ruled. The order was passed by an all-women bench of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice P T Asha which dismissed a batch of petitions moved by […]

Vistara starts operating flights on Mumbai-Male route

COVID-19: Vistara will let passenger book adjacent seat at discount to keep it vacant

8:34 pm July 6, 2020

New Delhi: A passenger planning to travel on a Vistara flight will soon be able to book the adjacent seat as well at a discounted rate so as to keep it vacant, said its Chief Commercial Officer Vinod Kannan on Monday. This statement came after Vistara released a survey on Monday that stated 24 per […]