Chennai

Former TN DGP who arrested Indira Gandhi dies

8:03 pm June 23, 2019

Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu DGP V R Lakshminarayanan, who arrested the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in a corruption case, died here Sunday following brief illness, family sources said. He was 91 and is survived by a son and two daughters. Lakshminarayanan, fondly known as VRL, was a 1951 batch IPS officer. He began his […]

Maharashtra Father-son use lockdown time to solve water woes

DMK to hold protests in TN on June 22 over water crisis

10:37 pm June 19, 2019

Chennai: The DMK Wednesday said it would hold protests on June 22 across Tamil Nadu to urge the AIADMK government to take steps on a war footing to address the acute water crisis in parts of the State. Hitting out at the State government on the water issue for what it called “negligence,” and “administrative […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Doing business in India was “tough”: Pompeo on his Bengaluru days

5:28 pm June 13, 2019

Washington: Ahead of his visit to India, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has revealed that he had a “tough” time as a businessman in Chennai and Bengaluru while trying to sell machine parts for the aerospace industry in the country. Pompeo said this during his address to a Washington audience that included Google’s Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai and top corporate executives from India and the US at the India Ideas Summit on Wednesday. Pompeo will […]

Serial killer convicted in 20th murder case

Homesexual chops genitals of two men, arrested

10:50 pm June 12, 2019

Chennai: A 36-year-old homosexual has been arrested for allegedly chopping off the genitals of two men, one of whom died, police said here Wednesday. Munusamy, a native of Manamadurai, was arrested following the release of video clips by police which had visuals of him walking under a flyover near Retteri in north Chennai. Additional commissioner […]

US group opposes Biden admin's steps on H1B visas

US Embassy organises Student Visa Day

4:33 pm June 12, 2019

New Delhi: The US Embassy in Delhi organised Student Visa Day on Wednesday to adjudicate visa applications from Indians aspiring to pursue higher studies in the US. On the Visa Day, US Embassy in Delhi and its four consulates — Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai — are thrown open exclusively to adjudicate visa applications from […]