Chennai

Gold worth Rs 87 lakh, saffron seized at Chennai airport Adds words in last para

10:56 pm December 22, 2020

Chennai: Customs department sleuths seized gold, weighing totally 1.67 kg and worth Rs 87 lakh, in separate incidents at the airport here over the last two days and two persons were arrested in this connection, officials said on Tuesday. In the first case, gold was recovered from the baggage of a passenger who arrived from […]

UK virus strain: London returnee’s sample to go to NIV for genomic analysis

4:27 pm December 22, 2020

Chennai: A passenger who arrived here from London via Delhi has tested positive for coronavirus and genomes from his sample would be analysed to see if it matched with the new strain of the pathogen detected in the United Kingdom, a senior official said here on Tuesday. The passenger, who tested positive has been admitted […]

Unclaimed gold seized from plane in Chennai

10:42 pm December 13, 2020

Chennai: Unclaimed gold was seized from a plane which arrived here from Dubai, Customs department said on Sunday. Customs sleuths at the airport here recovered two packets wrapped in black adhesive tape, beneath the cushion of one of the passenger seats in the aircraft. On opening the packets, gold in paste form was recovered, Commissioner […]

Rajinikanth's health improves, discharged from hospital

Fans gathered outside superstar Rajinikanth’s house on his birthday

11:53 pm December 12, 2020

Chennai : Though celebrations being a bit aphonic amid the pandemic, fans of megastar Rajinikanth left no chance and gathered outside his residence to wish the veteran on his 70th birthday. As the ‘Thalaiva’ star turned 70 on Saturday, fans gathered outside his residence at Poes Garden in Chennai, to catch a glimpse of the […]

Gold paste concealed in bandage, pants seized at city airport

8:13 pm December 6, 2020

Chennai: Gold paste concealed in bandage and jeans was seized at the airport here, Customs authorities said on Sunday. The value of the gold was Rs 14.73 lakh and it was being smuggled here from passengers who had arrived from Dubai, they said. The authorities’ suspicion was aroused when they noticed an abnormal bulge on […]