Diesel pricing a wrong move, says Karunanidhi

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi, an ally of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, on Friday came down on the Centre's decision to "deregulate" pricing Read more

Air Force helicopter makes emergency landing as Maoists open fire

An IAF helicopter, on a rescue mission to evacuate an injured CRPF jawan and the body of another, was forced to make an emergency landing Read more

CBI arrests Dental Council of India member, recovers Rs. 75 lakh

The CBI on Friday arrested a second member of the Dental Council of India (DCI) and claimed to have recovered nearly Rs 75 lakh allegedly Read more

LKG student drowns in school septic tank

An LKG student in a private school at Uthangarai drowned in a septic tank of the school on Friday afternoon.The police said V. Malathy (3), Read more

Four-year-old raped on moving school bus in Mumbai

A 35-year-old school bus conductor has been arrested by police for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old nursery student of a premier Juhu school on a Read more

Heavy snowfall cuts Kashmir Valley from the rest of the country

Heavy snowfall across Kashmir has affected normal life and rendered the Valley cut off from the rest of the country with the Srinagar-Jammu national highway Read more

Roja in negative role

Many heroines come and go in Kollywood. Some of them manage to stay in the hearts of the fans even after the ends of their Read more

Santhanam, Shiva and Powerstar

The recent release of "Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya" portrayed Powerstar in such a role that he was one of the main selling points of the Read more

Vijay & Santhanam sings together for GV Prakash

Ilayathalapathy Vijay who enthralled his fans with 'Google Google' song in is last hit movie 'Thuppakki' directed by AR Murugadoss has rendered his voice once Read more

Anushka talks about Surya and Karthi

Apart from Tamannah, Anushka is the only other actress to have been paired up with both Suriya and Karthi. In a funny chat show, the Read more

Tomato pill' could help cut risk of stroke, heart attack

A single pill containing a chemical found in tomato skin could cut the risk of stroke and heart attacks and slow the progression of cancer, Read more

Easy way to protect heart- sip black tea

Quercetin, a flavonoid abundant in black tea, has shown promise in protecting blood vessels against oxidative damage and lowering cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, said researchers Read more

School teacher arrested for molesting minor girls in Karnataka

A village school teacher was arrested for allegedly molesting two minor girl students at Nangenatti village, about 20 km from here, police said.His arrest followed Read more

TN cable TV operator Tahsildar attacked, hands almost chopped

 A tehsildar from Theni district in Tamil Nadu was brutally attacked and his hands almost chopped off on Thursday by a cable TV operator for Read more

Actor, VJ Sophia Haque passes away in London

News of actor, former VJ Sophia Haque's demise started trooping in on the microblogging site on Thursday afternoon (IST). The modeling industry and some of Read more

Chennai Corporation employee was found dead inside office

A Chennai Corporation employee was found dead inside a ward office in Teynampet on Thursday morning.The police said he had committed suicide by hanging as Read more

Govt. raises LPG cap to 9 cylinders per year

In a mix of populist and reform measures, government today raised the cap on supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) to nine cylinders per household Read more

Two held for assaulting 3-year-old

 Police have detained two men for assaulting a three-year-old girl in T Nagar on Thursday morning. Police suspect she was assaulted when her mother left Read more

Six held for violence in Dalit colony

Six persons were arrested on Thursday in connection with Wednesday's violence in a Dalit colony at Meliruppu near Panruti in the district.Collector R. Kirloshkumar visited Read more

Rs. 1 cr. seized from scientist’s house

The Central Bureau of Investigation has seized Rs.1 crore from the Haryana premises of a scientist with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests who Read more

52-year-old man held for entering ISRO centre using fake ID

In a security breach, a 52-year-old man entered the sensitive area of ISRO's cryogenic engine testing centre at Mahendragiri near Tirunelveli using a fake identity Read more

Air India grounds Dreamliner fleet indefinitely after DGCA order

Air India has grounded its entire fleet of six Boeing 787 Dreamliners after the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) issued an order on Thursday Read more

Rs 700-crore land grab case against Asaram Bapu

The case pertains to 200 acres of land in Ratlam and the SFIO, which wants to prosecute Asaram and his son under the provisions of Read more

Robbers dig 100-foot tunnel to raid bank in Germany

 German police say robbers dug a 30-meter (100-foot) tunnel into the safe deposit room of a Berlin bank and escaped with their haul, setting a Read more

Former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala and son Ajay Chautala arrested

 Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, his MLA-son Ajay Chautala and 53 others were convicted on Wednesday by a Delhi court for the illegal Read more

Tahawwur Rana faces decades in prison

A Chicago businessman prosecutors say is a terrorist who supported the group that carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks faces decades in prison on Thursday Read more

A decade-long habit of chilling out on chennai Marina beach

While there are hundreds of places in the city that arguably has more facilities for entertainment, they hardly match up to the charm of the Read more

Woman, 64, bitten by rat in AC coach

 The railways appears to be losing the fight against pests and rodents on trains. A 64-year-old woman was bitten by a rat in an AC Read more

Metro rail crane kills techie at Teynampet

A young computer engineer died after a crane that was allegedly on its way to a Metro rail construction site at Nandanam, hit the two-wheeler Read more

LoC tension: Pakistan offers talks with India

It was all quiet at the Line of Control (LoC) after Indian and Pakistan forces agreed not to violate the ceasefire, army sources said on Read more

38 persons injured at Alanganallur jallikattu

Two bulls, which were terrified after being chased by onlookers, ran amok at the jallikattu event held at Alanganallur on Wednesday and fell into an Read more

Karthi becomes a dad to Baby girl

Karthi and his wife Ranjini became proud parents of a baby girl today afternoon at a private hospital in Chennai. The very elated father was Read more

Siddarth who was scared of Shriya

Actor Siddharth swept many women off their feet in his last outing in Tamil Kaadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Eppadi. The actor will now be seen in a Read more

Isha Sharvani who did not reply to Vikram

Vikram mentioned that when he spoke to Isha Sharvani at the shooting spot, she did not reply. Vikram and Jiiva are acting in the film Read more

Vijay-Mohanlal come together for Jilla

While Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Thuppaki is setting new records, the latest news is that actor will be seen teaming up with Mollywood Superstar Mohanlal for Jilla. Read more

Prakash Raj drops out of SJ Suryah’s Isai

Isai is an upcoming film which will be directed by SJ Suryah of Vaali and Khushi fame, who is making a comeback to direction in Read more

Vijay-Kajal to be paired up again

Kajal Agarwal was seen sharing screens with Vijay in 'Thuppakki' which was captained by AR Murugadoss. The Tamil-Telugu bilingual film was a hit in both Read more

Kushboo upset with Godman Asaram

"Mistakes are not from one side alone. Women are equally to be blamed for being raped." said Asaram and opened the gates of anger..The Delhi Read more

Movie on the Delhi Gang Rape

A movie titled Freedom, reportedly based on the recent Delhi gang-rape incident, is in the making. The film, directed by Don Gautham, will be made Read more

Balas Next Will it be Vikram, Vishal or a newcomer

Bala has been credited for providing breakthrough roles for some of the biggest stars in the business today. This includes, Vikram, Suriya, Vishal and Arya. Read more

70-year-old man arrested for unnatural sex with minor girl

A 70-year-old man was today arrested for allegedly having unnatural sex with a 13-year-old girl after a common acquaintance saw the video-clip of the act Read more

Mushrooms good for diabetics

Mushrooms good for diabeticsMushrooms are good for diabetics since they contain little or no sugar, says an expert."Cultivated and wild species of mushrooms are consumed Read more

Jayashri Ramnath’s ‘Life of Pi’ lullaby nominated for the Oscars

 As the opening credits of Life of Pi appear on the screen, the soothing voice of Bombay Jayashri Ramnath lets viewers into the world of Read more

37-year-old woman is AIIMS's first full body donor

 A 37-year-old woman from Uttarakhand who suffered irreversible brain damage in a haemorrhagic attack has become the first whole body donor at All India Institute Read more

Police arrest couple for murder of 55-yr-old woman

Police have solved the murder of a 55-year-old homemaker, S Vijaya, near Saidapet on Thursday, by arresting a couple. Rabi and his wife have confessed Read more

Minor arrested for allegedly killing his classmate

A teenager was arrested today by the Mumbai police for allegedly killing his classmate. The accused and the 16-year-old victim, who are both students of Read more

Jewellery worth Rs. one crore stolen in Kerala

Two Kerala-based jewellers were attacked and robbed of five kg of jewels worth about Rs. one crore by a four member gang in the city, Read more

US says no need for third party in India-Pakistan spat

The United States on Wednesday spiked Pakistan's effort to seek third-party intervention in its border flare-up with India unless both countries desired it, saying "at Read more

Cauvery panel rejects TN demand for more water

The Cauvery Monitoring Committee at its meeting on Thursday said it would "not be appropriate" to decide that Karnataka should release more waters from its Read more

Two injured in shooting at U.S. high school

In yet another shooting incident in the U.S., at least two people were shot on Thursday at a California high school while the suspected shooter, Read more

Pakistan again violates ceasefire in Poonch sector

In yet another ceasefire violation across the Line of Control (LoC), Pakistan today fired at Indian posts in the Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir, Read more

Brazilian Prostitutes Learning English Before 2014 World Cup

In advance of the 2014 World Cup, Brazil is getting ready for its close up. And Brazilian prostitutes are getting ready for their own close Read more

Viswaroopam on Jan 25 in 500 + theatres

The standoff between Kamal Haasan and the Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners seems to have been settled as Kamal announced late last night that he would Read more

Minor girls sent to boys' hostel as punishment

Like lambs sent to the wolves, an NGO entrusted with the welfare of minor girls — many of them disabled and mentally weak — had Read more

Singer Chinmayi's complaint: NIFT professor wants FIR quashed

 An associate professor of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) who was arrested in October 19, 2012 for his 'obscene' tweets and Facebook comments Read more

5,612 special buses to be rolled out this pongal festivals

Unlike during Deepavali, the Chennai Moffusil Bus Terminus (CMBT) and surrounding areas may not face as many traffic snarls this festive season caused by the Read more

One killed as girder collapses at Metro construction site in Chennai

A worker was killed and two others were injured in a major accident at the Metro Rail construction site near St. Thomas Mount early on Read more

Cops bust prostitution racket, arrest woman

An Andhra Pradesh police team busted a prostitution racket in Vadapalani on Tuesday night.Police arrested 35-year-old woman, Lakshmi Narayannama, who ran the racket, bringing girls, Read more