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A 39-year-old Indian man was found guilty on Monday of molesting an air stewardess on a flight from Cochin to Singapore in 2017, according to a media report. (Representational Image)

His pants were unzipped: Indian man molests air hostess on Singapore bound flight

He faces a maximum of two years' jail, fine, caning, or any combination of these punishments for each charge.

05 Aug 2019 3:21 PM

Students of Pachaiyappa's have created controversies in the past as well. (Photo: ANI | video screengrab)

Watch: Chennai students brandishing sickle chasing another group, 7 injured

Police officials said that fight broke out between two groups of college students after each wanted to prove they will head MTC bus route.

23 Jul 2019 7:08 PM

NIA had carried out four raids in the city and Nagapattinam district of the state on Saturday in a case pertaining to Ansarulla terrorist gang, which had conspired to wage a war against the Government of India. (Photo: ANI | Representative)

NIA arrests two in Tamil Nadu's Ansarulla case

According to NIA, the accused, Hassan Ali and Harish Mohamed, collected funds and made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India.

14 Jul 2019 6:06 PM

Technicians in the railway station at Jolarpettai, located over 135 miles (217 km) from Chennai, worked from early on Thursday to fill fifty wagons with 50,000 litres of water each, sourced from a south Indian river. (Photo: ANI)

Train with 25 lakh litres of water reaches parched Chennai

The train number WAG 5 HA 23907 which had left Jolarpet with 50 wagons of water at 7:30 am reached Villivakkam near Chennai on Friday.

12 Jul 2019 10:57 AM

As per the provisions of the Representation of People's Act and other relevant rules, they were elected unopposed, the returning officer said. (Photo: File)

Ambumani, Vaiko elected to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu

In total, six candidates were elected unopposed in the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.

11 Jul 2019 6:37 PM

Suresh had left his house as was upset and had some issues. He moved to Tamil Nadu and started a new life as a mechanic. (Photo: File)

Busted! Chennai wife finds husband after 3 years on TikTok app

Suresh, a native of Krishnagri, abandoned his wife and 2 children 3 years ago, in 2016.

04 Jul 2019 11:09 AM

Water booked online is not being delivered for more than one month by metro water service in Chennai, he said. (Photo: File)

'Calling attention motion' on water crisis in TN Assembly moved by M K Stalin

DMK has hit out at government stating that it has not taken any action on water crisis in the state.

01 Jul 2019 1:58 PM

The city has been reeling under acute water crisis for the past several months as Chennai's Porur Lake, one of the main sources of water, has reached its lowest level. (Photo: ANI)

Chennai based NGO organises protest to highlight water crisis

Media, activists, social organisations and the people are trying to draw the Chief Minister's attention towards the issue.

30 Jun 2019 7:46 PM

Although the Avadi lake cannot solve the Chennai water crisis on its own, if everything goes well, it could quench the city's thirst to some extent. (Representational image)

Avadi lake project: This Chennai lake can show a new way for water crisis

The brain behind project is Avadi legislator K Pandiarajan, popularly called Ma Foi Pandiarajan, who's also the Tamil Nadu Culture Minister.

27 Jun 2019 4:02 PM

Leonardo DiCaprio has been working extensively to save the environment and had visited India back in 2015 to shoot a documentary. (Photo: AP)

Oscar winner DiCaprio draws attention to Chennai's devastating water crisis

'The southern Indian city of Chennai is in crisis, after the four main water reservoirs ran completely dry,' he wrote on Instagram.

27 Jun 2019 1:14 PM

The video made from the compilation of satellite images released by ESA Sentinel shows rapidly depleting water levels in Puzhal lake - one of five key water bodies keeping the city afloat - between April and June - highlighting the severity of the situation. (Photo: AP | File)

Watch: Time-lapse video shows Chennai’s Puzhal lake drying up in months

Groundwater in Chennai and surrounding areas is fed by Puzhal and four other lakes - Sholavaram, Kaliveli, Pulicat and Maduranthakam.

26 Jun 2019 4:39 PM

The incident took place on June 14, however, the incident came to light recently when a video of the same went viral on social media. (Photo: ANI)

4 men assaulted cop who tried to stop from drinking in public in Chennai; held

The men were creating ruckus on the road when they were warned by the police official who asked them to disperse.

22 Jun 2019 9:44 AM

'We have to stand in a queue for hours under this scorching heat to fetch some water as borewells in the area have gone dry. This is for the third time in a row that Chennai is facing a severe water crisis,' the local also said. (Photo: ANI)

Water crisis deepens in TN, soaring termperatuers adds to woes

'For drinking and cooking, we have to buy water from the shops,' a local said.

16 Jun 2019 7:52 PM

Mohan, in an act of rage, brought a knife from his house and attacked neighbour, Subhashini on her face. (Photo: Representational FIle)

Man arrested for attacking neighbour with knife over water dispute in Chennai

As per reports, the incident took place on Thursday night in an apartment in Shankar Nagar in Anankaputhur.

15 Jun 2019 4:28 PM

He has also learned the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which is a universal way to transcribe the sound of any spoken language to know its pronunciation. (Photo: ANI)

Meet 8-yr-old boy from Chennai who can read and write over 106 languages

With the help of the internet, especially YouTube, Niall Thoguluva learned a plethora of languages.

21 May 2019 11:29 AM

Foreign cigarettes, which are prohibited for import and sale under the Customs act, were seized from Chennai port on May 2. The cigarettes, concealed in cartons, were declared as diapers. (Photo: File I Representational)

DRI sleuths seize foreign cigarettes, gold in separate cases; 9 held

Foreign origin cigarettes, gold, red sanders and endangered shells were seized over the last 6 days in different cases.

08 May 2019 6:30 PM

Continuing his attack on Modi, Narayanaswamy said that the Prime Minister was talking more on Pulwama attack, surgical strike and Pakistan and said he 'insulted' the armed forces by taking credit. (Photo: ANI)

Country's economy will be destroyed if PM Modi gets another term: Puducherry CM

He asserted that the people of the country wanted to see Congress president Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister and not Modi.

04 May 2019 5:26 PM

AMMK headed by TTV Dhinakaran Monday urged the Election Commission to allow agents of political parties to stay round-the-clock at centres where EVMs used in the April 18 Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu are stored. (Photo: File)

AMMK wants EC to allow agents 24x7 in EVM centres till counting day

AMMK leader Thanga Tamilselvan said his party had 'suspicion' about state government officials deployed for poll work.

22 Apr 2019 4:15 PM

"Lakhs of buyers across top cities particularly MMR and NCR - have been left in limbo, leading to inconceivable mental stress and financial pain," said Anarock founder and chairman Anuj Puri. (Representational Image)

5.6 lakh housing units worth Rs 4.51 lakh cr facing delays in 7 major cities: Report

As per the Anarock data, the NCR and MMR account for 72 per cent of the total stuck housing units.

09 Apr 2019 1:21 PM

During investigation, Balakrishnan confessed to having killed his wife Sandhya in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Chennai filmmaker arrested 2 weeks after wife's body parts found in bins

The woman's identity was also established two weeks after her severed limbs with tattoo designs were found in a dumpyard.

07 Feb 2019 10:11 AM

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