Chennai residents face property tax reassessment notices affecting individual demands (AI image used for representational purpose only) CHENNAI: After the Greater Chennai Corporation issued reassessment notices to some 3.5 lakh properties, property tax is fast becoming one of the biggest civic talking points in Chennai today.Some local residents have been confused about the development and…
Tamil Nadu’s assembly passed a resolution opposing delimitation and urging a freeze on Lok Sabha seats. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution against delimitation, urging the Union govt to permanently freeze Lok Sabha strength at 543 and implement 33% reservation for women within the existing strength from the next Lok Sabha election….
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has granted a blanket four-month extension for registration and completion of real estate projects affected by the prevailing West Asia conflict.In a circular dated Aug 10, TNRERA said projects whose completion date, revised completion date or extended completion date falls on or after Feb 28, 2026,…
IndiGo flight operating from Kolkata to Chennai with 224 people on board, declared a full emergency at 11.29pm. CHENNAI: A full emergency was declared at Chennai airport late Tuesday night after an IndiGo flight from Kolkata developed a left-engine failure shortly before landing.IndiGo flight 6E-723, operating from Kolkata to Chennai with 224 people on board,…
Police said the couple had frequent disputes over Devaki’s interactions with male friends on Instagram. CHENNAI: A 24-year-old woman was murdered by her husband, who slit her throat on a road in Ambattur on Tuesday night after persuading her to return home following a marital dispute.Police arrested the accused, Chinna, 34, an autorickshaw driver from…
The searches were carried out in the early hours at eight locations in Tamil Nadu and five locations in Mizoram (Representative Image) CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at 13 locations in Tamil Nadu and Mizoram in connection with the seizure of 6,016.87 kg of methamphetamine from a Myanmar-flagged vessel in…
Actor Trisha Krishnan returned to social media with cryptic posts after a controversy CHENNAI: Actor Trisha Krishnan has returned to social media with a series of cryptic Instagram Stories, days after the controversy surrounding former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s alleged double-meaning remark involving her.The actor first shared pictures from her grandmother’s 98th…
Ritchie Street in Chennai wears a deserted look on August 1, 2026 after traders closed their shops in support of Sowcarpet merchants amid concerns over GST inspections. | Photo Credit: J. Johan Sathyadas Six key Goods and Services Tax (GST) officials have been transferred out of Chennai in the wake of the Sowcarpet incident in…
Chennai’s roads are deteriorating due to ongoing monsoon rains and incomplete utility works. Fresh rainfall has caused traffic congestion and waterlogging in several areas CHENNAI: Damaged roads, fresh rain-related traffic disruption and the city’s race to complete stormwater-drain works are among the issues dominating attention in Chennai.With the monsoon exposing weaknesses in civic infrastructure, the…
Vikram’s reel showed a well-grown adult animal, which could not have been procured recently. CHENNAI: Actor Vikram found himself in the middle of an uproar, within moments after uploading a reel of him playing with a lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), which is a threatened species protected under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of…
