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Tributes pour in for doyen of cancer care

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Governor leads the State in paying respects to V. Shanta; Chief Minister lauds Cancer Institute’s humanitarian approach

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Bidding adieu: People paying their respects to Dr. Shanta in Chennai on Tuesday.

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Sasikala’s readmission to party will not happen: Palaniswami

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Chief Minister says Jayalalithaa’s aide is no longer a member of the AIADMK

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ED chargesheets ex-Minister, 2 police officers

Property worth ₹246 crore attached as proceeds of the crime in Gutkha scam

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543 fresh cases take tally to 8,31,866

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9 deaths push COVID-19 toll to 12,281; 772 discharged; 152 test positive in Chennai

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Bidding adieu: People paying their respects to Dr. Shanta in Chennai on Tuesday.

Tributes pour in for doyen of cancer care

Sasikala’s readmission to party will not happen: Palaniswami

ED chargesheets ex-Minister, 2 police officers

543 fresh cases take tally to 8,31,866

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Physical distancing norms at a Chennai school that reopened on Tuesday

Schools reopen for classes 10 and 12 in TN

CHENNAI, 08/02/2019: DMK President and Opposition Leader M.K. Stalin (holding copy of The Hindu following the exclusive story published on Friday that reveals how Defence Ministry protested against the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) undermining Rafale negotiations) coming out of the Assembly on the first day of State Budget for 2019-20 at the State Secretariat, Chennai on February 08, 2019. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam / The Hindu

Interview | M.K. Stalin Tamil Nadu

‘DMK’s alliance is based on ideology, not numbers’

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Fitting tribute: Police personnel giving a gun salute to Dr. Shanta at her funeral.

Renowned oncologist laid to rest with police honours

Special Correspondent Thousands of people from different walks of life paid their respects to V. Shanta, chairperson of the Cancer Institute (WIA), who passed away on Tuesday. She was laid to rest with police honours at the Besant Nagar crematorium.The staff of the institute, healthcare professionals, representatives of political parties, government officials, patients and the general public turned up at the campus of the old Cancer Institute to pay their last respects to her mortal remains. Among those who paid

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A healthcare worker sites in the observation room after receiving COVID-19 vaccine in Ahmedabad on January 19, 2021.

Coronavirus | TN, Puducherry, Punjab report lowest vaccine numbers

Special Correspondent Vaccine hesitancy not new, says Health Secretary

Cancer Institute’s V. Shanta is no more

Special Correspondent The senior oncologist and chairperson of the Adyar Cancer Institute died early on Tuesday morning.

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Vijay in ‘Master’

Jayam Ravi in ‘Bhoomi’

Vijay Sethupathi apologises for using a sword to cut his birthday cake

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The ‘Master’ star had celebrated his birthday on the sets of his upcoming film with director Ponram

Vijay’s ‘Master’ to next get a Hindi remake

Starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi, the Lokesh Kanagaraj-directed film released on Thursday across the country

‘Bhoomi’ movie review: A poorly-conceived formula film

The Jayam Ravi-starrer belongs in the crowded list of incorrigible films that deflates you from the first minute

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Watch | From a hut, boy from Tamil Nadu's Tirupathur sets out to become a doctor

The injured wild elephant being monitored by forest staff at Bokkapuram village in MTR on Sunday.

Watch | Injured tusker treated by forest department using kumkis

With the structure about to crumble, villagers and heritage enthusiasts want the government to maintain it, and Mohan Hariharan, an architect and a native of Arni, has started the ‘Save Arni Palace’ campaign

Watch | A 170-year-old palace in Tamil Nadu lies in ruins

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Indigenised version of rocket guided bomb developed

First phase of Youth Congress elections completed

PIL plea against occupation of Assembly building dismissed

Counselling mechanism proposed

DRO begins probe into death of students

NGOs begin plastic ban awareness campaign

Work on new office for EO at Thiruvahindrapuram temple begins

The work on construction of a new office for the Executive Officer of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment at the Thiruvahindrapuram Sri

Public hearing on TNEB tariff revision

The first public hearing on the tariff revision proposal submitted by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory

High Court directive on religious functions in government offices

The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday said the State government should take all steps to ensure that no religious functions were conducted or

Wadhwa panel holds closed-door meeting with officials

Also makes surprise checks at fair price shops

Noon meal staff strike work again

Nine central kitchens affected in Puducherry

Baggage scanner installed at prison

A baggage scanner has been installed at the Central Prison, Kalapet. The machine, which can detect explosives, narcotics, arms and ammunition, was

Chennai airport expansion on schedule

Union Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that the expansion of the Chennai airport would be completed in time

Amit Rai to get Gollapudi award

The Gollapudi Srinivas National Award, instituted by the Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial Foundation, will go to Amit Rai for the Hindi film ‘Road to

VOC's biography of Tilak being brought out

Best remembered as Kappalottiya Tamilan for launching the first swadeshi shipping company, freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram was also an accomplished Tamil scholar and writer.

Film director held in cheating case

He collected money from some persons, promising them roles in a film that he was directing

Chintadripet station looks better thanks to free flow of funds

Within two months the station has been transformed from a dark, dingy place into a reasonably clean, usable public transportation facility.

Peter Varghese calls on Karunanidhi

Explains context of recent attacks on Indians

Airtel towers cross the 10,000 mark

Airtel network infrastructure has crossed the mark of 10,000 cellular sites (towers) in Tamil Nadu. Addressing a press conference, Airtel CEO Rajiv

Australian government serious in addressing spate of attacks

The Australian Government is seriously addressing the spate of attacks on Indian immigrants, including students, through law enforcement measures, amendments to registration procedures for educational institutions and structural change to its skilled migration programme, Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese said on Tuesday.

Five uncopied inscriptions of 13th, 14th and 15th centuries discovered

They belong to the Pandyas of the second Empire and Vijayanagara dynasty

Indo-Japanese ties have added depth, strength: Yoshiro Mori

Two MoUs signed with Japan-India Association

“Good rabi harvest may bring down food prices”

While the rise in prices of food products is “troubling,” a good rabi harvest is expected to bring down prices in the next few weeks, said C.

‘Malpractices' lead to cancellation of exam

Anna University-Coimbatore has cancelled first semester examinations held at the Archana Institute of Technology in Krishnagiri. The decision follows

Students from Tamil Nadu, Kerala clash, over 40 injured

More than 40 students from Tamil Nadu and Kerala were injured in a clash between two groups in a private polytechnic college at Erachakulam, 7 km from here, on Monday night.

Jayalalithaa assets case: State gives undertaking to court

Even as the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the appeal filed by AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa seeking to set aside the Karnataka High Court

Compensation given to kin of children who drowned

Speaker Avudaiyappan hands over Rs.1 lakh each

Safety inspection of broad gauge track on

Train to be run today at maximum speed on trial basis

A special welcome for Golden Chariot passengers

Train's maiden journey to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala

Anticipatory bail plea dismissed

Principal Sessions Judge P. Devadoss on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of two persons against whom a case has been registered for

Global bids for financial city by month-end

Several firms have shown interest: Industries Secretary

SHRC orders Metrowater to deal with contamination

MD told to send further report to Commission within a week

‘Ma3ka' will be a tribute to women

It will mark the anniversary of Can-Stop

Australian High Commissioner calls on Chief Minister

Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese on Tuesday called on Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and explained to him some of the contexts in which

Dry conditions force closure of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

Extremely dry conditions, threats posed by bush fires and pressure on water sources have forced the closure of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) near

"Make use of excellent business opportunities"

Cumulative investment in the State will touch Rs.60,000 crore by the end of the current fiscal, of which investment worth Rs.9,000 crore is currently

MDMK to block roads to Kerala on May 28

The MDMK will block all roads to Kerala on May 28 to condemn the Kerala government's stand on inter-State water disputes denying Tamil Nadu its share

Murder of CPI(M) functionary: CM orders CB-CID probe

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday ordered a CB-CID probe into the murder of a CPI(M) functionary near Namakkal recently. In an

Organ transplants cross 400 mark in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu, which has taken a big leap in cadaver organ transplantations in last two years, has crossed the 400—mark after two government hospitals

Licence fee for small traders to be reduced

The Chennai Corporation has proposed a reduction in the licence fee for small traders. Addressing the Corporation Council on Monday, Mayor M.

More foot overbridges with lifts planned

The Chennai Corporation will construct foot overbridges with lifts at six more locations. They will come up on Rajaji Salai, Gandhi Irwin Road, Durgabai Deshmukh Road, NSC Bose Road and on Wallajah Road.

Night shelters proposed for destitute senior citizens

The Chennai Corporation plans to start night shelters for elderly persons living on footpaths. Announcing this at a council meeting on Monday, Mayor

Corporation schools to be renamed

All 282 Chennai Corporation schools will soon be renamed as ‘Chennai Schools'. This is part of the Corporation's efforts to encourage more admissions

Déjà vu as Vidya Sagar turns 25

A multi-faith prayer and lighting of the lamp held just as it began

Sankara Nethralaya activities hailed

Donation as part of CSR initiative

NHB to press for tax exemption for annuities

RMLEA is unique as it is the world's first ever market-led scheme of its kind

Mathematics paper difficult, say students

Several students and teachers have observed that Monday's State Board class XII mathematics question paper was lengthy and difficult. “The section

Prepare action plan for skill development: Stalin

“Constitute district-level skill development committees”

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