Victim escaped unhurt as pellets missed and struck a wall Chennai: A 48-year-old man from Kerala fired twice at his father-in-law with an air pistol following a family dispute at Shenoy Nagar on Monday. The victim escaped unhurt as the pellets missed him and struck a wall. Police nabbed the man.Police identified the accused as…

Chennai: Social justice minister Vanni Arasu on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to remain firm on the Thiruparankundram deepam issue and not succumb to the pressure from “religious fringe elements” seeking to politicise the controversy.State units of CPI and CPM also backed the govt’s stand that the practice of lighting the karthigai deepam lamp…

Chennai: Auto fare revision, a long-pending demand of more than three lakh auto drivers statewide, is likely to be delayed further as the transport commissionerate has convened another meeting to record consumer organisations’ representations. A consultation meeting would be held at transport commissionerate’s Guindy office on Sept 23. One representative from each consumer association can…

Chennai: It has been three days since the validity of bars attached to Tasmac’s retail vending shops expired, but their business continued to thrive illegally — thanks to zero enforcement from Tasmac management.There are more than 200 bars attached to Tasmac outlets in the city, and their licences expired on June 30. However, when TOI…

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has revealed that the 2027 ODI World Cup will be his last World Cup for India, with the prospect of one final shot at the coveted trophy providing the biggest motivation for the batting stalwart.Kohli, who now plays only ODI cricket at the international level, said he is ready to leave…

Australia vs Bangladesh Live Score: Bangladesh moved closer to one of the biggest wins in their Test cricket history after Australia slipped to 161-4 at stumps on Day 3 of the first Test in Darwin on Saturday. Australia remain 67 runs behind, with Cameron Green unbeaten on 43 and Alex Carey on 19. The hosts…

Chennai: Following the uproar over the delay in appointing new principals to govt arts and science colleges, the higher education department is speeding up the process, and more than 100 colleges are likely to get new principals within the next four weeks.Professors said the new academic year started with the vacancy of principal posts in…

CHENNAI: Former Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner J Kumaragurubaran has been posted as secretary to govt, commercial taxes, registration and religious endowments department, as the Tamil Nadu govt on Friday reshuffled several IAS officers.Kumaragurubaran replaces Shilpa Prabhakar Satish, who has now been posted as commissioner of labour. Dr S Swarna has been redesignated as principal secretary,…