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Heavy rains disrupt normal life in TN, more downpour likely in next two days

Intermittent, widespread rains lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, bringing residential neighbourhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides......

What's Akshata Murty Up To?

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a snap general election, ahead of schedule, on July 4. Opinion polls predict that Sunak's Conservative party will suffer its worst defeat in many years.......

When Nature Challenges A CM

The chief minister still has time to repair the damage but he will have to act all-round, both at the government and party levels, suggests N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K......

With 23 cm rainfall in 24 hours, Chennai re-lives 2015 nightmare

Chennai over the weekend relived the 2015 flooding nightmare, with the city being lashed by torrential rains. Parts of the city saw a humongous 23 cm of rainfall over a 24-hour period, which left......

Downpour batters Chennai, flood alert sounded

Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburban areas overnight leading to all round water-logging and authorities on Sunday sounded a preliminary flood alert to people as three city reservoirs were......

Kolkata's rickshaw pullers stare at a bleak future

The West Bengal government wants to replace hand-pulled rickshaws with battery-operated ones. But the rickshaw pullers are apprehensive that they will lose their livelihood Image: A rickshaw......

Smugglers find channels to bypass gold import curbs

Following recent govt moves, seizures shoot up in Nepal and Bangladesh On Friday, members of the Armed Police Battalion at Dhaka’s Shahjalal Airport arrested one Mizanur Rahman Ripon, who had......

'Rajat Gupta's conviction does not mean the end of the Indian story in America'

‘When the news of Gupta tipping Rajaratnam broke, the Establishment, which he had so carefully cultivated during his 40 years in America, quickly moved to distance itself from him. This is......

Review: TE3N is a weak remake

TE3N is the kind of film that bores first and frustrates later, complains Raja Sen. There are things TE3N gets charmingly right. It starts with a moment straight out of Gol Maal, set at a police......

U-19 WC: Pakistan, South Africa finish on a high

IMAGE: Pakistan's players celebrate a wicket during the Under-19 World Cup fifth place play-off match against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Photograph: ICC Pakistan and South Africa both signed off their......

India trounce Bangladesh to enter Under-19 WC semis

Left-arm seamer Ravi Kumar destroys defending champions with figures of 7-1-14-3. India meet Australia in semi-finals SCORECARD IMAGE: India opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi hits a four during the......

U-19 WC: India eye revenge against Bangladesh in quarters

IMAGE: India will be hoping to avenge their loss in the previous edition's final in 2020 when Bangladesh had stunned them to win their maiden World Cup title. Photograph: ICC COVID-hit India will......

U-19 World Cup: England, Pakistan cruise to quarters

IMAGE: England skipper Tom Prest celebrates his century in their win against the UAE at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Basseterre, St Kitts, on Thursday. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Skipper Tom......

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