1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (367+ words) CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department announced a series of measures to simplify and speed up residential building approvals. Expansion of self-certification, introduction of third-party certification and granting more powers to local bodies to clear housing projects…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (312+ words) CHENNAI: The Commission for Prevention of Honour Killings has sought the views of all recognised political parties in Tamil Nadu, including the ruling TVK, DMK, AIADMK and PMK, before finalising its recommendations to the State government. Commission chairman and retired…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (246+ words) CHENNAI: A strain has reportedly emerged between the ruling TVK and its alliance partner Congress, with the GoP high command said to be displeased over an emerging campaign projecting Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay as a potential prime ministerial candidate....

13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1163+ words) NEW DELHI: Nearly 47.7 lakh voter names out of 1.45 crore are likely to be left out of the draft electoral roll to be published on Monday under the Special Intensive Revision, with the final roll due on November 4. Those excluded in…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (294+ words) KATHMANDU: The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 675 on Saturday, with more bodies being recovered on Saturday even as more than 2,400 people still remained missing following the disaster. Bodies were recovered from all eight affected districts…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago   (262+ words) TIRUCHY: Tiruchy MP Durai Vaiko said the district would soon have a dry port, as the Union government has already forwarded the recommendations to the State government to study feasibility. He noted that the port would generate at least 2,000 employment…...

10+ hour, 32+ min ago   (218+ words) CHENNAI: AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran on Saturday hit out at TVK's Sholavandan MLA MV Karuppaiah over his jallikattu remarks in the Assembly, and demanded that the comments be expunged from the House records. In a statement, Dhinakaran said that…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago   (221+ words) CHENNAI: TNCC president B Manickam Tagore on Saturday demanded the complete abolition of NEET, following the death by suicide of a student from Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli, who had reportedly cleared the entrance examination but failed to secure a seat during…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago   (478+ words) 1) Death toll reaches 669 in Nepal flash floods The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 669 on Saturday, with more bodies being recovered on Saturday even as more than 2,000 people are still missing following the disaster. 2) Guduvanchery suitcase…...

21+ hour, 45+ min ago   (224+ words) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Trump confirmed his plans Friday. Vice President JD Vance will attend the New York observance and other administration officials will go to the ceremony in…...