K. Karthikeyan

Two brothers have been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 30,000 each for assaulting an elderly man and snatching his mobile phone. The incident occurred when the convicts, along with a minor, approached the victim under the guise of asking for directions. The Karumathampatti police arrested the accused after the victim lodged a complaint.

Spanning approximately 3,000 square feet on the building’s fourth floor, the MCCC houses a central LED video wall, flanked by two additional LED screens. This setup provides operators with real-time visual feeds from across the district.

India's NEET-2026 medical entrance exam was cancelled due to a paper leak, impacting over 23 lakh students and reigniting concerns about the National Testing Agency's systemic dysfunction. This recurring issue has led to significant uncertainty for students, disrupted academic calendars, and strained hospital services, prompting calls for accountability and reforms.

The channel’s administrative office in Karumathampatti police limits has since been sealed and its broadcasting equipment seized.

The arrested woman has been identified as N Saroja, 75, of Anbu Nagar in Pollachi. The victim, R Visalatchi, 77, was living alone at her house in Anbu Nagar.

The special court for the trial of bomb blast cases in the city on Friday sentenced a 40-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his brother-in-law in Valparai last year.

Amid the crackdown on ganja peddlers across the state, two policemen were arrested on Sunday for selling some of the narcotic from a consignment seized last week at the Chennai Central railway station.

The special team of Kilpauk police has arrested a five-member gang who stole mobiles of passengers on MTC buses.

Mushrooms growing in India's largest district Kutch can potentially provide the key chemical element for an emerging radiation therapy given to cancer patients. Scientists at Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE) and Kutch University have successfully extracted astatine, the rarest naturally occurring element on the earth, from edible mushrooms.

The fourth edition of FIT-India school week was held at the Cluny Matriculation Higher Secondary School here from December 9 to 18. Hundreds of students from various schools participated in the event. On Sunday, the school principal flagged off a fitness awareness run.

A group of unidentified burglars broke into four ATMs (automated teller machines) in Tiruvannamalai district in a single night and escaped with more than Rs 72.4 lakh cash.

As many as 6,096 students from 70 Chennai Corporation schools appeared for the Class X board exam which began on Friday, corporation commissioner Dr K Karthikeyan said in a statement.

Police have intensified surveillance at all border check posts to curb the illegal transport of cash and smuggled goods.

Police arrested a 39-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly sexually harassing a minor girl through video calls. He was booked under the Pocso Act.

Politician Karan Singh interacted with students at a leading college in Pune.

The festival of lights turned out to be a carnival of smog on Wednesday, when pollutants threatened to asphyxiate the city that was looking ahead to a boisterous Diwali.

Chennai Corporation commissioner Dr K Karthikeyan, who is also the district election officer, has formed a committee to monitor media ahead of the December 21 RK Nagar byelection. The committee will assess advertisements on social media, FM radio and instant messaging apps like WhatsApp.