The Peelamedu police booked two classmates of the Class 11 student, his teacher Vijayakumar, and the school’s principal Arunkumar late on Wednesday on charges of abetting suicide; the teacher was arrested on Thursday
A professor at Tamil Nadu’s 131-year-old Sarah Tucker College in Tirunelveli was suspended after allegedly demanding ₹1 lakh from a research scholar for guiding her PhD. When did pursuing a doctorate become an exercise in pleasing your professor? In this episode of Focus Tamil Nadu, we examine the alleged exploitation of research scholars through bribes, gifts, errands and harassment, and why this culture persists despite government guidelines and court interventions.
Kanathur police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old YouTuber, Jason Samuel Vijayakumar, on charges of abetting the suicide of finance influencer Harish, who had nearly 13 lakh followers on social media.
They say that the air-conditioned train services would help in comfortabe travel as Arakkonam and surrounding areas witness extreme heat during summer; the train will leave at 8 a.m. from Arakkonam and arrive at Chennai Central at 9.30 a.m.
The Class II student was reported missing in the early hours of October 12. She had celebrated her birthday and then went to bed with her parents and grandmother around 11 p.m. on October 11
Chief Minister stresses interdepartmental coordination in Northeast monsoon preparedness
One worker died and another critically injured in the blast. The workers were packing firecrackers in the unit when the explosion occurred and the entire building was razed to the ground
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Thursday launched its maiden sailing expedition aboard the yacht Antara from Chennai as part of its golden jubilee celebrations, marking a milestone in the force’s maritime adventure initiatives.
Tirupati–Chennai Central-Tirupati Garudadri Express train (Nos. 16203/16204) will run with Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches starting Friday (Oct 23), replacing its conventional coaches to enhance passenger safety and comfort, South Western Railway has announced.