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Housing sales plunged 79 per cent to 19,038 units across eight major cities in April-June. (DC Photo)

Housing sales in April-June drop 79% in top 8 cities

Mumbai saw 85 per cent fall in the second quarter of 2020 to 4,559 units, from 29,635 units in the corresponding period...

28 July 2020 3:43 PM IST

Uber launched 24x7 Auto Rentals service. (AFP Photo)

Uber launches 24x7 auto rentals service in six cities

Uber launched a comprehensive set of safety measures, such as the Go Online Checklist, a mandatory mask policy for both...

27 Aug 2020 1:22 PM IST

The hour-long sessions are scintillating, I tell you, and I have learnt much on a variety of subjects. (Illustration By Krishna Shastri Devulapalli)

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Why I just love literature festivals

Literature festivals, for the unversed, are where we writers go to mingle with wannabes, has-beens, never-will-bes,...

29 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

As the monsoon plays truant in an El Nino year, as reflected in its setting in over many parts of southern and western India much later than usual, cyclone Biparjoy is being blamed for spoiling its path. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | Hot weather can be a killer

Medical analysis seems to suggest that extreme heat and humidity are exacerbating the existing preconditions in the...

20 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

The India Gate area is on high alert ahead of January 26.

Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai among cheapest cities globally: EIU

Singapore retained its title as the world's most expensive city for the fifth consecutive year.

15 March 2018 2:09 PM IST

A student said posters had been put up near two entrances of north Indian mess located on second floor of Himalaya Mess Complex, specifying separate entry points and wash basins for non-vegetarian and vegetarian students. (Photo: Twitter | @ChintaBAR)

At IIT Madras, separate mess entry for veg, non-veg students spark row

When contacted, official in mess monitoring and control committee of IIT-M said he was unaware of the posters.

15 Dec 2018 10:25 AM IST

People who dont get this type of minimally invasive surgery may get an invasive procedure involving surgeons cutting open the chest. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chennai doctors save Tanzania girl who has lived life with organs...

Sauda Suleiman Amour, was born with defective abdominal wall and liver, part of intestine jutted out of her belly.

19 Jun 2018 3:48 PM IST

The incident took place on the TTK Road at around 3:50 am. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Tamil film actor Vikram's son crashes car into autorickshaw; one...

Dhruv, who was arrested for negligent driving, was later released on personal bond.

12 Aug 2018 8:41 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC Girish Vyas raised the issue of sale of gutka in the state.

Chennai Gutka Scam: CBI raids TN minister, top cop among 40 others

The Madras High Court in April ordered the CBI to probe sale of chewing tobacco, which is banned in Tamil Nadu.

5 Sept 2018 11:24 AM IST

According to the police, the case is 10-day old, but the 16-year-old girl lodged her complaint on Thursday. (Representational image | PTI)

American woman says Indian husband abandoned her in Tamil Nadu town

The woman was spotted by local residents at Vellagate near here Friday.

16 Sept 2018 12:50 PM IST

The idol is constructed in a seated position with a swastika sign on its blessing hand. (Photo: ANI)

Chennai goes 'bananas' for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations

Around 7000 banana flowers were used to construct the mammoth 10-foot idol. It took around 10 days to construct the...

15 Sept 2018 11:42 AM IST

A deserted intersection in Chennai as a total civil curfew was clamped on the capital of Tamil Nadu and several other cities. (PTI)

Heartbreak in under-siege Salem: Mother collapses begging for son's...

Tamil Nadu's cities are a total contrast with rural districts

27 April 2020 11:18 AM IST