Take back words, Advani tells MK

Senior BJP leader L K Advani today said Chief Minister M Karunanidhi should withdraw his remarks on Lord Rama and Ram Sethu. He also said any action which is against religious sentiments of a community is a punishable offence with three years rigorous imprisonment as per law.

Kodanadu issue: HC declines interim injunction

The Madras High Court today declined to grant an interim injunction in a case seeking to demolish permanent structures in the Kodanadu Estate. However, the court asked the State government not to take any action on the Panchayat President's notice before 8 October.

Jaya desperate to save Kodanadu Estate: CM

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today charged the Leader of the Opposition and AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa with desperately trying to save the Kodanadu Estate in Nilgiris District.

PM calls up Karunanidhi

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called up Chief Minister M Karunanidhi over phone and expressed dismay on the attack on the latter's daughter Selvi's house in Bangalore.

Rajiv's statue damaged

A statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi near Basin Bridge here was damaged by a speeding lorry early this morning. Police have detained the lorry driver for interrogation.

3 killed, 2 hurt in car-lorry crash

Three persons were killed and two others seriously injured when the car in which they were travelling collided with a trailer lorry near Vellore early this morning, police said.

Actress behind theft at former MLA's house?

Telugu actress Sanjana is being interrogated by the Chennai police in connection with the theft that took place in the house of a former MLA where a woman wearing a full mask helmet barged in and stole jewels when the wife of the ex-MLA was alone. 

Boy found dead in well

A 12-year-old boy was found murdered under mysterious circumstances near Cholavaram this morning. Police who recovered the body from a well at Mattuthangal found the deceased with the hands and legs tied and eyes gouged out.  

Cracker blast toll rises to seven

The death toll in the cracker blast case at a temple fest in Thazhamkuppam near Ennore here on Monday last has risen to seven, with four more persons succumbing to injuries at the Government Stanley Hospital today.

Concern hits matrimony surfers

Matrimony website users are worried about safety after the arrest of Liyakat Ali Khan, who married and abandoned dozens of young women he lured online. More from Prathiba Raju.

There a chick, here a chick

Ostrich has been more associated with Africa, Australia than with any country. Not anymore as India has embarked on a research project conducted to rear ostriches at Livestock Research Station at Kattupakkam in Kancheepuram district. More from C P Sajit.