TAMIL NADU
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to constitute a special team headed by a senior IPS officer to expedite the investigation into alleged large-scale corruption at Madurai Central Prison.
CHENNAI
Chennai, Sept 2: A woman was allegedly beaten to death with a helmet following a dispute over drying clothes near Chennai. The shocking incident has triggered concern in the locality. According to reports, an argument broke out over the drying…
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NATION
Karnataka has intensified efforts to secure technical clearance for the proposed Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir Project, with Water Resources Minister N. Chaluvarayswamy meeting Central Water Commission (CWC) Chairman Anupam Prasad in New Delhi on Wednesday.
WORLD
SPORTS
The BCCI has reportedly summoned India head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and COE head VVS Laxman to explain the team’s poor performance in recent overseas T20I series.
BUSINESS
Read MoreAshok Leyland reported a 38% year-on-year increase in total vehicle sales, including exports, at 21,038 units in August 2026, compared with 15,239 units in the same month last year.
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) recorded its highest-ever domestic sales for an August, selling 54,396 units in August 2026, marking a 23.6% year-on-year growth.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it would carefully consider any request from Air India for additional capital, taking into account the group’s own investment requirements and the Indian carrier’s business strategy. The statement
Sundram Fasteners Ltd (SFL) has entered the submersible pump segment with the launch of its V4 range of 4-inch submersible pumps for agricultural applications.
ENTERTAINMENT
National Award-winning composer-actor GV Prakash Kumar says his upcoming film Immortal is an experiment in a genre that Tamil cinema has rarely explored. Describing the film as a vampire fantasy, mystery and survival
COLUMNS
The 2026 protests against systemic exam paper leaks at Jantar Mantar have ended. The batons have been withdrawn, the tear gas has dispersed, the tents have been folded. Yet for a number of young women who stood in those crowds, the real confrontation has only just begun, writes TR Jawahar
Dr AK’s greatness can be best be demonstrated only through ironies. A bachelor sans scandal. A teacher non- pareil who kept learning non-stop to his end of days, writes TR Jawahar
TR Jawahar writes in his Pointblank column: Three weeks after the NEET-UG 2026 fiasco, merit lies shattered as students confront a system where integrity has become a gamble.
TR Jawahar, in his Point-Blank column, says a controversial judicial remark branding unemployed youth as “cockroaches” has spiralled into a sharp digital uprising, with satire morphing into a serious critique of power and privilege.
