Sam Daniel Sanjay Pinto

• Bus falls off Chennai flyover, 30 injured

  About 30 passengers were injured, one seriously, when a bus, number 17-M, fell off the Anna Gemini flyover in the heart of Chennai. Police are trying to ascertain whether the driver was over speeding and lost control of the bus as he negotiated a bend on the flyover this afternoon. They are also checking call records to find out if he was using a m...

• Now, cartoon controversy in Tamil Nadu: Your 10-point guide

  All major political parties in Tamil Nadu want a cartoon removed from a textbook being used in government schools.

• Sadiq Batcha's suicide note found, says Tamil Nadu police

  Nearly seven hours after Sadiq Batcha was found hanging in his home in Chennai, the police announced that they had found a suicide note from the businessman who was known for his close ties to former Telecom Minister A Raja.In his note, Mr Batcha wrote that he blamed nobody for his death, but that he was embarrassed by "raids and media limelight ov...

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  Chennai's first swine flu death

  Pune has seen four people die and Mumbai and Ahmedabad one. On Monday, four-year-old Sanjay Balakumar died at a private hospital in Chennai.

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  Karunanidhi resorts to 'fast'-track politics

  Karunanidhi went on a surprise fast in Chennai on Monday morning demanding a ceasefire in Sri Lanka.

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  Jaya, aiming to be a kingmaker

  AIADMK Chief Jayalalithaa kick started her election campaign in Chennai ahead of her arch rival Karunanidhi.

• Bloodbath if LTTE chief is harmed: Vaiko

  It may have been relegated to the back burner. But the war in Sri Lanka is back on centre stage in Tamil Nadu.