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Samyuktha Viswanathan: I can finally say I'm being introduced in a full feature film as a lead!
27+ min ago (398+ words) CHENNAI: Actress Samyuktha Viswanathan, who plays one of the two female leads in director Aswin Kandasamy's upcoming romantic fantasy drama 'Double Occupancy' (DO), has now expressed excitement over playing the lead in a full-fledged feature film. Taking to her Instagram…...
Chennai: Rear wheels of school bus detach while in motion
53+ min ago (172+ words) DT Next Chennai: Rear wheels of school bus detach while in motion CHENNAI: The rear wheels of a private school's bus detached while in motion in Oragadam on Monday. The private school is located in Padappai and was picking up…...
Chennai: Gold surges by Rs 1, 040 on June 9, 2026; check how much it costs
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (270+ words) CHENNAI:" Gold"has now increased by Rs 1, 040 per sovereign on Tuesday (June 9). The yellow metal is now priced at Rs 1, 13, 600 per sovereign and 14, 200 per gram, an increase of Rs 130. On June 8, gold was priced at Rs 1, 12, 560"per sovereign and Rs…...
Chennai gets a new contemporary art hub in Virugambakkam
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (222+ words) CHENNAI: A quiet residential street in Virugambakkam has become home to Chennai's newest contemporary art space. Housed in a 50-year-old family home in Elango Nagar, Art Cube Gallery officially opens its doors with First Impressions, an inaugural exhibition that's on…...
Check out petrol and diesel prices in Chennai on June 9, 2026
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (332+ words) CHENNAI: The price of petrol and diesel in the city on Tuesday (June 9) remains unchanged from the previous day. According to a Daily Thanthi report, one litre of petrol is being sold at Rs 107. 77, while diesel costs Rs 99. 55 per litre…...
These Tasmac shops in Chennai shut on paper, but keep their doors open
14+ hour ago (427+ words) CHENNAI: Several Tasmac liquor outlets located near schools, colleges, places of worship and medical institutions continue to operate in Chennai despite the State government's recent announcement that shops situated within a 500-metre radius of such locations would be shut down....
Tamil Nadu: Manjolai residents seek tourism status, jobs
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (125+ words) DT Next Tamil Nadu: Manjolai residents seek tourism status, jobs TIRUNELVELI: Residents of Manjolai and neighbouring tea estate settlements submitted a petition to the Tirunelveli Collector on Monday, urging the State government to declare the estate region a tourism destination…...
World Cup by the numbers: 104 matches, 48 teams and 3 countries make this the largest ever
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1009+ words) NEW JERSEY: This year's edition of the World Cup will be the biggest ever with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament. The tournament being held in the United…...
Heavy rains affect normal life in Valparai
16+ hour, 18+ min ago (168+ words) CHENNAI: Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds lashed Valparai through Sunday night, uprooting trees, disrupting traffic at multiple locations and affecting normal life across the hill station. Vehicular movement on the Valparai'Pollachi ghat road came to a standstill for nearly…...
One killed, six injured as BEST electric bus crashes into multiple vehicles in Mumbai
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (467+ words) MUMBAI: A man was killed and six others were injured after an electric bus of Mumbai's civic-run transport undertaking BEST rammed into two cars and several other vehicles in the city's Dadar area on Monday, officials said. Two of the…...