Four women killed in Thanjavur mishap

Four women were killed after a car hit them when they were walking on the road at Vallam, Thanjavur. According to police, the four-wheeler driven by one Sathyanarayan lost control and ran over a group of devotees killing four persons identified as Selvi (48), her daughter Keerthy (22), Kavitha (25) and Kanniyammal (50). The incident left many injured including Sathyanarayan.

Dhoni dropped from BCCI’s central contracts list

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today dropped from the BCCI’s list of centrally contracted players, raising fresh doubts on the future of the former India captain who has not played since the World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand last year.

Review: ‘Pattas’ – Revenge drama

After a scintillating show in Asuran, Dhanush is back to please the gallery in Pattas. As the title suggests, Pattas by Durai Senthilkumar is a cocktail of action, humour and romance. A regular revenge drama with a martial arts background, the movie has a plethora of artistes. After an intense drama in Asuran, Dhanush takes to a commercial pot-boiler and does it with ease in dual roles.

Visitors to Vandalur Zoo can view new born animals

Arignar Anna Zoological Park management has said that special arrangements have been made for the visitors to view the new born animals in a special exclusive large LED display exclusively arranged on Kannum Pongal day.

Man kills himself by jumping in front of metro train

A 50-year-old man died after he allegedly jumped in front of a moving train at Dwarka Mor metro station today, police said.The incident happened on platform number 1 around 10 am when the train was going towards Noida from Dwarka. He was rushed to DDU Hospital but could not be saved. His identity is yet to be established and an investigation is underw