Gautham Selvarajan

Chennai

Staff Writer at SaaS Industry

Reporter at The New Indian Express

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Ghibli-fying personal images? Think twice before using third-party websites

2 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Gautham Selvarajan

CHENNAI: Creating images based on Studio Ghibli-style using AI tools has become a trend and taken the internet by storm. However, if you’re planning to make one, think again, as these third-party websites may actually be fronts for malware. Tamil Nadu’s Cyber Crime Police has issued a public advisory, warning against uploading personal pictures to convert them into Ghibli-style images using AI tools or third-party websites.
Six chain snatchings in one hour; suspects nabbed at Chennai airport trying to flee

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Gautham Selvarajan

CHENNAI: In a dramatic end to a series of six chain snatching incidents that happened in the city within a span of 1 hour and 10 minutes on Tuesday morning. Two suspects directly involved in the crime were nabbed in the nick of time by Greater Chennai Police when they were about to flee by flight (from Chennai airport) soon after committing the crime.
Toddler mauled by stray dog undergoes surgery in Ranipet hospital

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Gautham Selvarajan

CHENNAI: An 18-month-old boy was grievously injured after a stray dog mauled his face outside his house at Sri Krishnapuram in Tiruvallur district on Monday evening. He is currently under treatment at the Christian Medical College and Hospital in Ranipet district. Speaking to TNIE, Dr Priya Raj, Deputy Director of Health Services, said, “At present, the child’s condition is not life threatening.
Attempt to extort railway ‘bombs’, Andhra man lands in prison

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Gautham Selvarajan

CHENNAI: A quirky plan to repay mounting loans has landed a shopping mall employee in jail. The 34-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh allegedly sent an email to the Southern Railways claiming that three major train accidents will be orchestrated in Chennai. He expected the authorities to panic and plead with him for more details, which could then help him extort money.
Special committee likely to address unregulated parking, encroachments on Velachery 100ft Road

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Gautham Selvarajan |Subashini Vijayakumar

CHENNAI: A special committee may be formed to tackle the traffic congestion on Velachery 100ft road, brought on by unregulated parking and roadside vendors eating into the footpaths and the carriageway. The Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP), in coordination with the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), will study encroachments and implement necessary measures to streamline traffic flow, police sources said.
Engineering gold medallist remanded after stabbing father to death in Chennai

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Gautham Selvarajan

CHENNAI: A 28-year-old engineering gold medallist, believed to have a mental illness, was remanded in judicial custody after he allegedly stabbed his father to death at their house in Adambakkam on Monday in a fit of rage, suspecting his father had poisoned the food.
Woman dies after being run over by van driven by minor in Kancheepuram

2 months ago | newindianexpress.com | Gautham Selvarajan

CHENNAI: A 53-year-old woman died after a van allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy hit her while she was drawing a kolam outside her house in Kancheepuram on Sunday morning. A case of death by negligence has been registered, and an inquiry is underway. According to the Sivakanchi police, the boy is a Class XII student at a school in the locality. His father, Swaraj (name changed), runs a wholesale snacks business and delivers supplies to shops in and around Kancheepuram using the van.
Two money mules held in Rs 1.5 crore online trading scam in Chennai

2 months ago | newindianexpress.com | Gautham Selvarajan

CHENNAI: Two money mules have been arrested in a case where a civil engineer from Mangadu was duped of Rs 1.56 crore in an online trading scam. The cybercrime wing of the Avadi Central Crime Branch (CCB) said the two provided their bank accounts for the fraudulent transactions and for transferring the money abroad. Police have arrested A Ajith Kumar (29) of Sivagangai and P Prakash (41) of Puducherry, and are investigating the money trail to identify the masterminds.
Drunk man hijacks MTC bus over conductor tiff; passes out at wheel after 10km

2 months ago | newindianexpress.com | Gautham Selvarajan

CHENNAI: The argument was over a petty issue, but the consequence was big, as big as an MTC bus!High on liquor, and with a mind craving to exact ‘revenge’ on the conductor with whom he had the tiff, a drunk man hijacked a bus from Thiruvanmiyur depot in the dead of the night and drove it until he passed out some 10 kilometres away. Police said the man, L Abraham (33), a car interior decorator, sneaked into the bus (Route No. 109, Broadway-Kovalam) parked in the terminus around 2 am on Wednesday.
Probe rules out arson in fire at ADGP room; DGP Nayak says unaware of report

2 months ago | newindianexpress.com | Gautham Selvarajan

CHENNAI: The Office of the Director General of Police (DGP) and Head of the Police Force (HoPF) on Monday said that based on the investigation conducted so far, there was “no wilful act of arson” or “planned threat to the life” of Additional DGP Kalpana Nayak in the fire incident that gutted her chamber on July 28, 2024. At the time of the incident, she was serving as the ADGP in Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB).