5 Pondy booths log over 93% polling

AMIDST the sweltering heat, five polling booths in the union territory witnessed exceptional voter turnout, surpassing 93%, on Friday.

Edappadi, Palaniswami's pocket borough, 2nd in vote tally

EDAPPADI assembly segment in Salem Lok Sabha constituency has registered the secondhighest voter turnout in Tamil Nadu, an impressive 84.71%, whereas the overall polling statewide is expected to be lower than the 2019 figures as per the latest updates.

57 yrs on, '67 polling record still unbeaten

Current LS election saw BJP leaving no stone unturned; Modi visited TN at least 10 times

PMLA effect: 'Corporate lawyers are now forced to specialise in criminal laws'

MOUNTING instances of raids by the ED and CBI, and increasing number of cases being registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, have forced several corporate lawyers to pursue specialisation in criminal law, said former Orissa HC chief justice Dr S Muralidhar on Saturday.

Lowest voter turnout in city in Thousand Lights at 52.4%

ACCORDING to rough estimates on assembly-wise voter turnout, eight assembly segments in the city including Anna Nagar, Thiyagarayanagar and Mylapore have put up a poor show.

Custodial torture victim moves HC for more relief

Justice G Jayachandran of the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to file reply to a petition moved by V Kulanjiappan a custodial violence victim whose heartrending tale was brought to light in the national awardwinning movie Jai Bhim seeking enhanced compensation under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for himself and other victims.

STUCK BETWEEN TWO INDIAS

As the electoral process in TN nears end, TNIE takes a close look at the new trends that emerged during the poll campaign to analyse if those overtures will translate into votes

EPS breathes fresh life into the withering 'Two Leaves'

E DAPPADI K Palaniswami is a lone fighter.

Sample projection by CEO's office led to wide variation in turnout %

PROVISIONAL TN VOTER TURNOUT FIGURE DIPS FROM 72.09% TO 69.46%; NO FINAL COUNT YET

NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS A WATERSHED MOMENT: CJI

HAILING the new criminal justice laws as a watershed moment for the society, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday called for infrastructure development and increasing the number of forensic experts and investigating officers for its successful implementation.

Dilip Tirkey bid to dribble past Jual Oram

A rerun of an epic fight is in the offing in Odisha's reserved Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency where BJP stalwart and sitting MP Jual Oram (63) has locked horns with Indian hockey legend Dilip Tirkey (46) of the BJD.

Rural D'puri is TN's bright spot, retains top slot

DHARMAPURI Lok Sabha constituency has once again topped the polling percentage in Tamil Nadu with a robust 81.20% voter turnout on Friday.

Compromised CM in Kerala, alleges Priyanka Gandhi

GLOVES were off between the ruling CPM alliance and the Congress leadership as senior party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan traded charges during their Lok Sabha election campaigns.

Iran-Israel conflict: Economic impact on India

THE impact of ongoing tension between Iran and Israel is being felt all over the global economy, including India.

SIMATS holds a convention

THE 26th Indian Prosthodontic Society's Postgraduate Convention was hosted by Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai recently.

GUKESH JOINT LEADER WITH TWO ROUNDS TO GO

GUKESH rejoined the leaders thanks to a timely win over Nijat Abasov.

Rahul's T20 batting genius on display against Chennai

when KL Rahul showcases his abundant strokeplay, you wonder why he doesn't do this more often.

Day to forget for India at qualifiers

Aman loses in semis at Bishkek while Deepak & Sujeet fail to reach on time for weigh-in FIROZ MIRZA @ Chennai IT was never going to be easy given the way the sport has been managed in the past oneand-a-half-year but expectations were still high from the Indian wrestlers.

Odisha put up fighting show to book semis spot

ODISHA FC were staring at defeat and an exit from the ISL during their playoff meeting here against Kerala Blasters on Friday.

Liverpool bow out, Leverkusen advance to semis

LIVERPOOL crashed out of the Europa League after a 1-0 win against Atalanta that wasn't enough to overturn their quarterfinal deficit, while Bayer Leverkusen's 1-1 draw at West Ham took the German champions into the last four on Thursday.

ICICI's exposure to unsecured loans highest

SECOND-largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has the highest exposure to the unsecured personal loan segment at 13.8%, while at the system level it is 8.7% as of the December 2023 quarter, which more than doubled since March 2018 when it was only 4%, while the system level bad loans in the segment rose by 70 bps to 10.4 percent, the according to an analysis.

MPC predicts strong growth; inflation in focus

THE continuing strong growth momentum, coupled with a 7% projection for the current fiscal, has forced the Reserve Bank-led rate setting panel to vote 5:1 to maintain status quo on the rates front for the seventh consecutive time.

Jio Financial Q4 net profit at ₹311 cr

Financial Services on Friday reported a consolidated net profit to 311 crore for the fourth quarter ending March 2024.

Sanction on Venezuela: ONGC dividend stuck

THE re-imposition of sanctions on Venezuelan crude oil by the US has disrupted ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the overseas arm of India's state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), plan to retrieve its dividend worth $600 million stuck in Venezuela.

Wipro says priority is growth as profit down 8%

WIPRO on Friday reported an 8% decrease in its consolidated net profit for the March quarter at 2,835 crore compared to ₹3,074 crore in the year-ago period.

GLOBAL CALL FOR CALM AFTER STRIKE ON IRAN

Iran downplays attack, signals no immediate retaliation; analysts forecast de-escalation

China says new cyber force to help it 'fight and win' wars

BEIJING CHINA announced the creation of a new military cyber corps on Friday, saying it would bolster Beijing's capacity to \"fight and win\" wars.

Police detain intruder at Iranian consulate in Paris

PARIS FRENCH authorities Friday detained a man suspected of entering the Iranian consulate in Paris and claiming to be carrying explosives, police and prosecutors said.

Breast cancer deaths to double by '40, says Lancet

BREAST cancer has emerged as the world's most common cancer, with the incidence rate predicted to be more than three million, causing a million deaths per year by 2040, according to the new Lancet Commission report.

FSSAI asked to examine ‘high sugar' content of Nestle baby food product

RAISING concern over claims that Nestle is selling high-sugar baby foods in India compared to Europe, the Consumer Affairs Ministry on Friday asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to examine the allegations against the company.