Perambalur man assaulted 2 months ago dies, son held

The Perambalur police on Thursday arrested a 40-year-old man and remanded him in judicial custody for allegedly assaulting his father in February over a property dispute.

4 cops get 1L fine for custodial torture

THE State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) recommended that the state government initiate disciplinary proceedings against four police personnel a police inspector, a special subinspector (SSI) and two head constables for brutally attacking two persons detained in a family dispute in 2019.

Aruppukottai sex-for-gain verdict on Monday

THE Srivilliputhur Mahila court on Friday adjourned the judgment in a case, wherein an assistant professor and two others were arrested for allegedly luring female students into giving sexual favours to higher officials of the Madurai Kamaraj University, to Monday.

AR constable, 2 friends booked for 'cheating' cop

THE Triplicane police have booked an Armed Reserve police constable and her two friends for allegedly cheating a traffic police constable to the tune of 7.95 lakh under the pretext of online business.

Traffic diversion at Madley Jn from today

DUE to the construction of a flyover at Madley Junction, the following traffic diversions will be implemented from Saturday to April 26, 2025.

50% redevelopment work at Park station complete, project expedited

REDEVELOPMENT works at Chennai Park station have gained momentum, with 50% completion of the proposed works aimed at facilitating seamless passenger transition between the station and Chennai Central, MRTS, and Central metro station.

Bad roads, garbage mounds welcome visitors at industrial estate in Guindy

POTHOLE-ridden roads and damaged stormwater drains with garbage dumped into them greet visitors to the country's first model industrial estate in Guindy.

Water level dips, Mettur maintenance work on

AMIDST concerns over declining water levels at the Mettur dam, which is one of the major reservoirs in the state, maintenance work began on Friday morning.

Tangedco's transformer protection bags patent

THE Indian Patent Office, under the union government, has granted a patent to the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) for their Flexible External Bellow for Insulation Protection of Transformers on March 30, 2024.

Int'l nature body, Kerala to join TN in carrying out Nilgiri Tahr census

THE International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will be joining the three-day synchronised Nilgiri Tahr census, scheduled to begin on April 29, as a third-party observer.

BU's 58 guest faculties axed before term-end

BHARATHIAR University has orally communicated to 58 guest faculties not to report for work from May, a month before their contract period ends.

Periyar university defies govt, reintroduces MTech

PERIYAR University has reintroduced MTech course, despite an assurance given by higher education minister K Ponmudy in the in the Assembly in April 2023 that such courses would not be offered by arts and sciences institutions.

Cervical cancer on decline yet remains 2nd common among Chennai women

Cases per lakh down from 29.6 in 1987-91 to 13 in 2018, lower than state's CIR of 17.7

HC orders mapping of all wetlands in TN from June

THE Madras High Court has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to carry out mapping of wetlands in all districts of the state from June this year on the lines of the exercise carried out in Tiruvallur district.

65% turnout in 2nd phase

POLLING COMPLETE IN 14 STATES/UNION TERRITORIES | RAHUL'S ELECTORAL FATE SEALED IN WAYANAD

Modi factor very much in play in 'mini-India' Malkajgiri

THE three-cornered contest in Telangana's Malkajgiri constituency, which elected the state's current Chief Minister Revanth Reddy as a Congress MP in 2019, may be a foregone conclusion.

EVMs get vote of confidence from Supreme Court

Petitions seeking 100% cross-verification of votes rejected; bench issues two directives

RBI Ban Cripples Kotak Bank's Key Functions As 95% Sales Done Online

THE Reserve Bank has delivered body-blow to Kotak Mahindra Bank on Wednesday and it is so hard that it nearly fully cripples the fourth-largest private sector lender as it has of late been selling loans and cards and other products and all services online or through the mobile app.

Heatwave: Stalin Tells Local Bodies To Set Up Water Kiosks

IN a bid to combat the scorching heat and alleviate the water needs of citizens, Chief Minister MK Stalin has instructed local body officials to set up Thaneer Pandhal (water kiosks) throughout the state.

INDIA LEADS IN AI & CLOUD INNOVATION

ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) and data are now playing a crucial role across verticals of organisations. Companies are now involved in their digital transformational journey and are also enhancing their AI capabilities.

Jolly Rovers, Alwarpet set up summit clash

JALAJ SAXENA'S 69 came in handy for Alwarpet CC to beat UFCC, T Nagar by six wickets in the semifinals of the Senior Division league of the TNCA played at SSN College grounds.

Kohli's middle-phase and the continuing conundrum

WHEN Sunrisers Hyderabad opened the bowling with Abhishek Sharma against Virat Kohli, it was a no-brainer.

Can only apologise: Klopp after defeat

LIVERPOOL'S Premier League title bid suffered a blow in a 2-0 defeat at Merseyside rivals Everton, while Manchester United spared Erik ten Hag's blushes with a 4-2 win against lowly Sheffield United on Wednesday.

The team is more confident: Delany

DESPITE not facing the United Arab Emirates ever before in the T20Is, Ireland registered a win in the T20 World Cup Qualifiers opener in Abu Dhabi.

School kids, mad media scrum and chants of 'Gukesh'

Returning from his victory at the Candidates, Gukesh received a celebratory welcome at the Chennai airport in the wee hours on Thursday

ACC net profit surges 4-fold to ₹945 crore

CEMENT maker ACC on Thursday said its profit after tax (PAT) rose four-fold to ₹945 crore in Q4FY24 on account of robust sales.

India continues to be the fastest growing major economy: Finance ministry

INDIA continues to be the fastest-growing major economy, with positive assessments of the growth outlook for the current financial year for India by international organisations and the central bank, finance ministry said Thursday in its monthly economic review report.

Nestle profit up 27%; to form JV with Dr Reddy's

NESTLE INDIA has posted strong quarterly numbers a day after Hindustan Unilever, another FMCG major, announced a disappointed set of numbers.

Indusind Bank profit up 15% to ₹2,349 crore

FIFTH-largest private sector lender Indusind Bank on Thursday reported a 15% year-on-year growth in net profit at ₹2,349 crore in the March quarter, helped by stable margins and other income coupled with more loan sales and better asset quality.

Hyundai to expand EV lineup in India, launch five models

HYUNDAI Motor on Thursday said it expanding its annual production capacity to 1.5 million (15 lakh) vehicle units for Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) and Kia India combined.