Police detain members of the Student Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) during a protest near Rajarathinam Stadium in Egmore, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET-UG question paper leak and examination irregularities, in Chennai Chennai: State Platform for Common School System (SPCSS) on…
Chennai: While flyovers in the city ease traffic, the spaces beneath them have often been dumping grounds, unauthorised vending spots and parking zones. Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) Special Projects Wing will revamp the underbellies of 10 flyovers into public spaces with parks, walking tracks and parking lots with EV charging facilities.For residents of T Nagar,…
Milky Mist focuses on value-added dairy products Chennai: Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd. is expected to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in the first week of August, according to people familiar with the matter.The IPO follows a ₹482-crore pre-IPO fundraise in May, led by Jongsong Investments Pte. Ltd., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of…
CPCL achieved a refinery capacity utilisation of 108% in Q1FY27 Chennai: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) reported a sharp turnaround in its financial performance for the first quarter of FY27, posting a standalone net profit of Rs 1,017 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, against a net loss of Rs 57 crore in…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has announced a protest at Palani on July 25, alleging illegal registration of valuable land belonging to the Palani Mutt. Claiming that the ongoing CB-CID investigation is compromised, he called for a CBI probe to ensure transparency.In a statement, Palaniswami said the mutt land, worth around Rs 100…
Chennai: After years of relying on private tankers and borewells for drinking water, more than four lakh residents in Perungalathur, Peerkankaranai, Thiruneermalai, Chitlapakkam, Madambakkam and Sembakkam are set to get piped supply under a proposed ₹500-crore project by the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.The project is part of a wider plan to extend piped drinking water…
Chennai: Madras high court has dismissed as premature a plea moved by former DMK MLA and former minister V Senthilbalaji and his brother R V Ashok Kumar seeking a direction to Tamil Nadu police not to harass them under the guise of investigating pending cases against them, including for the alleged horse-trading attempts to topple…
(Photo credit: AI) Thousands of students and professionals seek paying guest accommodation in Chennai annually CHENNAI: Three years ago, S Hameed, 24, stepped out of Chennai Central with a backpack, a job offer and the hope of building a better future. He had come from Puttur in Andhra Pradesh, after his UG. But finding a…
CHENNAI: From Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar to senior minister K A Sengottaiyan and several of his younger cabinet colleagues, governance briefly took a back seat on Thursday as the ruling establishment queued up for the first day, first show (FDFS) of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s much-awaited film Jananayagan.Even as anti-NEET…
CHENNAI: Public sympathy rightly demands a humane response, but constitutional govt insists that compassion remain subject to law. The interim order of the Madurai bench of Madras high court permitting the Tamil Nadu govt to issue temporary appointment orders to legal heirs of those who lost their lives in the Karur tragedy has opened an…
