Relatives stage road blockade over woman’s death in Royapettah, demand probe into dowry harassment Chennai: Relatives of a 24-year-old woman, whose body was brought to the hospital for a postmortem on Tuesday, staged a road blockade outside the hospital, alleging that she was murdered over dowry harassment. They demanded immediate action against her husband and…
Hindu religious and charitable endowments minister C Ramesh CHENNAI: The Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department has announced the formation of a special inspection committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the properties belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple in Palani. Similar committees are expected to be constituted for the remaining temples of…
All theatres have reported strong booking responses till Sunday CHENNAI: Nearly five decades after Tamil Nadu audiences last watched a sitting chief minister lead a film, the state is set to witness the rare spectacle again on Thursday when chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s Jana Nayagan releases in more than 1,000 screens in the state….
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday condemned the arrest of Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a protest in New Delhi on Tuesday against alleged irregularities in the NEET. Vijay called it an attack on democracy.“The Union govt must respect the sentiments of students…
CHENNAI: The TVK govt in Tamil Nadu has renamed the chief minister’s breakfast scheme, launched by the previous DMK govt, after former CM K Kamaraj. The scheme will henceforth be called “Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Breakfast Scheme.” The change in the name of the breakfast scheme follows a few such changes. Recently, the TVK govt renamed Naan…
Tamil Nadu makes for 13% of India’s total exports. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has retained its position as India’s third-largest exporting state for the third consecutive year, with merchandise exports rising from $43.2 billion in 2023-24 to $58.9 billion in 2025-26, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal told Lok Sabha. Tamil Nadu accounts for 13%…
Kodaikanal is choked by traffic Experience a 50km trek through the forests of Kodaikanal. But encounter its 5km traffic snarls too. Unwind in the coffee plantations of Yercaud. But get wound up in its parking crunch too. Tourism might be the lifeblood of Tamil Nadu’s hill towns, but it is also stretching them to their…
K N Radhakrishnan, Director & CEO, TVS Motor Company Chennai: TVS Motor Company, which reported strong growth in revenue and profit for the June quarter, remains optimistic about the outlook for Q2 and FY27, forecasting double-digit growth for the domestic two-wheeler industry despite geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures on commodities, and the possible impact of an…
Debt-ridden TNPDCL lets ₹584 crore slip, another ₹300 crore at risk Chennai: For debt-ridden Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL), every rupee collected is worth more than two rupees saved. Yet, TNPDCL, which has a debt of more than ₹1 lakh crore as per the recent white paper released by the state govt, has…
Chennai: Three men were arrested for robbing and extorting ₹35,000 from a real estate businessman after luring him to a house in T Nagar through a dating app. Police recovered ₹21,000 and seized a mobile phone and knife. The realtor, Sureshkumar, 53, of Arumbakkam, received a call through the mobile application on Sunday evening and…
