All past works, ongoing projects, live tenders and proposed works are being reviewed Chennai: The state highways department has dissolved its exclusive Chennai Metro wing and transferred its officials to districts after a review found that the wing was no longer required and that several projects executed by it had quality issues and alleged irregularities.Chief…
HC orders notices to Vijayabaskar, Leemarose for reply in election petitions Chennai: Madras high court has ordered notices in two election petitions challenging the victories of now-quit MLA C Vijayabaskar from the Viralimalai constituency and AIADMK MLA Leemarose Martin from the Lalgudi constituency in the recently held assembly elections.Judge N Senthilkumar, before whom the petitions…
MADURAI: Repeated sexual intimacy does not mean a is consensual between an accused person and the victim, Madras high court has said. “The surrounding circumstances in which the acts occurred, the absence of free and informed choice, and the existence of coercion, deception, or intimidation must all be carefully evaluated before concluding that there was…
Puducherry: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry police jointly busted yet another fake drug manufacturing unit in Puducherry. The police arrested M Prabhakar, 52, who was running the unit and seized drugs worth more than ₹3lakh rupees. The unit was also seized.According to the FIR filed by Mettupalayam police in Puducherry, the crime came to light when…
Chennai: Union govt on Wednesday approved a six-month extension in service for Tamil Nadu chief secretary M Sai Kumar, a 1990-batch IAS officer who was due to retire on Aug 31. An order issued by the department of personnel and training said the approval was based on a proposal sent by the state govt on…
Chennai: Space-tech startup Agnikul Cosmos believes the biggest opportunities in the space sector lie beyond launch services and says its reusable rocket technology could cut launch costs by up to 80%. As it prepares for its first orbital mission, the startup plans to test recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster on a barge – India’s…
Chennai: Employers are increasingly hiring AI talents and talking about paying a premium over compensation for other talent, but workers are yet to witness the impact, according to a report by Indeed. It noted that while 66% of employers state they offer substantial salary premiums for AI-skilled roles, 54% of AI-exposed workers report that their…
Dev Anand Ramasamy, vice-president of product management at Zoho Chennai: Zoho has stepped up its focus on education software applications with revamped learning management systems products with AI-powered features, targeting domestic and foreign institutions. The platform will focus first in India and will be rolled out across global markets to follow in the coming months,…
Passenger vehicle exports were led by utility vehicles, underscoring the global shift towards SUVs Chennai: Despite mounting geopolitical tensions, India’s automobile exporters delivered a surprisingly strong performance in Q1 of this fiscal. Nearly 2 million vehicles were shipped overseas, with two-wheelers, passenger vehicles and three-wheelers driving growth. Total exports rose 34% year-on-year to 1.96 million…
Chennai: DMK leader and former minister E V Velu, who appeared before officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in Alandur on Wednesday for questioning in connection with a case involving alleged irregularities worth ₹3.23 crore in the highways department, was questioned for nearly five hours.Velu appeared before the agency after Madras high…
