Chennai: City Union Bank (CUB) on Monday reported a 25% rise in net profit at Rs 360 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, against Rs 288 crore in the same quarter last year. For the full year FY26, the net profit stood at Rs 1,326 crore, an increase by 18% when compared with…
Chennai: IIT Madras has incubated more than 100 startups for the second consecutive year as it incubated 112 startups in the 2025-26 financial year. With this, the total number of startups on the campus increased to 567. The portfolio is collectively valued at over 74,100 crore. The newly incubated startups span a wide range of…
Chennai: A four-year-old girl died, while her nine-month-old sister and parents were seriously injured in an accident near Walajabad on Sunday night.Police said Loganathan, 40, a resident of Pillaiyarpalayam in Kancheepuram, was travelling on a motorcycle with his wife Mahalakshmi, 38, their children — Samyuktha, 4, and an infant. The family was on their way…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Monday dismissed a new public interest writ petition, seeking an income tax and the ECI probe into the alleged discrepancies in the financial declaration of actor and TVK founder Vijay in his election affidavit filed for the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election.Refusing to entertain the plea, the first bench of…
CHENNAI: A G Perarivalan, a life convict, who spent three decades in jail for his involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, enrolled as an advocate on Monday. He was released by the Supreme Court on May 18, 2022. After his release he joined a private law college in Karnataka and completed…
The Banana Field Gene Bank is established by ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana in Trichy India is the world’s largest banana producer, grows tonnes of the crop every year. But many of its traditional varieties are disappearing, say scientists. A new gene bank in Trichy hopes to keep them safe.The Banana Field Gene Bank, established…
From the Keeladi excavations that revealed an urban civilisation dating back over 2,000 years, to claims of Tamil inscriptions found beyond India, archaeological discoveries in the past decade are studying the antiquity of Tamil culture. The Tamil Nadu govt has also set up museums at sites such as Keeladi and Porunai. Findings such as early…
Activists hope that the state govt will take necessary steps to implement the RTE in private CBSE and ICSE schools this year. COIMBATORE: Activists have urged the Tamil Nadu govt to extend the Right to Education (RTE) provisions to private CBSE and ICSE institutions in the state. Activists, led by Marumalarchi Makkal Iyakkam president V…
James Vasanthan’s parked car vandalised in Chennai’s Kottivakkam CHENNAI: Music composer James Vasanthan’s car was allegedly vandalised by unidentified persons in Chennai, prompting a police investigation, officials said.The incident is reported to have taken place in the Kottivakkam area on April 26, when the composer had stepped out for dinner at a restaurant. On returning…
For Dalit History Month, we spotlight those from dalit households who have overcome barriers, showing how a single breakthrough in a family or neighbourhood can build pride and change futures GOALS BEYOND THE GAME Senthilkumar teaches football to underprivileged kids in north Chennai every day | Pic by: C Suresh Kumar The son of a…
