Tamil Nadu CM Vijay poses for a group photo at the ministers’ swearing-in ceremony in Chennai on Thursday. (@CMOTamilnadu X/ANI Photo) Chennai: Sixteen MLAs inducted into the state cabinet — N Anand, Venkatramanan P, T K Prabhu, R Vinoth, B Rajkumar, V Gandhiraj, K Jegadeshwari, M Vijay Balaji, Vijay Tamilan Parthiban, S Ramesh, K Thennarasu,…
Some areas reported night-long powercuts Chennai: As nights get hotter, many city neighbourhoods report prolonged power cuts over the past few days. For the second consecutive day, Chennai’s temperature crossed 40C on Thursday. This affected the city’s power demand, which surged beyond 4,800MW for the first time, breaching the previous record of 4,769MW in 2024.Residents…
Rajiv Mittal, chairman and managing director, Va Tech Wabag Chennai: Va Tech Wabag reported a strong performance in FY26, posting a 26% rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 370.5 crore, compared with Rs 295 crore in FY25, aided by a 22% increase in EBITDA to Rs 524 crore. Consolidated revenue rose 20%…
Chennai: Amid geopolitical uncertainties and raw material cost pressures, India’s leading tyre makers are pressing ahead with aggressive capacity expansion plans, banking on a healthy demand outlook driven by replacement segment, premiumisation and infrastructure-led mobility trends. Leading tyre manufacturers such as MRF, Apollo Tyres, Ceat, JK Tyre & Industries and Balkrishna Industries have lined up…
Health minister K G Arun Raj Chennai: Inspections of govt hospitals to determine cleanliness rankings will be conducted quarterly, instead of annually, health minister K G Arun Raj said on Thursday, after chairing a review meeting with joint directors of medical services to assess the functioning of district headquarters hospitals and other govt medical institutions…
Of the 2,245 students who appeared for the exam, 2,170 passed, marking a 3% increase over the 2025 pass percentage Chennai: The tribal welfare department recorded a 96.7% pass percentage in the Class X board examinations, surpassing the performance of government schools as well as those run by the adi dravidar welfare department, social welfare…
Investigation revealed the woman had a habit of leaving her home and subsequently returning after a couple of days. She was active on Instagram and maintained contact with male acquaintances Chennai: A 30-year-old man has been arrested for raping a 19-year-old woman with a mental health condition at Marina Beach. The arrested suspect endeared himself…
Madurai: MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Thursday urged the Tamil Nadu govt not to yield to the Union govt’s pressure to implement PM SHRI or the three-language policy in the state. He said any move in that direction could trigger another language agitation in the state.After the MDMK functionaries’ meet in Madurai, Vaiko told reporters…
A vacation bench comprising judges GR Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayan held that they were not convinced that the portrayal of the legal profession in the movie was beyond the limits of freedom of expression guaranteed by the Constitution and dismissed the plea Chennai: Madras high court has rejected a plea seeking a ban on the…
Adil Agarwal, CEO, Dr Agarwal’s Health Care Chennai: Dr. Agarwal’s Health Care on Thursday reported a 52% rise in Profit after Tax (PAT) at Rs 168 crore in FY26 against Rs 110 crore during previous year (FY25). The total income of the eye care service chain rose by 21% YoY at Rs 2,125 crore in…
