Chennai: Getting admission to commerce and computer-related courses in the city may get tough as colleges have received a high number of applications for BCom, BCA and BSc computer science this year — about 30 applications for one commerce seat, and 10 applications for a BCA seat. Experts said the expectations for a high cut-off…
TVK MLA and the founding president of the Tamil Nadu Muslim League (TNML) VMS Mustafa CHENNAI: A fresh political controversy has erupted in Tamil Nadu after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA VMS Mustafa appeared to endorse remarks made by DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on “abolishing Sanatan”, triggering criticism from BJP and right-wing groups.Speaking outside the…
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLAs representing city constituencies have walked away with the lion’s share of ministerial and other berths announced by the govt so far. Of the 10 sworn in ministers, five, including chief minister C Joseph Vijay, are from the city. The others are: Aadhav Arjuna (Villivakkam), N Anand (T Nagar), Rajmohan…
Chennai: Congress MP R Sudha has moved the Madras seeking to declare the enrolment of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A G Perarivalan as an advocate. She also wanted the court to declare Section 24A of the Advocates Act as unconstitutional so far as it permits enrolment of persons convicted and sentenced to the death…
Chennai: A city study has found that nine in 10 adults self-medicate instead of consulting a doctor—a rate almost double the national average, according to earlier national estimates.The cross-sectional study, published in April in IJIRSET, an open-access peer-reviewed journal, covered 174 adults across urban and rural field practice areas of Omandurar Government Hospital. Researchers from…
Chennai: For over two decades, Koyambedu’s sprawling bus bays were packed with buses, passengers and traffic at all hours. Now, as mofussil services steadily move to Kilambakkam and Kuthambakkam, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is planning a complete reinvention—either a massive urban park, a mixed-use district with towers and open spaces, or a full-fledged…
Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday stayed the operation of notice issued by the Tamil Nadu cybercrime wing directing X to suspend/block 18 URLs/posts, including those shared by YouTuber Maridhas.A vacation bench of Justice L Victoria Gowri and Justice N Senthil Kumar passed the interim order on a plea moved by P Chockalingam, north Tamil…
Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday granted bail to YouTuber Savukku Shankar in an attempt-to-murder case booked against him while he was imprisoned in Puzhal.Vacation judge Justice L Victoria Gowri passed the order while allowing a plea moved by Shankar. According to the plea, an FIR was registered against Shankar and four others on April…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday urged the Union govt to scrap NEET-based admissions and allow states to fill MBBS, BDS and AYUSH seats under the state quota based on Class 12 marks after the Centre cancelled NEET-UG 2026 following allegations of question paper leak.Vijay said the cancellation of the May…
Chennai: Chennai is set for another cycle of annual power tariff revisions from 2027, as Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has prepared draft regulations for a multi-year tariff framework for five years. This could lead to yearly increases in consumption and fixed charges across all consumer categories till 2031.The multi-year tariff formula was introduced…
