VGP’s failure to provide scuba dive footage costs it Rs 55,000 Chennai: A Chennai consumer court has ordered VGP Marine Kingdom to pay ₹55,000 as compensation to a man for its deficiency in service. The marine aquarium collected charges to provide underwater footage. However, the promised video was never sent, and it gave conflicting explanations…
About 20% of former vineyard land has been turned over to real estate companies for development From 1,700 acres to 27 acres. From 200 grape growers to seven. Coimbatore’s grape cultivation, which flourished for more than 50 years, has reduced to a fraction of what it once was. Farmers say rising costs, shortage of labour…
About 2 crore workers are registered across various welfare boards R Geetha and Priti NarayanThe labour codes, which came into force in Nov 2025, have compromised hard-won protections and benefits enjoyed by workers in India. However, as labour is a concurrent subject which Centre and state can legislate on, there are many ways the new…
Ammonia leak cleanup operation Chennai: A cleanup operation to remove the remnant ammonia at a private seafood processing unit at Kannigaipair village in Tiruvallur, where the accidental leak of the gas led to the death of 17 people, has been ordered by Tiruvallur district collector S Kavitha.An expert team has set up elaborate safety measures…
Purushothaman had been serving the VAO of Vayaputhur village in Vedanthangal panchayat, Chengalpet district, for the past three months Chennai: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has arrested a village administrative officer near Madurantakam after he was caught accepting a ₹5,000 bribe to process the transfer of a land patta. The accused was produced before a…
CHENNAI: Five more people were taken into custody on Thursday by the Chennai police in connection with the attempt to bribe and poach Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA N Ilaiyaraja of Uthangarai assembly constituency by allegedly offering him Rs 35 crore to vote against the Speaker of the TN assembly. With the latest detentions, the…
It was supposed to be Chennai’s Times Square. When city planners proposed a pedestrian plaza along Pondy Bazaar in T Nagar, they envisioned a wide, people-first corridor through the city’s most frenetic shopping district. The concept took years: a 2013 design, trial runs in 2016, and a grand inauguration by former chief minister Edappadi K…
The June quarter defied the usual moderation in vehicle sales that typically follows the March year-end peak Chennai: At least a dozen states recorded double-digit electric vehicle (EV) penetration in June, with Assam and Odisha emerging as the frontrunners as EVs accounted for nearly 20% of new vehicle registrations—the highest penetration recorded by any Indian…
The June quarter defied the usual moderation in vehicle sales that typically follows the March year-end peak Chennai: At least a dozen states recorded double-digit electric vehicle (EV) penetration in June, with Assam and Odisha emerging as the frontrunners as EVs accounted for nearly 20% of new vehicle registrations—the highest penetration recorded by any Indian…
For homebuyers lured by glossy brochures and lofty promises, Tamil Nadu’s real estate regulator has added a new layer of protection. A year after tightening norms to curb misleading real estate advertisements, the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has armed itself with a graded penalty system.According to an circular issued in June, from…
