Chennai: The govt’s decision to drop the Parandur greenfield airport project has raised several questions, and topping them is the status of the acquired land parcels. A lot of housing projects and investments, initiated at the prospects of a new airport coming up there, are in a quandary. And the question of the next location…
CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin has moved the Madras high court challenging the election of TVK candidate V S Babu from the Kolathur constituency in the concluded 2026 assembly election.According to Stalin, he sought permission from the Election Commission (ECI) to inspect the voting machines used in the…
Chennai: Higher education minister P Viswanathan on Monday apologised for the circular in which asked colleges to prevent students from taking part in the protests organised by Left parties and Cockroach Janata Party.During the debate on demand for grants for school education and higher education, CPM floor leader R Chellasamy demanded the suspension of the…
Tamil Nadu school education minister A Rajmohan CHENNAI: A personalised-learning module designed through AI for govt middle school students, a ‘TN-Arivu curriculum’ for students to develop entrepreneurial skills and analytical thinking, an AI-based higher education guidance app/platform for govt school students and the Mathichudar scheme to give students exposure to higher-order thinking skill (HOTS) and…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Monday extended till Sept 8 an interim order restraining the Election Commission of India (ECI) from announcing byelections to the constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The ECI informed the high court that there was no proposal to announce byelections to Trichy East, Karur, Viralimalai, Perundurai and Ambasamudram assembly constituencies until the…
R. Dinesh, Chairman, TVS Supply Chain Solutions Chennai: TVS Supply Chain Solutions (TVS SCS) and Japan-based logistics and engineering company Sankyu Inc. have signed an agreement to jointly pursue growth opportunities in supply chain and engineering services.As part of the agreement, Sankyu intends to acquire a 0.5% stake in TVS SCS, subject to regulatory approvals.The…
CHENNAI: Dairy Development minister Vijayalakshmi on Monday appealed to Speaker J C D Prabhakar to initiate action against DMK MLA Durai Chandrasekaran over his “disrespectful and derogatory” remarks against chief minister C Joseph Vijay and Industries minister Keerthana at a party programme.“This is highly condemnable. It is equally condemnable that the industries minister was spoken…
In photo: CM Vijay and MK Stalin CHENNAI: Former CM M K Stalin said the TVK government’s decision to drop the Parandur international airport project would set Tamil Nadu’s development back by several years.“Dropping Parandur is not change. It’s an irreversible setback for Tamil Nadu’s growth,” Stalin said, opposing the decision announced by Chief Minister…
In photo: K Annamalai and CM Vijay CHENNAI: We The Leaders founder K Annamalai opposed the TVK government’s decision to cancel the proposed Parandur airport project, warning that identifying an alternative site and obtaining approvals could delay Chennai’s second airport by another decade.“Even if the TN govt chooses to move forward with a second airport…
The deceased Kalavathi, 59 CHENNAI: A 59-year-old housekeeping worker died after falling into a rainwater-filled pit that had been left uncovered during stormwater drain work near Anna Nagar Tower Metro station in Anna Nagar on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Kalavathi, 59. She lived with her husband, Mohanraj, in Padi Pudunagar, Anna Nagar West…
