Chennai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday appealed to ‘Gen Z’ and ‘Gen Alpha’ generations, asking them to ‘prioritise the country.’“Gen Z and Gen Alpha, we are ready to listen to you. Educated youth needs to be patient and understand the situation. You have to understand what is happening around you, what’s your role and…
Chennai: A 26-year-old college lecturer drowned, and her colleague went missing on Monday evening after they were swept away by waves while bathing in the sea off Thazhankuppam near Ennore.The deceased was identified as Kalaiyarasi, a nursing lecturer at a private Hotel management college in Mint. Her colleague Naveen, 27, head of the hotel management…
Cops suspect previous enmity Chennai: A 25-year-old history-sheeter returning home after appearing before a court in connection with a murder case, was hacked to death by a six-member gang in full public view at a petrol station on the Chengalpet bypass on Tuesday.The deceased, Muthu Veera of Rajiv Gandhi Street in Urapakkam, had several criminal…
Chennai: Kamarajar Port Ltd, the Chennai-based major port wholly owned by Chennai Port Authority, is planning to tap the capital markets through an initial public offering (IPO) of around Rs 1,200 crore, primarily through an offer for sale (OFS).Kamarajar Port has invited proposals from reputed domestic law firms with experience in capital-market transactions, including IPOs,…
Chennai: Nasdaq Ventures, the venture investment arm of Nasdaq, has picked up a minority stake in Transient.AI, which runs R&D operations in Coimbatore, for an undisclosed amount as part of the company’s Series A funding round. Nasdaq Ventures has joined lead investor NEXT Investors in the round.Transient.AI provides a secure operating environment for AI agents…
Madurai: VO Chidambaranar Port has berthed its longest container ship, the 335.23-metre MV CMA CGM THORIUM, at Tuticorin International Container Terminal (TICT), surpassing the 304-metre record set by MV MSC Michaela in December 2025.The vessel, with a beam of 51 metres, arrived with a draft of 13.5 metres from Santos, Brazil, and will next proceed…
Smita Goel, COO, RTP Global Chennai: Early-stage global venture capital firm RTP Global announced the elevation of Smita Goel to chief operating officer (COO) of its Asia operations, formalising an expanded role that builds on her existing responsibilities across the firm’s finance and operations in the region. Over the last four years, Smita has been…
Bio Mining at Perungudi Dump yard in Chennai. (File Photos) As Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) focuses on clearing decades of accumulated garbage from major dumpyards at Kodungaiyur, Perungudi and Athipattu, the city’s decentralised waste processing has taken a hit, raising concerns over how fresh waste is being managed.A major chunk — 168 of 190 micro…
To help concepts go from idea stage to viable business Chennai: The Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI (WSAI) at IIT Madras will launch ‘AI Studio’, a venture studio designed to build AI, machine learning, and data science companies from the Institute’s research. It will help researchers and founders take research concepts from the…
Chennai: A single woman who tied the knot without knowledge of her partner’s first marriage can’t be prosecuted for bigamy, Madras high court has said.“On the plain language of the provision, the offender is the person who already has a living spouse; a person who is herself unmarried and marries such a person, without knowledge…
