Chennai: City’s suburban network between Arakkonam and Chengalpet will soon get an additional line as Indian Railways has approved a 993 crore doubling project. The 68km project under Southern Railway forms part of the Chennai suburban circular rail network connecting Chennai Beach, Tambaram, Chengalpet and Arakkonam.Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the project would ease…
Chennai: Tambaram corporation will open a ‘Mudhalvar Padaipagam’ (study centre) at Perungalathur’s ward 56 and knowledge centre at Thiruneermalai’s ward 31 by June, to improve access to education resources for students preparing for competitive examinations. The facilities, built at a total cost of 4.5 crore, are expected to benefit at least 2,000 residents from surrounding…
Chennai: Southern Railway’s Chennai division has commissioned a multi-level vehicle parking facility at Egmore railway station on the Gandhi-Irwin Road side as part of the ongoing 842 crore station redevelopment project.The new parking facility can accommodate nearly 200 cars and 100 two-wheelers.Southern Railway said the facility has been equipped with 22 EV-charging stations, automated parking…
Tamil Nadu’s SSLC exam pass percentage rose to 94.31%, with girls achieving a higher pass rate of 96.47% (Representative image) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu marginally improved its pass percentage in the sslc exam this year, securing 94.31% as against 93.80% last year. Girls outshined boys with a pass percentage of 96.47 – a 4.32% difference when…
Chennai climbs to 29th rank with 92.34% pass rate CHENNAI: Chennai district ups its ranking from 34 in 2025 to 29 in 2026. Pass percentage wise, the district scored 92.34 — a jump from 90.73 last year. Assessing the performance of govt schools alone, the district secured 86.25% pass — a jump from 82.84 in…
CHENNAI: Almost two years after Madras high court overturned a trial court’s death penalty on seven people and life-terms for two others in the sensational Dr Subbiah murder case, the Supreme Court called it a ‘grave error’ and restored the conviction of all the nine people.However, since the Tamil Nadu govt did not press for…
Chola-era Anaimangalam copper plates from the Netherlands were returned to India in May 2026 S Vijay Kumar For more than a decade, I have campaigned for the return of the two sets of Chola copper plates held by Leiden University Library in the Netherlands. Their handover is a moment of immense satisfaction, for Tamil Nadu,…
Chennai: Hatsun Agro Product has reported a 28% rise in profit after tax at Rs 356 crore for FY26, compared with Rs 279 crore in FY25, driven by a 16% growth in EBITDA to Rs 1,190 crore. Revenue from operations grew 14% to Rs 9,959 crore, compared with Rs 8,700 crore in FY25, marking a…
Chennai: Star Health and Allied Insurance said it remains focused on long-term growth despite rising medical inflation and periodic mark-to-market volatility in its investment portfolio. The geopolitical tension-induced correction in the equity markets resulted in the standalone health insurer reporting mark-to-market losses of Rs 558 crore in Q4FY26, leading it to report a loss of…
CHENNAI: The textile industry has raised concerns over a sharp increase in cotton prices in the past two months and tightening domestic supply, along with heightened raw material and logistics costs, could adversely impact the industry, hard-hit by US tariffs last year.Neeraj Jain, managing director of Vardhman Textiles, raised concerns about domestic supply during the…
