V K Ramasamy in the 1967 film ‘Pattanathil Bhootham’ Tamil cinema has known many Ramasamys: K R Ramasamy, the singing star of yesteryear; ‘Friend’ Ramasamy and ‘Pulimoottai’ Ramasamy, comedians of an earlier era; and ‘Cho’ Ramasamy, the incomparable satirist. Yet there was none like V K Ramasamy, either as an artiste or as an individual….
SALEM: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Sunday arrested eight minor boys near Salem for pelting the Coimbatore-Chennai Vande Bharat Express with stones. The minors were presented before the Juvenile Justice Board and were released on Sunday evening after formalities.The stone-pelting happened in the Veerapandi area near Salem on May 28. Windowpanes of some coaches…
Udhayanidhi Stalin (File photo) CHENNAI: Leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday condemned the sexual assault and murder of a three-year-old girl near Gummidipoondi and demanded that police identify the “real culprits” and ensure stringent punishment for them.Expressing shock over the child’s death after she was sexually assaulted and abandoned in a bush, Udhayanidhi said…
Three-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and later died (Image used for representational purpose only) CHENNAI: A three-year-old girl died after she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old guest worker at Gummidipoondi in Tiruvallur district on Monday. Police arrested the suspect, identified as Bipin Manjhi from Bihar.The incident sparked protests outside the SIPCOT police station, with…
Rohit Ravi, managing director, The Residency Hotels Chennai: Hospitality group The Residency Hotels is investing Rs 600 crore over the next three years to set up three new luxury hotels in South India. The expansion comes even as the company is developing two hotels in Mysuru and a second property in the Maldives.“An investment of…
Priyansh Mohan and Stuti Kakkar Iron-air is now emerging as a leading technology for long-duration energy storage (LDES), driven by compelling unit economics and storage chemistry. One startup has taken an ambitious approach to building the battery tech from the ground up.Founded in 2022, Meine Electric is building a utility-scale battery energy storage system designed…
Tamil Nadu produces more than half of the country’s electric two-wheelers No account of India’s electric-vehicle (EV) transformation is complete without Tamil Nadu. The state produces more than half of the country’s electric two-wheelers and around 40% of its total EV output, making it the undisputed hub of the electric-mobility manufacturing ecosystem. Long known as…
Abhishek Prakash, director of Content & New Media, Giri Trading. Giri Trading Agency, one of India’s largest specialist retailers of spiritual and cultural products Sharada Prakash, director of Giri Trading and daughter of founder T V S Giri Abhishek Prakash, director of Content & New Media, Giri Trading. Giri Trading Agency, one of India’s largest…
Rohit Ravi, managing director, The Residency Hotels Chennai: Hospitality group The Residency Hotels is investing Rs 600 crore over the next three years to set up three new luxury hotels in South India. The expansion comes even as the company is developing two hotels in Mysuru and a second property in the Maldives.“An investment of…
Chennai: South Chennai neighbourhoods relying on borewells and private tankers along ECR, OMR and Tambaram will get piped water supply of 400 MLD within a year. The deadline for the ₹5,814-crore Perur desalination plant project is Oct 2027, and 66.5% of the work was completed.The ongoing works include intake facilities, clarifiers, reverse osmosis systems, reservoirs,…
