The challenge isn’t just retaining the state’s industrial edge, but capturing a larger share of new opportunities and moving up the value chain There are now two to three enquiries every day about setting up global capability centres (GCCs) in India, with companies weighing cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai. At the same time, high-end…
Flyers arriving at Chennai airport directly board cabs in front of T1 terminal at the newly inaugurated Plaza in chennai on Sunday. (Venkadesh story) Chennai: Passengers arriving at Chennai airport’s domestic Terminal 1 can now walk out of Gate A2 and board their pre-booked cabs at a new pickup point right outside the terminal, instead…
Puducherry/New Delhi: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth & Sports Mukul Wasnik has written a letter to higher education secretary Deepti Gaur Mukerjee expressing serious concern over eviction notices served to residents of Annapurna Farms by the Auroville Foundation.Wasnik in the letter highlighted that the Auroville Foundation recently directed residents of Annapurna Farms…
Chennai: The discharge of Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh’s Kandaleru reservoir to Chennai will stop within the next two to three days, as the reservoir’s water storage has fallen sharply.Currently, only 40 cusecs of water are being released towards Chennai, a fraction of the usual supply. The city received around 3 TMC of Krishna water…
Sailing programme for children Chennai: For a group of children, a Sunday evening at sea turned into an unusual classroom, as they learnt sailing, teamwork and responsibility through a 90-minute experiential programme organised by Explorers Club at the Royal Madras Yacht Club.The initiative, led by Air India Senior Commander and Trainer Pilot Capt Soniya Jain,…
The 2.5-foot emerald idol Chennai: A chance conversation about the value of emerald artefacts led three cash-strapped friends to go through video-sharing platforms in search of temples housing emerald idols, scouting shrines, disabling security systems and eventually stealing a 2.5-foot emerald idol from the ‘Nadupalani’ temple in Chengalpet district. The gang, however, did not realise…
Some areas reported night-long powercuts Chennai: The helpline meant to report power cuts is itself going off the grid. Minnagam, the grievance redressal number 94987 94987 used by consumers to report power cuts, low voltage, billing issues and other problems, has been going out of reach, leaving frustrated callers with little more than a beep…
Was driven by emotion, says Raja Chennai: A day after facing a severe backlash, DMK MP A Raja expressed regret over his controversial remarks against TVK minister C T R Nirmalkumar and said he had no hesitation in taking back his words.“I regret questioning the identity and truth behind the person who mocked and deliberately…
High office does not confer immunity from judicial process, but legitimate practical difficulties may justify judicial accommodation Srimathi VenkatachariOn Aug 28, a Madras high court judge asked counsel for Tamil Nadu finance minister N Marie Wilson a question: “Are you the King of England?” The minister was facing criminal proceedings before a Judicial Magistrate in…
Chennai: Police have arrested a 25-year-old software engineer for breaking open the lock of a jewellery pawn shop at Indira Nagar to commit theft. The accused, Sriram Srinu Babu, was caught by the public and the pawn shop owner after he attempted to steal from the shop and was handed over to police.Early on Friday…
