Chennai: Two-language policy is fundamental not only to Tamil Nadu, but also to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), school education minister Rajmohan told mediapersons on Monday. The minister reiterated that the state stood by the policy of communicating in English with the rest of the world. “Among ourselves we will speak in Tamil,” he said.In…
Chennai: Sudarshan Venu, managing director of TVS Motor Company and a key member of the Venu Srinivasan family faction within the broader TVS Group, is stepping up the group’s financial services expansion. In its latest move, TVS Venu, an investment vehicle of the family, has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Jana Small Finance…
Chennai: State govt on Monday carried out a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy, transferring and appointing several senior officers across crucial departments, including municipal administration, energy, transport, water resources and Greater Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.According to a govt order, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, who was additional chief secretary to govt, rural development and…
Chennai: DMK has accused chief minister C Joseph Vijay of not attending his Keralam counterpart V D Satheesan’s swearing-in ceremony on Monday fearing political complications.“Rahul Gandhi attended Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony almost like a stakeholder. But Vijay cancelled his Thiruvananthapuram visit at the last minute, fearing problems,” Elangovan said. He also alleged that the pending luxury…
Chennai: One person was killed while another was injured after two motorcycles collided on the Maduravoyal bypass on Sunday night. The accident occurred when a bike travelling from Maduravoyal towards Puzhal was hit from behind by another two-wheeler moving in the same direction. Satish, 34, from Thiruverkadu died in the accident. Purushothaman, 21, a food…
Chennai: A 35-year-old man was run over by a speeding train near Chengalpet on Sunday.The victim was identified as Mutharasan, from Kundrathur. He was crossing the railway track between Tambaram and Chengalpet railway stations when the accident occurred.Tambaram railway police received information and rushed to the scene. The body was recovered and sent to Tambaram…
Chennai: Anna University‘s former vice-chancellor E Balagurusamy on Monday suggested a 10-point action plan to chief minister Joseph Vijay to reform the education system in the state.In his letter to the CM, he highlighted issues faced by both higher education and school education in Tamil Nadu. Balagurusamy said both higher education and school education faced…
CUDDALORE: Cuddalore New Town police have registered a criminal case against Ponraj Vellaichamy, the head of the Abdul Kalam Vision India Movement, following a formal complaint regarding his highly offensive and derogatory remarks on women functionaries and cadres of the Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK). Police booked him under sections 79 and 353 (2) of the…
VILLUPURAM: PMK founder S Ramadoss, while marking the 17th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal massacre, asserted that an international investigation and a UN-monitored referendum are the only viable routes to securing justice for Eelam Tamils.Paying tribute to the thousands of lives lost during the final phase of the Sri Lankan civil war, Ramadoss, in a statement,…
Chennai: With the National Testing Agency(NTA) announcing a re-exam for NEET UG 2026 on June 21, city’s govt model schools and city’s coaching centres have rejigged their schedule, incorporating crash courses.The school education department, for instance, is set to commence its crash course from Monday in all its model schools and ‘Vetri Palligal’ (a high-performing…
