Travellers entering Chennai from Andhra Pradesh via Gummidipoondi receive a poor welcome to the city, with the NH-16 stretch till Madhavaram lacking even basic roadside amenities.The entry point near the toll plaza doesn’t have proper eateries, cafés, or restrooms, leaving motorists with little option for a break after long drives. Tourists heading to waterfalls in…
Chennai: Motorists heading towards Tidel Park on OMR need to be watchful while turning right near the Indira Nagar MRTS station as several vehicles take a wrong-side U-turn at the spot, leading to risk of collision with incoming vehicles.Soon after the L-shaped Madhya Kailash flyover was opened, traffic police installed a signal near the MRTS…
Chennai: Madras high court has issued notice to Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and the Chennai district administration, on a writ petition seeking action against illegal occupation of residential apartments for commercial purposes in Mannadi area, resulting in illegal parking and occupation of public roads by commercial vehicles dealing with chemicals, plastic materials, iron and steel.Admitting…
Chennai: City Union Bank (CUB) on Monday reported a 25% rise in net profit at Rs 360 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, against Rs 288 crore in the same quarter last year. For the full year FY26, the net profit stood at Rs 1,326 crore, an increase by 18% when compared with…
Chennai: IIT Madras has incubated more than 100 startups for the second consecutive year as it incubated 112 startups in the 2025-26 financial year. With this, the total number of startups on the campus increased to 567. The portfolio is collectively valued at over 74,100 crore. The newly incubated startups span a wide range of…
Chennai: A four-year-old girl died, while her nine-month-old sister and parents were seriously injured in an accident near Walajabad on Sunday night.Police said Loganathan, 40, a resident of Pillaiyarpalayam in Kancheepuram, was travelling on a motorcycle with his wife Mahalakshmi, 38, their children — Samyuktha, 4, and an infant. The family was on their way…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Monday dismissed a new public interest writ petition, seeking an income tax and the ECI probe into the alleged discrepancies in the financial declaration of actor and TVK founder Vijay in his election affidavit filed for the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election.Refusing to entertain the plea, the first bench of…
CHENNAI: A G Perarivalan, a life convict, who spent three decades in jail for his involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, enrolled as an advocate on Monday. He was released by the Supreme Court on May 18, 2022. After his release he joined a private law college in Karnataka and completed…
The Banana Field Gene Bank is established by ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana in Trichy India is the world’s largest banana producer, grows tonnes of the crop every year. But many of its traditional varieties are disappearing, say scientists. A new gene bank in Trichy hopes to keep them safe.The Banana Field Gene Bank, established…
From the Keeladi excavations that revealed an urban civilisation dating back over 2,000 years, to claims of Tamil inscriptions found beyond India, archaeological discoveries in the past decade are studying the antiquity of Tamil culture. The Tamil Nadu govt has also set up museums at sites such as Keeladi and Porunai. Findings such as early…
