CUDDALORE: S Ayyappan, 28, who was accused of stabbing a Class XI girl in Chidambaram for turning down his proposal, died by suicide on Sunday.Police said Ayyappan, an electrician residing in C Mutlur village near Chidambaram in Cuddalore district, was found hanging in his house. Police were alerted by his relatives and the body was…
Chennai: A 45-year-old man employed as a supervisor at a private steel company has lodged a complaint saying he was robbed of ₹18.8 lakh by four unidentified men at knifepoint in Korattur on Saturday.According to police, Ranjith Kumar, a resident of MMDA Colony in Arumbakkam, works as a supervisor at a private steel company in…
CHENNAI: The state advocate general Vijay Narayan has reconstituted the enrolment committee of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, replacing two of its three members, after stating that the previous committee had initiated the enrolment process without the knowledge or approval of the interim arrangement headed by him.In an official communication sent on…
Chennai: A long period of imprisonment alone cannot justify bail in a money-laundering case, Madras high court has said, dismissing the bail plea of a man arrested in connection with the ₹43-crore investment fraud in Puducherry.Justice C Kumarappan said the stringent bail conditions under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) would…
CHENNAI: Amid concerns over a sharp decline in Tamil Nadu’s own revenue, the state govt has constituted a six-member expert committee headed by noted economist and former Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia to suggest measures to augment its receipts.The committee includes K P Krishnan, chair professor of economics at the National Council of…
The TVS Apache Junior Programme aims to provide structured racing training for riders aged 10-14 Chennai: TVS Motor Company has launched a junior racing programme for aspiring motorcycle racers aged 10 to 14 years. As part of the initiative, TVS has developed an Apache RR 200 Mini and handed over 10 mini motorcycles to the…
C Joseph Vijay and D K Shivakumar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay will meet his Karnataka counterpart D K Shivakumar in Bengaluru on August 3 to seek state’s rightful share of Cauvery water on a pro-rata basis after accounting for the rainfall deficit. The Karnataka govt confirmed the meeting on Monday following…
Vendors allege that manufacturers are indulging in unfair feed practices to increase the weight of retail broiler chickens Chennai: Alleging that manufacturers are indulging in unfair feed practices to increase the weight of retail broiler chickens, vendors have threatened to suspend sales from July 31. While govt norms stipulate that broiler chicken must not be…
Chennai: Researchers at IIT Madras have developed and experimentally validated a cooling configuration that could improve thermal management in compact electronic devices, including laptops, mobile phones, servers, data centres and defence electronics.The study introduces a novel design for a flat plate pulsating heat pipe (FPPHP), a passive cooling device that transfers heat using the back-and-forth…
Srivats Ram, CMD, Wheels India Ltd Chennai: Auto parts maker Wheels India reported a 42% year-on-year increase in net profit to Rs 37 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2026, on the back of strong growht growth in topline. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 26 crore in the corresponding…
