Chennai: Summer vacations for Indians to exotic destinations have been thrown out of gear as the West Asia conflict and a weakening rupee have made overseas tour packages expensive by about 20%. This has washed away the benefits of a substantial cut in Tax Collected at Source (TCS) announced by the Centre on overseas tour…
Chennai: The long-delayed six-lane widening of the 10.5km East Coast Road (ECR) stretch from Thiruvanmiyur to Akkarai is now 85% complete. Officials said that the remaining work will be finished in two months.The highways dept is yet to acquire land between Kottivakkam and Akkarai in some parts, and near VGP, where about 30 houses are…
With its proven manufacturing capabilities spanning diverse sectors such as automobiles, electronics, engineering, and textiles, the state is laying a strong foundation for the toy industry. The state industries dept has launched its maiden toy manufacturing policy to tap into the global toy market, which was valued at $180 billion in 2024 and is expected…
A few weeks ago, Chennai played host to a quiet but strategically significant development amid the din of election rallies. Francois Provost, chief executive of the 58 billion euro French auto major Renault Group, spent nearly a week in India—much of it in Chennai—signalling the city’s growing importance in the global ambitions of Europe’s third-largest…
Vamanan She could play the traditional heroine, a morally ambivalent protagonist, a breezy comedienne, an unrestrained seductress, or a supporting player with shades of grey. G Varalakshmi was an actress of remarkable range. Off-screen, however, she remained resolutely herself, a woman who lived by her passions, indifferent to social approval. That uncompromising persona earned labels…
CHENNAI: Nearly 20,000 more voters turned up at polling booths across 16 constituencies on April 23 than in the 2021 Assembly election, held at Covid-19 second wave peak.On Saturday, after re-verifying polling-station data and adding postal ballots, the ECI put the total votes polled in Chennai at 24.41 lakh. Postal ballots — including those cast…
Commuters on the Tiruttani–Arakkonam route will experience disruptions for several weeks due to engineering works. (Representative image) CHENNAI: Commuters on the Tiruttani–Arakkonam stretch are set to face disruptions over the next few weeks as Southern Railway has announced cancellations and partial curbs on EMU services due to ongoing engineering works.As part of the exercise, EMU…
CHENNAI: The Election Commission on Saturday revised Tamil Nadu’s April 23 voting percentage to 85.10%, down from the earlier estimate of 85.15%, a decrease of 0.05%. This marginal correction accounts for 28,672 voters, pegging the current state total at 4.87 crore votes. The ECI is yet to release the final polling data and the provisional…
Chennai: The lack of regular maintenance of the electricity distribution network has begun to show on the ground, with several neighbourhoods facing repeated interruptions in power supply.Incidents of transformers bursting, fires in pillar boxes and tripping of feeders have increased, resulting in frequent and prolonged power cuts and an unreliable supply, after the Tamil Nadu…
Chennai: If the weather already feels hot and humid, it may turn scorching within a week. Meteorologists said daytime temperatures along coastal areas such as Chennai are likely to rise further, breaching the 40C mark in the first week of May. On Sunday, however, the city and suburbs may continue to record maximum temperatures of…
