Chennai: Despite reportedly urging loyalists not to sign a letter seeking an AIADMK general council meeting, the Edappadi K Palaniswami camp appears to be losing its grip within the party organisation. Multiple sources told TOI that the rebel faction has already secured signatures from nearly two-fifths of council members and is preparing to formally press…
Chennai: Former chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced the constitution of a 38-member committee to travel across all 234 constituencies and conduct a field-level assessment of the reason for DMK’s electoral debacle in the recently concluded assembly election. He directed committee members to document criticisms levelled against him by party functionaries.Stalin held a…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Child Rights Watch (TNCRW) has condemned the paper leak and irregularities that led to the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026, stating that repeated failures in conducting the test has caused immense distress to several lakhs of students and families across the country.In a statement on Saturday, it said the cancellation of the examination…
Chennai: Two police personnel, including a special sub-inspector, suffered injuries after a govt bus crashed into a police patrol vehicle parked along the Trichy-Chennai national highway in Chengalpet district early on Saturday. The injured were identified as SSI Gunasekaran and constable Vijayaraj, of the Padalam police station highway patrol unit. Police said the patrol team…
Chennai: A six-year-old boy, playing with his friends, fell off the terrace of a house and died in Lakshmipuram near Puzhal on Friday evening. Police said Rakshan, 6, son of Packiaraj, 35, a plumber, was a Class II student at a nearby school. They said the terrace had an inadequately built retaining structure, a parapet,…
VILLUPURAM: Intense drama and high tension prevailed outside the AIADMK district headquarters on Villupuram-Chennai Highway on Saturday as a scuffle broke out between the supporters of ousted district secretary and MLA C Ve Shanmugam and the police. The confrontation occurred after police locked the party office to prevent a violent showdown between the supporters of…
Kamal Haasan met Vijay on Saturday CHENNAI: Rajya Sabha member Kamal Haasan has urged the Tamil Nadu govt to launch a state-owned OTT platform where the Tamil audience can access Tamil cinema, independent films and documentaries at affordable and subsidised rates. He made the plea on behalf of the cinema industry and millions of fans…
COIMBATORE: The Podanur Train Users Association has requested Southern Railway to provide stoppages to some trains, including Kovai Express and Cheran Express, at Ambattur railway station in Chennai. Association general secretary N Subramanian has written to the divisional railway manager of the Salem Railway Division highlighting the difficulties faced by passengers travelling from Coimbatore, Tirupur,…
Chennai: Wheels India, a leading manufacturer of auto parts, reported a strong performance in FY26, driven by robust demand across domestic automotive segments and resilient export growth, even as the company flagged inflationary pressures and uncertainty stemming from the West Asia crisis.“We have had two successive years of growth and improved profitability, and we should…
Chennai: Southern Railway announced changes in the pattern of EMU and MEMU trains, including partial and full cancellation of services from May 17 to June 19, owing to pre-non interlocking engineering works at Arakkonam Yard in the Central-Arakkonam section.While several train services between Tiruvalangadu and Arakkonam and back will be affected, city commuters may largely…
