Chennai: Chennai district marginally upped its performance this board exam, scoring a pass percentage of 95.43 — from 94.43 in 2024-25. Of the 62,841 students who took the test from 578 schools in the district, 59,967 passed. Girls secured a higher pass percentage (97.10%) than boys (93.57%). The city also improved its ranking to 20…
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday congratulated the party set to form the next government in Tamil Nadu.“In the recently concluded 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, candidates from various parties contested and emerged victorious. I extend my congratulations to the party that will form the government…
CHENNAI: The VCK has delayed its decision on backing actor Vijay’s TVK to form the government, with party chief Thol Thirumavalavan yet to spell out his stand despite mounting political uncertainty. Meanwhile, VCK general secretary D Ravikumar denied reports that the party had been demanding cabinet berths, calling them “contrary to truth.” While Thiruma had…
Puducherry: More than two years after a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered, a special court in Puducherry sentenced a 21-year-old man to death on Friday, reports Bosco Dominique. The special judge for Pocso Act cases, M D Sumathi, found M Karnas alias Kaka guilty under several charges, including murder, gang rape of a…
Chennai: Class XII state board students recorded a 95.2% pass, which is a marginal increase of 0.2% compared to the previous year. Of 7,91,654 students who appeared for the exam, 7,53,694 students (95.2%) cleared the exam.Girls recorded a 3.8% higher pass percentage compared to boys this year, as 4,06,167 of 4,18,724 girls (97%) and 3,47,527…
Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), through its international arm Global Research Foundation, has established a startup and tech centre in Menlo Park, California, to tap market and funding opportunities in Silicon Valley, the US’s tech and AI hub. The move aims to help Indian deep-tech startups to access the market, capital, talent,…
CHENNAI: AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran has mounted pressure on actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) over video footage circulating on social media, in which his party’s winning candidate, S Kamaraj, is shown “voluntarily and happily” supporting TVK’s bid to form the government. He questioned the footage’s authenticity.He demanded the original signed letter from…
‘It isn’t over yet’: Inside the frantic race for top post in Tamil Nadu; Since the election results on May 4 threw up a hung House, it’s been a rollercoster ride for TVK, which is still one short of majority as we go to press. TOI pieces together accounts from several sources—sometimes conflicting—about backroom manoeuvres….
Hours after the Left parties announced their support to TVK, Vijay called on governor R V Arlekar. CHENNAI: TVK president C Joseph Vijay moved four steps closer to the chief minister’s chair on Friday evening after CPI and CPM, with two MLAs each, extended their support to his party to form the govt. Yet, around…
CHENNAI: Hours after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay called on Governor R V Arlekar on Friday and staked claim to form the next govt, AMMK founder T T V Dhinakaran met the governor and requested him to invite AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami to form the govt.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, he also alleged…
