Chennai: Engineering degrees obtained from deemed-to-be universities during a period without AICTE approval are not valid, the Madras high court said. Approval is mandatory for technical courses, and benefits based on unapproved degrees cannot be sustained, the court added.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice K Surender passed the order on a…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu pole vaulters, returning from a national event in Odisha, suffered the humiliation of their poles being dropped from the train by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel at Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, who cut off the ropes that secured the equipment to the windows outside the compartment.The poles, each costing 1 lakh, fell…
Chennai: TVK’s sweep of 14 of the city’s 16 core constituencies was by margins much larger than in the previous election. The narrowest victory margin this time was about 7,000 votes, secured by DMK’s Udhayanidhi Stalin in Chepauk-Triplicane. In 2021, the lowest margin was 137 votes by which DMK won T Nagar. The next lowest…
Chennai: AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar on Tuesday said that Congress functionaries ‘by and large’ were in favour of extending support to TVK. Chodankar said he has conveyed the feedback from functionaries to party high command. “High command will take a decision,” he said without ruling out support of the five Congress MLAs…
Chennai: Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra said it is accelerating its artificial intelligence (AI) push as it has begun to deliver meaningful impact across its businesses.While much of the debate around AI centres on efficiency and job losses, Mahindra sees greater opportunity in enhancing quality, customer experience and market reach—areas it expects will drive job…
Chennai: Southern railway’s Chennai division has commissioned 20 new parking facilities during the financial year 2025-26, taking the total number of authorised parking locations from 106 to 126. A key highlight is the multilevel parking facility at Chengalpet railway station, built over 820.32sqm, to handle heavy passenger footfall.The facilities have been set up at several…
Chennai: Ahead of Muhurtham day on May 8 and the weekend, special buses have been arranged by TNSTC. From Kilambakkam to Trichy, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tuticorin, Coimbatore, Salem, Erode and Tirupur, 685 buses have been arranged for May 8 and 735 buses on May 9. From Koyambedu to Tiruvannamalai, Nagai, Velankanni, Hosur and…
Chennai: Ahead of the formation of a new govt led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, senior IPS officers initiated efforts to secure key postings, including the city police commissioners and state intelligence chief, sources said.Senior IPS officers, including DGPs Sandeep Rai Rathore and Davidson Devasirvatham, ADGP Amalraj, and IGs N Kannan and IGP Ramya Bharathi, have…
Why the victorious wear the ‘vaagai’: Flower emblazoned on TVK flag has been symbol of triumph from Sangam times Meenakashi DevarajAs TVK cadres across Tamil Nadu celebrate their leader Vijay’s ‘Vetri Vaagai’ (victory) in the assembly election, the loud music, dancing and uproarious cheering may look like a modern celebration, but it has always been…
R B Choudary turned unknown filmmakers into household names, into household names, and proved strong storylines made hits, not extravagant budgets In an industry driven by legacy, Ratanlal Bhagatram Choudary — RBC to those close to him — stood apart. He didn’t come from the film industry. He had no godfather, no insider connections to…
