Arun Jain, founder & chairperson, Intellect Design Arena Chennai: Intellect Design Arena has set its sights on Rs 5,000 crore in revenue over the next three years, driven by a range of newly built AI solutions and targeting new customer segments, including global capability centres and fintech companies, according to the company’s founder and chairperson,…
Sunil Gupta, co-founder, QNu Labs Chennai: Deep-tech startup QNu Labs has raised over Rs 350 crore, including Rs 200 crore in a Series A1 venture funding round led by the National Quantum Mission and venture capital firm Speciale Invest, and Rs 150 crore in convertible debt approved under the research, development and innovation (RDI) fund….
Chennai: 2026 ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Cheetah Index notes that next generation of high-growth businesses is evolving beyond traditional consumer-internet models into areas such as clean mobility, AI, aerospace and defence. Mobilty names mentioned in the report are Blue Energy Motors, MATTER, PMI Electro Mobility, River Mobility, along with Aerospace and Defence names like…
₹2,000 crore liability issue Chennai: State PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna raised a privilege notice in the assembly on Tuesday against his predecessor E V Velu, alleging that the former minister had granted administrative sanction for ₹2000 crore worth projects during his tenure without the assembly’s approval.Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday…
Of the 297 RO plants installed between 2019 and 2021 in Ramanathapuram, Viluppuram and Salem, 165 were non-functional Chennai: More than half of RO plants installed to provide safe drinking water in three Tamil Nadu districts are defunct, CAG audit of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has found.Of the 297 RO plants installed between 2019 and…
MADURAI: Subash Chandra Kapoor, a convicted mastermind of multiple idol thefts in India, may soon fly back to Germany, from where he was extradited 14 years ago.Madras high court on Tuesday directed Union govt to take custody of Kapoor from the Trichy central prison and proceed in accordance with law for returning him to Germany.Kapoor,…
CHENNAI: A day after delivering what was seen as a jaw-crushing jab on DMK president and former CM M K Stalin, chief minister C Joseph Vijay was on the backfoot on Tuesday after backlash from DMK and the Left parties for a hand gesture he made while referring to Stalin’s arrest under MISA during Emergency.Vijay…
Credit to renewable energy has seen a robust growth this year, too Chennai: Bank lending to India’s renewable energy sector has surged over the past two years, growing faster than credit to other priority-sector categories, according to RBI data.Outstanding credit to renewable energy projects under the Priority Sector Lending (PSL) framework rose from Rs 6,825…
DMK MLA’s address media after they were evicted from the Tamil Nadu Assembly session on Tuesday Shanmughasundaram.JChennai: The final day of the budget session of Tamil Nadu assembly turned out to be tumultuous as DMK legislators were bundled out en masse after a confrontation with TVK members over chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s remarks on…
Session sees highest number of visitors Chennai: The budget session of TN assembly concluded on Tuesday after attracting 32055 visitors, the highest number to have watched the proceedings from the visitors’ gallery, according to Speaker J C D Prabhakar.The session, which began on June 18, had 13 govt Bills and eight govt resolutions passed while…
