Apart from candidates, Stalin met ministers who were in charge of various districts and inquired about the winning chances in their region. Sources in DMK said he inquired about the winning chances for DMK in Coimbatore. CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday discussed counting day arrangements with party seniors at DMK headquarters in…
Chennai: Madras high court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu forest department to expedite steps to reunite an abandoned elephant calf in Sirumugai forest range of Coimbatore district with its herd to ensure the safety of the animal.“How long will it take to reunite it with its herd? You (forest department) have to expedite the…
Chennai: Radiologists at a city hospital demonstrated that artificial intelligence can slash radiation exposure in lung cancer screening by up to 80% while preserving diagnostic accuracy needed to catch tumours early.The study of 179 patients at MGM Malar Hospital in Adyar, presented at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, found that scans enhanced with…
Chennai: French automaker Renault Group India has approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking approval for a proposed restructuring of its India operations aimed at sharpening its organisational focus.The plan envisages carving out powertrain manufacturing into a dedicated entity, while integrating vehicle manufacturing and sales under a single operating structure. The move, the company…
Chennai: Two college students were charred to death in a transformer blast near Sriperumbudur on Thursday morning. Police said, N Delhi Ganesh and A Dakshinamurthy, both 17, had been trying to harvest ice apple (nungu) from a tree at around 10am, after playing cricket. When they climbed up a palmyra tree with a harvesting pole…
Chennai: Madras high court on Thursday disposed of a plea moved by Chennai Harbour TVK candidate Sinora Ashok alleging a death threat involving DMK minister P K Sekar Babu. The court closed the plea after city police said adequate security had already been provided to Ashok.Recording the submissions of the police, Justice M Nirmal Kumar…
Chennai: The city on Thursday recorded its highest daytime temperatures of the year so far — 38°C at Nungambakkam and 40.2°C at Meenambakkam .Weathermen said the city and its suburbs may continue to experience scorching conditions due to the arrival of hot and dry northerly winds from Rayalaseema, where near-heatwave conditions prevail. Today, maximum temperatures…
Chennai: Considering the delays in property tax collections during the poll season, Greater Chennai Corporation has enabled QR code-based payment for people to scan and pay property tax. The QR code is available on GCC’s X handle and website (chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/online-payment/property-tax). Officials said they couldn’t do door-to-door collection in the past month as staff were involved…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu recorded a pass percentage of 99.91% in ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) exams, the results of which were announced on Thursday.According to Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), in Class X, all 2,997 girls who appeared for the exam passed. Of 3,434 boys who took the test, 3,428…
Chennai: India’s challenge lies in developing jobs that are not affected by artificial intelligence, and the emphasis needs to be placed on trade skills, India’s chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said in the city on Thursday.“There is a lot of emphasis on what AI can do to India’s IT sector, which employs five million…
