Chennai: Madras high court has dismissed a plea moved by the father of Ramkumar, sole accused in the 2016 Swathi murder case, to quash the closure order of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) into the alleged custodial death of his son in Puzhal Central Prison. Ramkumar allegedly died by suicide by biting a live…
Chennai: For three years, the enclosure at Arignar Anna Zoological Park housed a solitary presence — a male Indian wild ass that had outlived its companions. Visitors passed by, often unaware that the animal’s quiet pacing marked a longer story of loss and waiting. That stretch of isolation has now ended. Earlier this month, zoo…
Chennai: As Election Commission of India eased the model code of conduct (MCC) in TN, bringing an end to vehicle checks by flying squads, the security personnel tightened sharply elsewhere — inside strong rooms where electronic voting machines were sealed and guarded for the counting day.ECI moved 1,60,418 ballot units, 75,064 control units and an…
Chennai: Officials last month excused themselves from attending to dug-up roads, stalled flyover works and missing links in drains, on account of “poll work”. One day after voting, civic agencies are yet to recover from the hangover of the election.None of the civic contractors were seen at work at key junctions such as Anna Nagar…
Chennai: After many struggled to leave the city to cast votes, the transport department on Friday announced 14,508 buses, including special services, to help passengers return to Chennai and travel to other towns over the weekend. This was 4,339 services in addition to the 10,169 buses operated for the outbound rush between April 21 and…
Chennai: Income tax (I-T) department has informed Madras high court that a suo motu verification of all election affidavits filed by candidates will commence once election results are announced as per the SOP.“The investigation directorate is accorded 150 days from the date of initiation to complete the entire verification,” said senior standing counsel for the…
Chennai: A day after the state assembly election, actor and TVK president Vijay held a stocktaking session with party seniors. He said the poll marked a crucial shift in Tamil Nadu politics and that this was only the beginning.In a post on X on Friday, Vijay said the calculations of those who confined politics within…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K Selvaperunthagai on Friday dismissed the Income Tax department’s rebuttal that there was no searches conducted at places linked to him, reiterating that such operations were conducted preventing him from attending Rahul Gandhi’s rally on April 20. Selvaperunthagai released videos and photographs of the purported ‘search operations’ which showed…
Chennai: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) delivered a strong performance in FY26, as a combination of record throughput, improved operating efficiencies and supportive product cracks more than offset a volatile crude environment. The refining arm of Indian Oil Corporation reported a sharp surge in net profit to Rs 3,062 crore in FY26, from Rs 174…
Chennai: Digital-focused financial marketplace and free credit score platform Paisabazaar is looking at the south for its physical expansion. It is setting up retail stores in Bengaluru and Chennai as part of plans to establish 100 outlets over the next two years. Currently, the company operates retail stores in the Delhi-NCR region.While credit remains the…
