Dheeraj Hinduja, chairman, Ashok Leyland Chennai: Truck and bus maker Ashok Leyland expects the domestic medium and heavy commercial vehicle (M&HCV) industry to sustain its current momentum through Sept-Oct, before moderating due to a high base in the second half of the year.“Even if you take a conservative outlook for the second half of the…
Chennai: University of Madras has stopped admissions to eight undergraduate and postgraduate courses this year as it awaits extension of approval from the University Grants Commission’s Distance Education Bureau (DEB).The UG courses include fine arts, sociology, French and geography, while PG courses include journalism and communication, Christian studies and geography. The Institute of Distance Education…
A skywalk connecting the Kilambakkam bus terminus and the upcoming Kilambakkam railway station is under construction in Chennai, where railway station works are also progressing simultaneously to improve commuter connectivity | File photo Chennai: Southern Railway’s work on the new halt railway station at Kilambakkam, which will provide rail connectivity to the Kilambakkam bus terminus,…
CHENNAI: “Is carrying the national flag in a procession a sinful act?” wondered Justice V Lakshminarayanan of the Madras high court on Friday. He questioned whether Coimbatore, where permission for a procession was denied by the local administration, was part of Pakistan or Afghanistan, as restrictions were imposed against carrying the national flag during the…
Chennai: An 80-year-old woman who lived alone in an apartment in T Nagar was found murdered on Friday, and Pondy Bazaar police arrested her domestic help, and detained her two accomplices, in connection with the crime. Police also recovered 12 sovereigns of stolen gold jewellery.The victim, Radha, had been living for the past seven years…
Chennai: A 29-year-old translator employed at a private hospital in Aminjikarai was injured badly after she jumped from the fourth floor of the hospital building.The woman, Swetha Ghosh, was a translator at the private hospital on Nelson Manickam Road for the past seven years. She assisted foreign patients by translating medical information, explaining treatment procedures…
Chennai: Madras high court stayed the DVAC probe against one of the accused persons, T Ramesh, in the alleged Tasmac irregularities case. Ramesh is an associate of former minister V Senthil Balaji, who is also an accused in the case.The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan passed the…
Chennai: “Is carrying the national flag in a procession a sinful act?” wondered Justice V Lakshminarayanan of the Madras high court. He also questioned whether Coimbatore, where permission for a procession was denied by the local administration, was part of Pakistan or Afghanistan, as restrictions were imposed against carrying the national flag during a procession.The…
CHENNAI: A gang of at least 10 Class XI students rounded up and murdered a Class XII student near Tiruvottiyur bus terminus adjoining a govt school on Friday evening. Police identified the deceased as Dhanush, 16, a resident of Vasantha Nagar. He was studying at Jai Gopal Garodia Govt Higher Secondary School.According to preliminary investigation,…
Chennai: Wind power generation in Tamil Nadu has crossed 100 million units (Mu) for the 36th time this year on Thursday, beating the previous record of 35 times in 2025.On Thursday, Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) absorbed 117.65Mu. Though wind power generation picked up only in July — almost a month’s delay compared…
