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…
CHENNAI: AIADMK’s string of defeats continues and Edappadi K Palaniswami’s position as the party’s ‘undisputed’ leader is under threat. AIADMK’s tally of 43 seats marks its poorest performance since 1996 and even its traditional support base in the state’s western belt has eroded. Vijay’s promise of “economic protection and uncompromising security for women” has resonated…
CHENNAI: Congress’s reduced tally in the assembly election indicates a familiar reality— nearly six decades after losing power to DMK in 1967, the party has still not rebuilt a strong mass base in Tamil Nadu. Its performance, weaker than in the previous election, appears to have done little to revive Congress in the state.The national…
CHENNAI: For Amma loyalist-turned-‘deserter’ O Panneerselvam, a victory on a DMK ticket could have been politically ironic and emotionally bittersweet. But with DMK’s defeat, OPS sweeping past the winning post in Bodinayakanur in Theni district means little or nothing.Once seen as the most devoted follower of Jayalalithaa, OPS shocked everyone by switching sides. The three-time…
