Chennai: A 25.5km stretch between Arakkonam and Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu has emerged as the sole bottleneck preventing the completion of the 262km Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway, where more than 90% of the corridor is ready.From the Bengaluru end, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has completed the 96.7km stretch up to Byreddipalli in Andhra Pradesh…
Chennai: Eye care chain Dr. Agarwal’s Health Care on Tuesday posted a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 55 crore, up 44.6% year-on-year from Rs 38 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.Its total income rose 23.9% to Rs 620 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 501 crore in the year-ago quarter. EBITDA stood at…
Effects on concentration, memory Chennai: Engineering students studying courses such as computer science engineering at VIT Chennai may soon play classical board games such as Pallanguzhi or Adupuli Attam or Paramapadham at their labs and classes. The institute is planning to scientifically investigate how traditional Tamil games along with selected teachings of Tirukkural and Tirumandhiram…
Chennai: Inspector Mohammed Buhari and home guard Srinivasan were arrested on Tuesday for extorting about ₹40 lakh from a businessman by threatening to implicate him in the 2024 murder of BSP leader K Armstrong.The two were produced before VIII metropolitan magistrate court in George Town and remanded in judicial custody.The arrests followed a complaint by…
Aarthi Krishna, MD, Sundram Fasteners Chennai: Sundram Fasteners Ltd (SFL) will invest ₹400 crore this fiscal to expand manufacturing capacity across automotive and industrial segments. The auto components major reported double-digit growth in revenue and net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.The proposed capital expenditure is aimed at supporting rising customer demand across…
Show stoppers: Olympian Circus has 30 artists from around the world performing A ginormous canvas tent, exotic animals in the ring, and families sweating it out in the sweltering heat. A circus, making its debut in Madurai this month, is replacing that age-old scene with an air-conditioned auditorium and sans animals. It goes without saying,…
Chennai: After the success of the para-athlete sports scholarship, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and SBI Foundation have expanded the programme to support 80 para-athletes across eight paralympic disciplines.In the first phase, the scholarship was awarded to 26 athletes who collectively won 70 medals — 32 gold, 22 silver and 16 bronze — in…
Udhayanidhi Stalin was accorded a warm welcome by a large number of DMK workers outside the police station. TRICHY: Tamil Nadu leader of opposition and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday hit out at the ruling government after being released in connection with a case over his alleged double-meaning remark involving actor Trisha, saying he…
Udhayanidhi Stalin has found himself entangled in a legal dispute stemming from a speech made at a rally, which has drawn criticism for being controversial CHENNAI: What began as a police case over an alleged double-meaning remark involving actor Trisha during a rally addressed by Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday quickly turned into a political confrontation…
Udhayanidhi Stalin was released by police after questioning regarding an alleged remark CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was released by police on Tuesday after being questioned at the Sengipatti police station near Thanjavur in connection with his alleged double-meaning remark involving actor Trisha.The police inquiry reportedly went on for approximately 90…
