Chennai: Amid geopolitical uncertainties and raw material cost pressures, India’s leading tyre makers are pressing ahead with aggressive capacity expansion plans, banking on a healthy demand outlook driven by replacement segment, premiumisation and infrastructure-led mobility trends. Leading tyre manufacturers such as MRF, Apollo Tyres, Ceat, JK Tyre & Industries and Balkrishna Industries have lined up…
Health minister K G Arun Raj Chennai: Inspections of govt hospitals to determine cleanliness rankings will be conducted quarterly, instead of annually, health minister K G Arun Raj said on Thursday, after chairing a review meeting with joint directors of medical services to assess the functioning of district headquarters hospitals and other govt medical institutions…
Of the 2,245 students who appeared for the exam, 2,170 passed, marking a 3% increase over the 2025 pass percentage Chennai: The tribal welfare department recorded a 96.7% pass percentage in the Class X board examinations, surpassing the performance of government schools as well as those run by the adi dravidar welfare department, social welfare…
Investigation revealed the woman had a habit of leaving her home and subsequently returning after a couple of days. She was active on Instagram and maintained contact with male acquaintances Chennai: A 30-year-old man has been arrested for raping a 19-year-old woman with a mental health condition at Marina Beach. The arrested suspect endeared himself…
Madurai: MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Thursday urged the Tamil Nadu govt not to yield to the Union govt’s pressure to implement PM SHRI or the three-language policy in the state. He said any move in that direction could trigger another language agitation in the state.After the MDMK functionaries’ meet in Madurai, Vaiko told reporters…
A vacation bench comprising judges GR Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayan held that they were not convinced that the portrayal of the legal profession in the movie was beyond the limits of freedom of expression guaranteed by the Constitution and dismissed the plea Chennai: Madras high court has rejected a plea seeking a ban on the…
Adil Agarwal, CEO, Dr Agarwal’s Health Care Chennai: Dr. Agarwal’s Health Care on Thursday reported a 52% rise in Profit after Tax (PAT) at Rs 168 crore in FY26 against Rs 110 crore during previous year (FY25). The total income of the eye care service chain rose by 21% YoY at Rs 2,125 crore in…
Arignar Anna Zoological Park rolls out a series of upgrades for summer rush. (May 20, 2026) Chennai: Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur has rolled out a series of upgrades ahead of the summer rush, revamping rest sheds, restrooms, animal enclosures and internal roads.Deputy director Manish Meena said the renovation drive was planned before the…
Public sector Indian Overseas Bank Chennai: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on Thursday said its board has given the nod for the public sector lender to raise Rs 5,000 crore during the current financial year (2026-27).The board in its meeting approved the capital plan of the bank for raising equity capital to the extent of Rs…
Farmers and fisherfolk say toxic discharges over decades have damaged livelihoods and continued despite political changes. NAMAKKAL: Cauvery water has turned red, blue and green as dyeing units in the textile hubs of Kumarapalayam and Pallipalayam in Namakkal district release lakhs of litres of untreated effluents into the river, openly defying directives of the Tamil…
