Chennai: There seems to be no end to electricity consumers’ woes in and around the city. The new Fuse Off Call (FOC) mobile numbers issued to section offices of the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) to receive grievances are either inactive or not reachable.Consumers across the city complain that they are unable to…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) has extended the validity of existing licences for bars attached to its liquor outlets by another two months, citing the time required to complete the fresh tender process. There are 4,058 liquor shops in the state, and there are about 2,500 bars attached to them.According to a circular…
Strong growth in tyre exports in Q1 reflects the growing acceptance of Indian-made tyres across global markets Chennai: India’s tyre exports grew 16% year-on-year to ₹7,700 crore in the first quarter of FY27, despite geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruptions, and elevated input and logistics costs, the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) said, citing Commerce Ministry…
Peyman Kargar to be director & CEO from Jan 27, 2027 Chennai: TVS Motor Company, a leading manufacturer of two and three-wheelers, has appointed Peyman Kargar, currently president of international business, as its director and chief executive officer with effect from Jan 27, 2027.Kargar will succeed K N Radhakrishnan (KNR), who will continue as CEO…
Tamil Nadu minorities welfare minister A M Shahjahan CHENNAI: A war of words erupted in the Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday between minorities welfare minister A M Shahjahan and DMK MLA M Thamimun Ansari over the Dravidian parties’ contribution to minority welfare, with Ansari accusing the TVK govt of projecting its schemes as unprecedented while…
CHENNAI: Rejecting the argument that a person who had once faced a death sentence or life imprisonment should remain permanently disqualified from becoming an advocate, the Union govt has submitted in Madras high court that disqualification under the Advocates Act ceases after two years from release, dismissal or removal of the person.The submission was made…
The govt is making efforts to trace every visitor from Tamil Nadu, the minister says. CHENNAI: More than 90 people from Tamil Nadu who travelled to Nepal on pilgrimage are yet to be contacted, while over 140 others have been traced and confirmed to be safe in Nepal, state school education and information minister A….
CHENNAI: VCK’s ideological commitment to social justice supersedes power and ministerial posts, social justice minister Vanni Arasu said in the Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday.“Our ultimate goal is social justice and equality, which is the sole foundation on which we joined the cabinet. I came from the ashes of torched huts burned in communal clashes….
Chief minister C Joseph Vijay and Chennai mayor R Priya CHENNAI: In her first ever communication to chief minister C Joseph Vijay, Chennai mayor R Priya demanded release of Rs 60 lakh councillor funds for 200 wards.In her letter to the CM, the mayor said the funds had not been released, and it was affecting…
CHENNAI: The war of words over the 10.5% internal reservation for vanniyars continued in the assembly on Friday, with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam govt saying it would conduct a social justice survey after the Union govt completes the caste census as part of the ongoing population census.Minister for backward classes welfare V Sampath Kumar said…
