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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K Selvaperunthagai on Friday dismissed the Income Tax department’s rebuttal that there was no searches conducted at places linked to him, reiterating that such operations were conducted preventing him from attending Rahul Gandhi’s rally on April 20. Selvaperunthagai released videos and photographs of the purported ‘search operations’ which showed…

Chennai: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) delivered a strong performance in FY26, as a combination of record throughput, improved operating efficiencies and supportive product cracks more than offset a volatile crude environment. The refining arm of Indian Oil Corporation reported a sharp surge in net profit to Rs 3,062 crore in FY26, from Rs 174…

Chennai: Digital-focused financial marketplace and free credit score platform Paisabazaar is looking at the south for its physical expansion. It is setting up retail stores in Bengaluru and Chennai as part of plans to establish 100 outlets over the next two years. Currently, the company operates retail stores in the Delhi-NCR region.While credit remains the…

Chennai: L&T has entered the industrial electronics market with a new business vertical, L&T Electronic Products and Systems (LTEPS), which focuses on design, product development and contract manufacturing, the company said in an exchange filing. The entity will focus on power electronics, mobility, industrial robotics and automation, and communication platforms, among other areas. The new…

Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin took stock of the voting pattern across the state on Friday and held a discussion with state ministers P K Sekarbabu and Ma Subramanian, as well as a few party candidates from Chennai.DMK sources said Stalin wanted to understand why polling in Chennai was lower marginally than in several…

Chennai: Madras high court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a probe by income tax (I-T) department into alleged concealment of details such as investments and bank accounts in the election affidavit of former AIADMK minister S P Velumani.Refusing to entertain the plea, first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul…

Chennai: Mounds of paper waste, leftover food packs, campaign posters plastered across walls were common scenes across the govt schools in the city and suburbs that served as polling stations. While politicians unwind and election officials take a breather, the burden of restoring order falls squarely on school staff, who are left to handle the…

Chennai: Nungambakkam police have booked Balasubramanian, husband of AIADMK Thousand Lights constituency candidate and former minister B Valarmathi, for staging a road blockade and obstructing public servants during polling near Valluvar Kottam on Thursday. According to police, Balasubramanian was protesting near the Valluvar Kottam signal and was accusing DMK workers of malpractice. Police personnel asked…

Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M)-led digital learning platform Swayam Plus has launched three new AI courses, in partnership with IIT-M Pravartak, under the ‘AI for All’ campaign, further strengthening its mission to make digital skills accessible to a wider audience. The newly launched courses — AI for aspiring engineers, for administrators, and prompt…

Chennai: Madras high court has clarified Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation Limited (TANFED) falls under the purview of the RTI Act as it functions as the implementing agency of TN govt’s policies. The court added that TANFED cannot be compared to primary cooperative societies, which are not public authorities.“The policy note issued by the state…