KRISHNAGIRI: A farmer died by suicide near Hosur in Krishnagiri district in the early hours of Saturday allegedly after being harassed by the loan recovery agents of a private financial company.The deceased has been identified as K Ramachandran,39, of Devasanapalli village near Shoolagiri. He is survived by wife Anjali, 30, and two young sons.Two years…
Tamil Nadu agriculture minister R Vinoth at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple on Saturday CHENNAI: A controversy erupted on Saturday after Tamil Nadu agriculture minister R Vinoth offered prayers at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple holding an “agriculture budget document.” Vinoth is to present TVK govt’s maiden agricultural budget in the Tamil Nadu assembly on Aug 6….
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: The TVK IT wing on Saturday said chief minister C Joseph Vijay was handling the Cauvery issue keeping in mind the welfare of Tamil Nadu farmers and Tamils living in Karnataka as the priority. In a post on X, the TVK IT wing accused DMK of playing…
CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthilbalaji appeared before the Triplicane police in Chennai on Saturday in compliance with bail conditions in the TVK MLA horse-trading case. He and his brother, Ashok Kumar, signed the station register and were questioned for about two hours before leaving. After the inquiry, Senthilbalaji criticised the state govt, accusing…
COIMBATORE: Renovation work on the Salaiyur check dam across the Kousika river in Coimbatore district began on Saturday morning. The project is being undertaken by Kousika Neerkarangal, an NGO, with financial support of the Rotary Club of Coimbatore United.The Salaiyur check dam, located in Annur taluk and spread across nearly 10 acres of land under…
CHENNAI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to address the concerns of students and added that students deserved his apology, not forgiveness.“India’s students do not need his forgiveness. They are owed his apology,” Rahul said, reacting to the Prime Minister’s reported remarks on “forgiving” students for their alleged…
3 antique idols worth ₹7 crore seized in Cuddalore, 5 arrested by idol wing Cuddalore: The Idol Wing CID of the Tamil Nadu police foiled an illegal idol smuggling attempt near Sethiathope in Cuddalore district, arresting five individuals and recovering three antique metal idols valued at approximately ₹7 crore.Acting on specific confidential information received by…
Chennai: Aptus Value Housing Finance on Friday reported a 19% growth in net profit at Rs 261 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, against Rs 219 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Its net income margin grew by 19% to Rs 441 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 370 crore during the…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has appointed eight additional advocates-general and 83 other law officers to represent the state in the principal and Madurai benches of Madras high court.Senior advocates P V Balasubramaniam, T Gowtham, advocates B Saravanan, A Abdul Hameed, J Barathan, S Arjun Suresh, S Kumaresan, and Kavitha Nithyanandhan have been appointed as additional…
Chennai: A woman who was seven months pregnant succumbed to injuries after a two-wheeler accident near Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district.Amudha, 24, a resident of Kaveripakkam in Ranipet district, who was pregnant with her third child, was travelling on a two-wheeler with her husband, Sathish, 33 and two daughters, to her parents’ house in Narasamangalam village…
