Chennai: After an extensive campaign for his party and alliance partners, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan concluded his election trail with a series of video messages seeking votes for party candidates. He released individual videos for each of the eight candidates fielded by the VCK as part of the DMK-led alliance. In these messages, he issued…
Chennai: As dusk settles over Okkarapatti village in Andipatti constituency of Theni district, Ramayee, 60, hurries behind her six goats toward her home; V Palanichamy, 59, a vegetable vendor, weighs out the last of his onions from his three-wheeler cart. They are eager to wrap up their day’s work and catch the political campaigners making…
Chennai: City police personnel on poll duty and hence eligible for postal ballots have been given one more day to cast their votes. A total of 18,971 police personnel were eligible to vote through postal ballots. On April 18, at least 10,000 personnel cast their votes. Officials had scheduled 9,703 personnel to vote on April…
Chennai: DMK IT wing deputy secretary and the daughter of actor Sathyaraj, Dhivya Sathyaraj, said on Tuesday that TVK supporters hurled slippers at her when she was campaigning in Chennai.“When I was campaigning at Nungambakkam for Thousand Lights MLA N Ezhilan on Monday evening, a group of TVK supporters who gathered there threw slippers at…
Chennai: Rocket, an AI software development startup backed by Salesforce Ventures, Accel and Together Fund, is targeting small and medium businesses and large enterprises by building tools around existing workflows and governance requirements. The $15 million seed-funded startup believes it can scale by focusing on business customers rather than individual developers or non-technical enthusiasts.Vishal Virani,…
Chennai: NTK chief coordinator Seeman concluded his campaign on Tuesday with an appeal to voters to shun the corrupt politicians as well as actors who wish to become chief ministers.Winding up his final poll speech at Karaikudi constituency, where he is contesting, Seeman said a vote was a powerful weapon which should be used to…
Chennai: A case has been registered against an AIADMK functionary for allegedly obstructing and threatening election officials during a search operation at his residence in Pulianthope. The officials visited the house after a tip-off about cash for distribution to voters. However, no cash was recovered. The accused, Ranjith Kumar, is an autorickshaw driver and district…
Chennai: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has signed an MoU with Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV). This collaboration is designed to foster continuing education, VIT said in a statement. Through this MoU, VIT will offer B.Tech (Manufacturing Engineering) for TMPV employees of Tata Motors, Ranipet plant from the academic year 2026-27. The MoU was signed…
Chennai: India’s renewable energy capacity addition is expected to remain robust, with the combined installed capacity of solar and wind projected to rise to 310–315 GW by March 2028, from about 206 GW as of March 2026. This expansion will significantly alter the power mix, with renewables expected to account for 45%–47%, up from about…
Chennai: Madras high court on Tuesday reserved its orders on a plea moved by a lawyer affiliated to BJP seeking action against chief minister M K Stalin’s secretary P Umanath IAS for alleged violation of the model code of conduct (MCC). It was alleged that despite the MCC being in force, the officer continued to…
