Akkarai Sea Cliff junction Chennai: Everyone who drives along Chennai’s seaside corridor knows the risk. Enforcement cameras watch from poles, electronic boards flash vehicle speeds and patrol teams keep vigil. Yet fatalities continue to mount on ECR. Over the past 18 months, the 13-km corridor has recorded 17 deaths in 66 accidents.Faced with that reality,…
The worst choke point begins after Old Mint Bus Terminus, where vehicles are diverted into the narrow Padavattamman Kovil Street and Peddu Street before reconnecting to Wall Tax Road 200m late Chennai: The busy four-way Basin Bridge junction, connecting Wall Tax Road, Vyasarpadi, Korukkupet and Mint, continues to witness severe congestion every evening, with motorists…
Brain death is not only a medical diagnosis, it underpins organ donation, end-of-life care and public trust in the healthcare system. Sunil ShroffIndia stands at a delicate crossroads. A recent Supreme Court order has reopened the debate on how we define death — specifically, brainstem death — and whether long-standing medical protocols should be re-examined….
Chennai: Yet another undertrial managed to escape from police custody—third such incident in a week. The 34-year-old was, however, rearrested in Bengaluru on Thursday.Police said Mohanraj was undergoing medical treatment at the Govt Stanley Medical College Hospital when he escaped. He was arrested in a ganja-related case and was lodged in the Villupuram prison. During…
Chennai: The TN cybercrime wing arrested the mastermind behind the leak and circulation of the unreleased Tamil film ‘Jana Nayagan’, along with another accused, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 19. Police have, however, withheld the names and identities of the suspects. Merely stating that they were residents of Thiruverkadu, sources…
Chennai: Madras high court on Thursday directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to conduct an inquiry and take appropriate action regarding alleged contract irregularities worth several crores in various departments of the state govt.Justice G K Ilanthirayan passed the order on a plea moved by Veerappan, a resident of Villupuram, alleging that information…
State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC), Tamil Nadu Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Annual Credit Plan (ACP) for the financial year 2026-27 has been fixed at more than ₹10.9 lakh crore, marking a 12% year-on-year increase over the previous year’s ACP of ₹9.8 lakh crore.State finance minister N Marie Wilson, who chaired the 186th State Level Bankers’ Committee…
Trichy: South Korean athletic footwear manufacturer TKG Taekwang India has received approval to invest Rs 514.7 crore in the first phase of a footwear manufacturing project at the Navalpattu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Trichy.The approval was issued by the Unit Approval Committee of the Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ), a Special Economic Zone under…
Sanjay Kaul, Group CEO & MD, GIFT City Chennai: The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) is eyeing a major share of the aircraft leasing market. Currently, GIFT City has a portfolio of about 40 lessors comprising more than 220 aircraft and engines.Dominated by Dublin, the global aircraft leasing market was valued at $187 billion…
Chennai: Retail liquor prices in Tamil Nadu may increase soon, as distilleries and breweries supplying liquor varieties to Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) have asked the state govt to increase the procurement price of Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) and beer. If the request is acceded to, liquor prices will see a rise.There are…
