Dinesh Arjun, co-founder and CEO of Raptee.HV Chennai: Raptee.HV is seeking to raise Rs 200 crore to finance a production ramp-up, expand its retail network, and develop its next generation of products, as the Chennai-based electric motorcycle startup prepares for a new phase of growth.After spending seven years building its technology platform and quietly refining…
Tangedco employee nabbed for graft Chennai: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) sleuths arrested an assistant attached to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (Tangedco) headquarters after he was caught accepting a bribe of ₹50,000 from a suspended employee for processing his reinstatement order.According to DVAC officials, Balasubramanian, an assistant engineer who worked in the Besant…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu school students may soon get to visit the state’s most important archaeological sites as part of their history lessons. The Tourism Department is finalising a heritage tourism circuit, expected to be launched by the end of July, that will connect Keezhadi, Adichanallur, Korkai, Gudiyam Caves, prominent Pallava-era monuments and other heritage sites…
Chennai: On the occasion of Olympics Day on Tuesday, sports minister Aadhav Arjuna revealed plans to establish 10 Olympic academies across the state.Aadhav said the govt is working on a new sports structure targeting children in the 8-18 age group to produce Olympic medal winners.He also said that all the sports hostel rooms will be…
Chennai: Three masked men strangled a 62-year-old woman and snatched her earrings after cutting them off near Tirukazhukundram in the early hours of Monday. Police are yet to trace or arrest any of them so far. The victim, Bhanumathi, a retired govt hospital employee, lived with her son and daughter-in-law at Irumbuliyur Krishna Street near…
Chennai: Opposition leader in assembly Udhayanidhi Stalin and DMK legislators walked out of the house on Tuesday after Speaker J C D Prabhakar refused him permission to raise a point of order against chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s remarks of linking Tasmac funds to alleged corruption under the previous regime.Udhayanidhi challenged Vijay to reveal “the…
Chennai: The board of private lender City Union Bank (CUB) on Tuesday gave its nod to raise Rs 500 crore through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP).In a regulatory filing, the bank said the board had approved raising additional capital of up to Rs 500 crore (including premium) through a QIP. The proposal will be included in…
Three social welfare dept employees caught in bribery trap Chennai: Three employees of the social welfare department attached to the Thiruporur panchayat development office (PDO) in Chengalpet district were caught by officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) while accepting a bribe of ₹1,000 from a woman who approached them seeking welfare assistance…
Chennai: With the death toll in the Tiruvallur shrimp processing factory ammonia leak case crossing 9, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident.The commission, headed by former judge of the Supreme Court Justice V Ramasubramanian, has directed the Tamil Nadu chief secretary and DGP to file a detailed…
The engineering rank list and the counselling dates will be announced on July 1 CHENNAI: Following the release of CBSE Class XII revaluation results, the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) will release the engineering rank list on July 1. “The engineering rank list and the counselling dates will be announced on July 1. Candidates will…
