Chennai: DVAC arrested two people in connection with its ongoing investigation into suspected large-scale irregularities in the functioning of Tasmac between 2021 and 2025. The suspects — Karthik and his associate Ramesh from Karur district — were produced before a Chennai court on Friday and remanded in judicial custody.The arrests followed the registration of a…
C Joseph Vijay and D K Shivakumar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s plans to visit Bengaluru on Aug 3 for talks on the Cauvery issue suffered a setback on Friday after his Karnataka counterpart D K Shivakumar requested him to defer the visit, saying the situation was not conducive. State law minister…
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…
Labourer gets ₹2.79 crore GST notice, bank freezes her account Tirupattur: A 56-year-old daily wage worker from Tirupattur district was left shocked after discovering that her bank account had been frozen following a Goods and Services Tax (GST) notice demanding payment of ₹2.79 crore in tax dues. The worker, identified as M Rukmani, a resident…
CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) arrested two men in connection with its investigation into alleged large-scale irregularities in the functioning of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) between 2021 and 2025. The arrested, identified as Karthik and his associate Ramesh from Karur district, were produced before a court in Chennai on Friday…
The Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi exponent, who completes 75 years in dance. The city’s classical arts fraternity came together to celebrate Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi exponent Rathna Kumar, who completed 75 years in dance this year. Friends, fellow artistes, well-wishers and some of Chennai’s most respected names turned up to honour and applaud the veteran dancer and…
CHENNAI: Sri Lankan has arrested 1,306 Indian fishermen and seized 179 fishing boats since 2023, Union govt told Rajya Sabha on Thursday. As of July 23, thirty fishermen and 171 boats seized in these years remained in Lankan custody.Tamil Nadu accounted for 1,182 of the captured fishermen, which is more than 90% of the fishers…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will require around 12,400MW of additional thermal power capacity by 2034-35 to meet its projected electricity demand, Union power ministry informed Lok Sabha on Thursday.Of this, 2,640MW is under construction, 1,000MW is under bidding and a notice inviting tender has been issued for another 660MW, minister of state for power Shripad Naik…
The runway, they add, featured collections from Premam Silks, SSFC, Malaysia’s Bahadur Couture, Suresh Menon with NXTFACE, JCS Jewel Creations, and Page 3. One of the prominent annual runway events in Chennai, the Madras Couture Fashion Week 2026, was held recently. According to the organisers, “The 12th edition of the event held at the Radisson…
No promotion, no pay rise: Tamil Nadu’s super-speciality seats go begging Chennai: Govt doctors in Tamil Nadu are shunning super-speciality training because the additional qualification brings no assured promotion, salary increase or posting in the field in which they train, doctors’ associations said, leaving the state with hundreds of unfilled seats in disciplines critical to…
