Chennai: Sundaram Home Finance plans to double its assets under management (AUM) in Tamil Nadu’s Emerging Business (EB) segment to around Rs 1,300 crore by the end of this fiscal, from over Rs 650 crore in FY26.The company plans to add more than 10 EB branches in Tier-3 and Tier-4 towns across the state to…
The school connect programme provides students exposure to various academic disciplines, aiming to help them make informed choices about their future. Chennai: IIT Madras has invited applications for its course on career guidance for students of Classes IX-XII.These introductory courses will help students of Classes IX-X decide which group to choose, and provide those of…
CHENNAI: Two international flights were diverted to Chennai airport one after another in a span of one hour on Monday after developing major technical issues midair, triggering emergency response arrangements at the airport.A Malaysia Airlines flight (MH156) from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah with 186 passengers on board was the first to divert to Chennai after…
Chennai: The commissionerate of transport and road safety has stopped issuing new permits for private buses and is mulling more ways to reduce congestion due to the huge number of private long-distance services operating from the city.As about 1,800 private buses operate from Koyambedu — 1,200 towards southern districts and 600 to neighbouring states —…
Chennai: For 20-year-old R Vaishnavi, getting to college is a daily struggle. The second-year BSc Physics student at a private college in Morai travels nearly 40km from Pattabiram, but has no direct bus to college. She depends on share-autos or her father for the daily commute, adding to travel time and costs.Vaishnavi is among thousands…
Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin sought to respond to the Chief Minister’s charges (File Photo) CHENNAI: Pandemonium broke out in the Assembly on Monday as DMK members stormed the Well, shouting slogans after Speaker J C D Prabhakar denied Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin permission to respond to corruption charges levelled by Chief Minister C…
Kavya and Dushyanth adopted Indie dogs Ghost and Pogo last year At the IAdopt pet adoption event held recently in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, nearly 25 Indie dogs and cats were adopted by Chennai residents. More importantly, say organizers, for the first time, they didn’t face superficial inquiries as much as before such as, “Do you have…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) mass anti-rabies vaccination drive has covered 60,216 stray dogs so far. The animals are also being treated for parasites on skin and given deworming medication.The campaign was launched on Aug 11, targeting two lakh strays across the city, with 10 teams deployed in each zone. The intensive drive is being…
In June, C Vijayabaskar (Viralimalai constituency) became the fifth legislator to resign and join TVK K ChandruElection Commission of India (ECI) recently made a submission before Madras high court, which was hearing a public interest litigation seeking to prevent byelections necessitated by the resignation of AIADMK MLAs. The petitioner apparently pleaded before court that if…
Victim-Iraiyanbu, a resident of Kattankulathur in Chengalpattu district. CHENNAI: A 28-year-old man was killed after a car belonging to Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Minister Jagadeeswari hit his two-wheeler on the Trichy-Chennai National Highway near Kattankulathur around 12.30am on Monday. Police arrested the car driver and registered a case of rash and negligent driving.Iraiyanbu, a resident…
