Chennai: Citing elements of scam in ₹284 crore worth tenders for construction of footpaths across the city, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) cancelled them on Wednesday.The tenders, floated days ahead of the model code of conduct for the assembly polls, had multiple irregularities such as pre-fixing tenders to a few contractors and a four-fold increase…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday appointed Natham R Viswanathan and S P Velumani as party deputy general secretaries, and Varasur A Arunachalam as party headquarters secretary. The appointments have signalled an improvement in ties with the leaders who had patched up with EPS after rebelling against him. Senior leaders P Thangamani,…
Girish Wagh, MD & CEO of Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Chennai: Tata Motors expects significant sourcing efficiencies and new product opportunities from its 3.8 billion euros acquisition of Italian truck and bus maker Iveco, with the transaction on track for completion in the second quarter of FY27.Iveco sold about 140,000 vehicles and reported revenue of…
Dennis Woodside, CEO & president, Freshworks Chennai: Freshworks continues to witness interest from enterprise customers as AI adoption and platform modernisation tilt the balance in its favour, according to its chief executive Dennis Woodside.The tech investment cycle, rapidly accelerated by the AI adoption mandate, acts as a catalyst for driving IT and customer support companies…
Dennis Woodside, CEO & president, Freshworks Chennai: Freshworks continues to witness interest from enterprise customers as AI adoption and platform modernisation tilt the balance in its favour, according to its chief executive Dennis Woodside.The tech investment cycle, rapidly accelerated by the AI adoption mandate, acts as a catalyst for driving IT and customer support companies…
Chennai: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday welcomed chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s statement that Tamil Nadu govt would cooperate with Union govt on administrative matters though BJP is TVK’s ideological enemy.“As a Union minister, I welcome the announcement of TVK govt that it will cooperate with Union govt,’’ Nirmala told reporters in Kancheepuram…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider Union govt’s proposed disinvestment of up to 3% stakes of NLC India Ltd. In a letter to the PM, Vijay said any further dilution of Union govt’s stake would undermine the public sector undertaking’s strategic character and weaken long-term public…
Chennai: The death toll in the car accident near Poonamallee rose to two after a 27-year-old police constable succumbed to injuries at a government hospital on Thursday.The deceased, Arur Kumar ,27, along with Tamil Selvan ,32, and Saravanakumar ,28, all natives of Melur in Madurai district, were serving in the Armed Reserve Police in Chennai.The…
Jai Bhim premiered on OTT and became a cultural phenomenon. Its social message, performances and critical acclaim gave it a reach far beyond Tamil-speaking audiences Tamil cinema has always prided itself on survival. It survived censorship battles, political transitions, piracy, television, and the migration of audiences from single-screen theatres to multiplexes. But nothing disrupted the…
Chennai: Three more workers succumbed to complications caused by an ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district, taking the death toll to 13, all of them women. On Thursday, three women died at two govt hospitals—Stanley Medical College Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH).Of the total 83 affected…
