Vaccine stocks expire in Jan 2028 Chennai: Tamil Nadu plans to more than double the pace of its free HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination drive to protect seven lakh girls before available vaccine stocks expire in Jan 2028. The state has administered 1.15 lakh doses since March 1— about 600 a day — but must raise…
To help concepts go from idea stage to viable business Chennai: The Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI (WSAI) at IIT Madras will launch ‘AI Studio’, a venture studio designed to build AI, machine learning, and data science companies from the Institute’s research. It will help researchers and founders take research concepts from the…
Chennai: A single woman who tied the knot without knowledge of her partner’s first marriage can’t be prosecuted for bigamy, Madras high court has said.“On the plain language of the provision, the offender is the person who already has a living spouse; a person who is herself unmarried and marries such a person, without knowledge…
Bar council chair of TN and Pondy Chennai: Advocate and newly elected member of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, K Kathiravan, was declared elected as chairman of the Bar Council on Tuesday. Advocate E Balamurugan was elected vice-chairman, while advocate P S Amalraj has been elected as the member representing Tamil Nadu…
Chennai: Kamarajar Port Ltd, the Chennai-based major port wholly owned by Chennai Port Authority, is planning to tap the capital markets through an initial public offering (IPO) of around Rs 1,200 crore, primarily through an offer for sale (OFS).Kamarajar Port has invited proposals from reputed domestic law firms with experience in capital-market transactions, including IPOs,…
Chennai: Nasdaq Ventures, the venture investment arm of Nasdaq, has picked up a minority stake in Transient.AI, which runs R&D operations in Coimbatore, for an undisclosed amount as part of the company’s Series A funding round. Nasdaq Ventures has joined lead investor NEXT Investors in the round.Transient.AI provides a secure operating environment for AI agents…
Madurai: VO Chidambaranar Port has berthed its longest container ship, the 335.23-metre MV CMA CGM THORIUM, at Tuticorin International Container Terminal (TICT), surpassing the 304-metre record set by MV MSC Michaela in December 2025.The vessel, with a beam of 51 metres, arrived with a draft of 13.5 metres from Santos, Brazil, and will next proceed…
Smita Goel, COO, RTP Global Chennai: Early-stage global venture capital firm RTP Global announced the elevation of Smita Goel to chief operating officer (COO) of its Asia operations, formalising an expanded role that builds on her existing responsibilities across the firm’s finance and operations in the region. Over the last four years, Smita has been…
Chennai: Madras high court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the election of revenue minister K A Sengottaiyan from Gobichettipalayam constituency in the 2026 assembly election.Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan passed the order while rejecting the election petition moved by AIADMK candidate for the constituency V B Prabhu on the ground that no sufficient materials were…
Chennai: Three months after school education minister Rajmohan said the process for granting permission to open schools and renewing approvals would be moved online, private-school associations say several applications remain pending.The Federation of Private Schools Association (FePSA) said renewal applications from about 5,000 schools across the state are awaiting approval. These schools had obtained building…
