In a post on X, Stalin asked the government to explain how the seats were lost and what steps it had taken to safeguard the state’s interests. CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday questioned the loss of 151 government super specialty medical seats in the state and sought an explanation from…
CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss is set to continue as party president for another year as the party’s general council (GC) unanimously elected Anbumani as the party president. The incumbent general secretary Vadivel Ravanan and treasurer M Thilagabama will also continue as general secretary and treasurer for another year. This was the first GC meeting…
Chennai: Two eighteen-year-olds were arrested for posting videos in which they were brandishing knives on social media. Five minors who appeared in the videos were also detained for inquiry and later released with a warning.According to police, videos of a group displaying a knife were circulated on social media. The social media centre forwarded it…
Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairperson, Aditya Birla Group Chennai: Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairperson of Aditya Birla Group, said that massive scale provides the resilience needed to absorb macroeconomic shocks, pointing out that UltraTech Cement increased its operating cash flow by 50% amid geopolitical tensions that disrupted supply chains and fuel costs across sectors.Speaking at the Madras…
CHENNAI: Kayalvizhi Alagiri, daughter of former Union minister MK Alagiri, was formally arrested and released on station bail by the Adyar Police on Tuesday in connection with the assault of an SBI branch manager at the bank’s NRI branch in Adyar. She appeared before the investigating officer after being summoned under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…
KARUR: DVAC on Wednesday morning began conducting raids at former DMK minister V Senthil Balaji’s residence in Karur and at locations associated with his close confidantes.Sources said the raids began at around 7am. The searches are going on at the former minister’s residence in Rameshwarapatti; the Murthipalayam residence of Senthil Balaji’s assistant, Subramani; the Koyampalli…
Chennai: Shastri Nagar police questioned Kayalvizhi Alagiri for two hours on Tuesday in a case relating to the assault of a State Bank of India (SBI) branch manager. After inquiry, she was instructed to remain in the city and inform investigators before travelling.Kayalvizhi owns the commercial building housing SBI’s NRI branch in Adyar. On July…
Chennai: An inspector of police was arrested on Tuesday on charges of sexually harassing a woman walking with her husband in Velachery on Sunday night.The Velachery police identified the delinquent officer as Manimaran, a resident of Velachery who was serving as a Traffic Enforcement Wing inspector in Ranipet district. He was with the help of…
Oppn parties express concern over Centre’s response on Mekedatu issue Chennai: Leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and We The Leaders movement founder K Annamalai on Tuesday expressed concern over Centre’s response on the Mekedatu issue that Karnataka need not obtain the consent of lower riparian…
Chennai: A five-month pregnant woman was strangled to death by her husband, a Home Guard personnel, following a quarrel over the paternity of the unborn child at Palayasivaram near Uthiramerur in Kancheepuram district on Tuesday.The deceased Sonia (28) married Somasundaram (28), a home guard from the same locality, about six months ago. Police said the…
